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Tag Archives: Hollywood
[Alternative Muses] Two for the Road: Erich Maria Remarque/Mary Astor Mashup
“Life is a disease, and death begins already at birth. Every breath, every heartbeat, is a moment of dying-a little shove toward the end.”-Erich Maria Remarque (died on 25 September 1970)
Stars of the Photoplay, 1924: Mary Astor (died on 25 September 1987)
Daily Diversion #229: Change Lobsters-and Dance
My morning read:
Change Lobsters-and Dance by Lilli Palmer
Off Topic Post: Happy Birthday, Maureen O’Hara!
Today is the talented, gracious, lovely Maureen O’Hara’s 94th birthday. Her fabulous memoir, ‘Tis Herself, was published in 2004. (See–this is sort of book-related.) It is a must-read for any fans of Classic Hollywood.
Maureen O’Hara, 1940s. She never gave a bad or false performance.
Enchanting Irish actress Maureen O’Hara in The Black Swan, 1942.
“Being an Irishwoman means many things to me. An Irishwoman is strong and feisty. She has guts and stands up for what she believes in. She believes she is the best at whatever she does and proceeds through life with that knowledge. She can face any hazard that life throws her way and stay with it until she wins. She is loyal to her kinsmen and accepting of others. She’s not above a sock in the jaw if you have it coming. She is only on her knees before God. Yes, I am most definitely an Irishwoman.”-Maureen O’Hara, ‘Tis Herself
Goodbye, Lauren Bacall!
This week keeps getting worse, celebrity-wise.
Lauren Bacall: 16 September, 1924-12 August 2014.
“Imagination is the highest kite that can fly.”-Lauren Bacall, By Myself and Then Some
Happy Fourth of July!
Sailboat and Fourth of July Fireworks by Winslow Homer, 1880
Ava Gardner
Daily Diversion #210: Road Read-It’s In His Kiss
I’ll be posting a review sometime in the next few weeks. Until then, you can check out Vickie’s lovely blog.
It’s In His Kiss by Vickie Lester accompanied me on my recent road trip to Savannah.
Bookish Cinema: Greed (1924)
A beautiful and provocative poster for Erich von Stroheim’s 1924 production of Greed, which was adapted from Frank Norris’ turn-of-the-century novel, McTeague:
Greed (1924)
The book was previously brought to the screen in 1916, under its original name. That version is lost. Von Stroheim’s famously beleaguered masterwork is the stuff of modern legend. His fight with MGM for control of the final product–particularly the editing–was painfully operatic. Although the film does not fully match the great auteur’s ambitious blue print, what we have been left with is brutally and strikingly epic.
[Alternative Muses] Coming and Going: Marilyn Monroe/Helen Keller Mashup
Marilyn Monroe (born 1 June 1926) by Andre de Dienes.
“One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.”-Helen Keller (died 1 June 1968)
So, I Wanted to Buy a Couple of Books for My Upcoming Road Trip…
I love a good bargain book. Yesterday I went into Half Price Books thinking that I’d pick up a volume or two for my upcoming road trip. You can blame their storewide 20% off sale for my, um, enthusiastic results.
Book and Magazine Pile
Art Books
Magazines
Miscellaneous Books
DETAILS:
- Renoir: His Life, Art, and Letters by Barbara Erlich White
- Master of Shadows: The Secret Diplomatic Career of Peter Paul Rubens by Mark Lamster
- History of Art (Second Edition) by H.W. Janson
- Vogue Australia April 2010
- Marie Claire April 2014
- Allure April 2014
- The Valley of Fear by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Keystone: The Life and Clowns of Mack Sennett by Simon Louvish
- Doctor Who: The Complete Guide by Mark Campbell
- The Times We Had: Life with William Randolph Hearst by Marion Davies
- Nero Wolfe: The Mother Hunt by Rex Stout
TOTAL: $19.09
Tell me in the comments about your most recent book bargain!
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