—Judy Garland
Portrait of Anne Stafford
circa 1535
oil on canvas
40.6 × 34 cm (15.9 × 13.3 in)
Saint Louis Art Museum
At the Dog Races, 1934
Pearblossom Hwy #1 1986
—Carole Landis
Carole Landis committed suicide 5 July 1948, at the age of 29.
—Kim Novak
Photo by Milton Greene, September 1952
Poppy bud, Macdonell Ave., Toronto, 2000
Claire Motte, French Dancer, Paris, 1960s
Shabbat Candlesticks
Anodized Aluminum / Brass
Bill – does your comment mean you are against success? Because that is the take away. As for Kim Novak, I am unimpressed with her comments.
The only movie star I have known fairly well was Jane Russell. She had an odd relationship with Bob Waterfield but did well for herself in real estate. She finally married a man she thought would treat her the way she wanted but he died soon after their marriage. She lived into very old age. She died at 90. She married again but I never met him.
She seemed pretty content with her life. Her family, siblings and mother were very important to her.
I never will forget the biography you wrote about Carole Landis. I had never even heard of her before, and such a sad end to a vibrant woman. Never felt the same about Rex Harrison after that, either.
How’d those kids get up on the fence? Wonder if the photographer helped them 😉
Kim Novak – no wonder she just decided to disappear from Hollywood – move to first Big Sur, then Oregon. That is an industry that eats its own.
The more I learn about Hollywood and the “Star” lifestyle, the more cynical I get about being a movie star. In recent posts, only Joan Blondell seemed to have a healthy attitude about being an actress. She saw it as a job to put food on the table and keep a roof over her head.
Robert, I’ll give you credit for another Myrna Loy photo, but this is stretching it a bit. 🙂
And the Cabriolet…. when I saw that photo my first thought was “that was what they should have used for speeder in Star Wars” — it just looks fast and futuristic!
Nice photo of the grandkids, and I like the new closing graphic. Where did that come from?