—Susan Hayward (born Edythe Marrenner; 1917 – 1975)
Screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart
Based on The Philadelphia Story 1939 play by Philip Barry
Watercolor and gouache touched with gold leaf. Attributed to Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, c.1585.
“In the early films, I had no experience. I was just doing it. I think I had an innate talent and a relationship with the camera, and because of my sincerity and my honesty it read through, and that’s what got me through those movies. But then I don’t think I developed that much more with it, and part of it was the roles, but part of it was me. A lot of it was me.”
—Kim Novak (born, Marilyn Pauline “Kim” Novak, 1933)
oil on panel
Height: 5.7 ″; Width: 4.6 ″
Raining on Two
New York City, 1957
Silo City, Buffalo NY, Oct. 2018
—Ava Gardner
Date: ca. 1490–1500
Oil on wood
23 1/8 x 15 3/4 in.
Young Jewish Woman, Tafilalt, Southern Morocco c.1900
Torah Scribe
Jaffa, Israel, 1971
Wow! I’d call that peak Liz Taylor. Good decision by Avedon not airbrushing out the sea of freckles.
The Natalie Wood shot creeps me out. Her mother looks exactly like her reputation.
In the photo of little Natalie, I noticed the framed picture of Orson Welles on the piano, probably a souvenir from their recent work together on the film TOMORROW IS FOREVER.
Those Morgans look timeless.
Wonderful, Robert.
I am still amazed by the size of Elizabeth Taylor’s eyebrows… just look at them compared to all of the other beautiful woman in this week’s edition.
I feel like the painter of the Young Woman painting did know what to do with her hands.
Also inspired by the talents of the scribes…
Have a wonderful weekend and Labor Day!
That Young Woman is making the “OK” sign with her left hand. Who knew there were white nationalists in 1490? Nice collection today. A fellow resident had a green Morgan that looked like that one.
* didn’t know…