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Robert J. Avrech: Emmy Award winning screenwriter. Religious Zionist. Republican. Movie fanatic. Gun owner. Helplessly and hopelessly in love with my wife since age nine.

Friday Photos: True Hollywood Confessions

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“The boy's got a lot to learn and I've got a lot to teach.” —Barbara Stanwyck when first meeting future husband Robert Taylor.
“The boy’s got a lot to learn and I’ve got a lot to teach.”
—Barbara Stanwyck upon first meeting Robert Taylor.

Tom Hunter, A Woman Asleep, 1997. C-print. 122 x 152 cm. Edition of five.
Tom Hunter, A Woman Asleep, 1997. C-print. 122 x 152 cm. Edition of five.

 

Jan Vermeer, A Girl Asleep, 1657.
Jan Vermeer, A Girl Asleep, 1657

 

Francesca Woodman, House, Providence Rhode Island, 1976
Francesca Woodman, House, Providence Rhode Island, 1976

 

Diego Velázquez, Portrait of the eight-year-old Infanta Margarita Teresa in a Blue Dress ,1659.
Diego Velázquez, Portrait of the eight-year-old Infanta Margarita Teresa in a Blue Dress, 1659.

 

Erwin Olaf. Girl, 2013.
Erwin Olaf, Girl, 2013.

 

“Mr. Hitchcock taught me everything about cinema. It was thanks to him that I understood that murder scenes should be shot like love scenes and love scenes like murder scenes.” —Grace Kelly
“Mr. Hitchcock taught me everything about cinema. It was thanks to him that I understood that murder scenes should be shot like love scenes and love scenes like murder scenes.”
—Grace Kelly

 

Theresa Vickova, A Perfect Day, Elise, 2007
Theresa Vickova, A Perfect Day, Elise, 2007

 

Maurizio Anzeri Rita 2011 Embroidery on photograph 23.5 x 17.5 cm
Maurizio Anzeri, Rita, Embroidery on found photograph, 23.5 x 17.5 cm, 2011.

 

John McLaughlin, #V, oil on canvas 48 x 32 inch / 122 x 81 cm, 1958.
John McLaughlin, #V, oil on canvas 48 x 32 inch / 122 x 81 cm, 1958.

 

Harry Callahan, Morocco, 1981.
Harry Callahan, Morocco, 1981.

 

Sean Scully, Catherine, 2007
Sean Scully, Catherine, 2007

 

Robert J. Avrech, Los Angeles, 2009.
Robert J. Avrech, Los Angeles, 2009.

 

“Men are beasts and even beasts don't behave as they do.” —Brigitte Bardot
“Men are beasts and even beasts don’t behave as they do.”
—Brigitte Bardot

 

Lucas Cranach the Elder, Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1553) Link back to Creator infobox template wikidata:Q191748 TitlePortrait of a young woman Date between 1525 and 1535 Medium oil on lime Dimensions Height: 37 cm (14.6 in). Width: 25 cm (9.8 in).
Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1553), Portrait of a Young Woman, painted between 1525 and 1535, oil on linen, Height: 37 cm (14.6 in). Width: 25 cm (9.8 in).

 

Jean Honore Fragonard, The Love Letter, 1770.
Jean Honore Fragonard, The Love Letter, 1770.

 

François Boucher, Marquise de Pompadour, 1756.
François Boucher, Marquise de Pompadour, 1756.

 

Robert J. Avrech, Los Angeles, 2004.
Robert J. Avrech, Los Angeles, 2004.

 

“My departure from Hollywood was described as a walk-out. No one understood that I was cracking up.” —Gene Tierney
“My departure from Hollywood was described as a walk-out. No one understood that I was cracking up.”
—Gene Tierney

 

James Whistler, Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1, Alternative title: Portrait of the Artist's Mother, 1871.
James Whistler, Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1, Alternative title: Portrait of the Artist’s Mother, 1871.

 

Erwin Olaf, Waiting, Shenzhen, 2014.
Erwin Olaf, Waiting, Shenzhen, 2014.

 

August Sander, Dora, 1926.
August Sander, Dora, 1926.

 

Billy Monk, The Catacombs, 1968.
Billy Monk, The Catacombs, 1968.

 

“Every man I knew went to bed with Gilda... and woke up with me.” —Rita Hayworth
“Every man I knew went to bed with Gilda… and woke up with me.”
—Rita Hayworth

 

Poster, Gilda, 1946, designed by Boris GrInsson.
Poster, Gilda, 1946, designed by Boris GrInsson.

 

Vicenzo Catena, Judith, 1520.
Vicenzo Catena, Judith, 1520.

 

Albert Pinkham Ryder, The Old Mill By Moonlight, Completion in 1885.
Albert Pinkham Ryder, The Old Mill By Moonlight, completed in 1885.

 

Mark Rothko, Untitled, 1957-63.
Mark Rothko, Untitled, 1957-63.

 

Tobi Kahn, Ahma, acrylic on wood, 2008.
Tobi Kahn, Ahma, acrylic on wood, 2008.

 

James Nares, Tjarda-Nesian Swirl.
James Nares, Tjarda-Nesian Swirl.

 

Ariel Chaim wishes all our friends and relatives a lovely and inspirational Shabbat.
Ariel Chaim wishes all our friends and relatives a lovely and inspirational Shabbat.

 

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  1. What? No Edward Hopper this week? Intriguing selections, as usual, although I’m not terribly enamored of the Anzeri piece.

    Thanks for … well, for everything you’re doing here. I read and enjoy, but don’t generally comment.

  2. Found the BB photo fascinating in that all those photographers crowd around to the point of stepping on each other, but the one who gets the best shot stands out from the crowd. Isn’t that always the way.

  3. I was so surprised to see that the August Sander, Dora, photo was taken in the late twenties. I was sure it was some contemporary fashion model in a fashion spread.
    Such a timeless piece. And that photo of Grace Kelly? Such a natural beauty.

    Ariel Chaim is the best model…as are the other three mini girlses you often feature in your Friday photo sequences.

    Good Shabbos.

  4. My mother told me the story that Tierney was OK until a WAC sergeant snuck out of the hospital in North Africa where she was confined with rubella to meet the star and transmitted the virus to the pregnant actress. Her psychological problems followed the birth of her rubella syndrome baby. I don’t know if it is true.

    She was on a USO tour to entertain troops.

  5. Wonderful pictures as usual Robert. I also noticed your nocturnal habits seem as nuts as mine. You have to wonder what the girl was doing in that decrepit house. Some of the best photos are as artwork – didn’t I learn here that they were pieces of time?

    The thought I had with the other BB was that while she may have thought of men as beasts she also tried to bring that out in them to promote her stardom – in that photo she does seem to enjoy the attention.

    With Gene Tierney I suspect that if you were a star – unless you had your feet on the ground – Hollywood would make you nuts!

    Good night all.

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