ArmandDuval
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Edith Head for Goria Swanson in _Sunset Boulevard_
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Alan Ladd
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This is the only one I know that comes close. It is from the same sitting with Genthe.
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I'm blown away! Yup, that's my gal: suffering, tortured, and longing!
But, that one in all the bangles is not Garbo. I know it says so, but it's no Garbo I've ever seen or read about. I can't imagine!
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Hey metsfan! Pretty great gallery. I know all the photos but the one in the white fur! Here is the order:
The Torrent
White Orchids
White Orchids
White Orchids
The Russell Ball sitting upon her arrival in her New York hotel room 1925
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The Torrent
And, a dress given to her by an admirer in Stockhom after she went out on a date with Mimi Pollack (her best friend) and three guys. One guy, a young banker named Gosta Kyhlberg, was so smitten with her he sent her the dress for a second date. She used the dress for a long time for modeling jobs.
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Whoa! metsfan snuck those in there when I wasn't looking! Fantastic! I am NUTS about that one in the white fur. SOOOO Garbo!
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Oops! It has been a long time since I saw the movie. I knew he had something to do with her, but I forgot. Anyway yes, I don't think she would have been right for the part. If she had played it at her age, it would have been much more dignified and not as raw. Now, had she played it at the time of The Mysterious Woman, The Single Standard, or The Kiss when she was 23/24 like Neal was when she played Dominique, she might have done it up right, especially the scene where Cooper goes after her in the bedroom. I remember that!
Garbo at 24
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Here is a photo of Garbo in 1948, still magnificent.
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Well, I have been thinking about that collaboration, and I have come up with some definite problems. At the time _The Fountainhead_ was released in 1949, Garbo was 44 years old. Now, Cooper was 48, and that might have been ok, both not having ever married in the story, it might have been believable. But, Massey was 53, and much too young to play Garbo's father.
Now, Massey could have been replaced (but he was EXCELLENT in the part), and they might have made Garbo look younger. But, she was smart enough to know she was aging, and there was probably no hiding it. Plus, I remember Cooper being very macho in several scenes with Neal, then 23, and I just can't imagine Coop throwing Garbo around at 44!
There was a great story I read about some famous person accidentally walking in on Garbo in the Ladies' Room. She said Garbo was transfixed at the mirror running her hands over the lines in her face. Garbo was obsessed with aging, and I have always believed THAT is why she left, not because of a bad movie.
So, whenever people bring up the fact that she was offered this movie or that in Film Noir or some outrageous costume drama or that she would have been great in the role of whomever, I always think she looked in the mirror and said, NO!
There was that one time when she weakened and was supposed to play the Duchess, but the backers backed out, and she ended up dejected saying, "They don't want Garbo." She never again made THAT mistake!
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"Night and Day" by Warner Brothers' Orry-Kelly for Bette Davis in _Jezebel_
The disastrous and defiant RED DRESS!
The repentant and submissive WHITE DRESS!
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Ha! No, FF. I had to go out to dinner, and I just got home. I haven't even turned on the TV, and I don't know what is on tonight! Blasphemy!
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Wow! Thanks, FF!
Harold Lloyd
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Here ya go, FF!
As Phyllis Dietrichson in _Double Indemnity_
As Elizabeth Lane in _Christmas in Connecticut_
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Ava, Roddy, and Myrna
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I have to admit that Stanwyck was never in my favorites club; although, I always gave her her due as a powerhouse. But, seeing her films this Christmas has given me a knew appreciation for her and her talent. I especially liked seeing _Christmas in Connecticut_ this year. I made myself sit down and watch the whole thing from beginning to end, something I had never done with that film before. I laughed out loud, and I was by myself!
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Here is another one I found from that shoot. It doesn't look like she used much make-up. It is pretty raw, but you can see her in there and what she would become.
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Thanks, Nikky! I have been wanting to get some Bette Davis in here wearing Orry Kelly, but haven't had the time to whip up the images! But, I will.
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>"Every time I opened my mouth, he talked! I felt like Charlie McCarthy!"
Barbara Stanwyck in _Christmas in Connecticut_ 1945
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The GIRLS having a MOMENT!
Hedy visiting Marlene on the set of _A Foreign Affair_ as Billy looks on!
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"A topaz among MY jewels? Are you MAD?"
Aunt Alicia (Isabel Jeans) Gigi
Hey, how do you guys get that box around your text?
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Sorry, I skipped Y and Z. I think we have run out of those. We should have done LAST names!
Ann Sheridan
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THE PLATINUM BLONDE
Jean combing her locks.
Jean with Primo Carnera
Jean with Fleming on the set of _Reckless_
Jean and her cars.
Jean writing to her fans.
Jean, Hal Roach, and Mama Jean
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This is my desktop at work:
Gowns by Adrian!
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Travilla for Marilyn Monroe in _Gentlemen Prefer Blondes!_
The discarded costume (what a shame!):