—Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch; Yiddish: ישור דניאלאָװיטש; December 9, 1916)
1874
Oil on canvas. Tate. Photo- © Tate
Poppy bud, Macdonell Ave., Toronto, 2000
Movie Poster, Henry VIII, 1934
—Ann Miller
Comb in the form of two dragonflies, ca. 1904. Courtesy of the Rijksmuseum.
Surveyor symbols define a property line in a Los Angeles sidewalk, 2019
On the way to school, 1964
Sophia Loren, 1957
—Gloria Swanson
Oil on panel. Dimensions: Height: 11.3 cm (4.4 ″); Width: 32.4 cm (12.7 ″) Courtesy of the Rijksmuseum
Photo by: Steve Cohn Photography www.stevecohnphotography.com (310) 277-2054 © 2019
Robert,
As I came back to review yesterday’s post, I made a few discoveries.
I did not initially realize that the Hispano-Suiza was a one-off build for a race nor that it is now housed in the Blackhawk Museum in Danville, CA. Would you happen to know anything about the photo? I am curious about the Spanish Colonial house.
I am curious about the Ann Miller story. She seems to be another star would never found the love she craved.
I was reading the Kirk Douglas quote and was thinking… “I remember he had a stroke and had a hard time speaking at an awards show back in the 90’s, but what year did he die?” Imagine my surprise… he is still alive at 102!
Great series today. On T1, we are going to see Big Boy, the restored locomotive today which is in Tucson.
Hispano Suiza made airplane engines in WWI, about which I am reading right now, and machine cannon in WWII.
Archie and Veronica had fans among computer geeks in the 90s. Two early search engines were named for them.
I wonder how Gloria would do with the 14 year old boy movies of today?
One quibble: “Arabic numbers” were invented by Hindus.
First of all, I had no idea Archie was still alive and well among today’s youth!
– Ann Miller is beautiful.
– The watch is pretty cool, but my anal retentive nature might keep me enjoying it (mixed numbers!)
– I love the T1 design and (especially) the art deco poster. The T1 looked so cool, but it’s outdated (steam) design combined with production differences from the 2 prototypes (which resulted in wheel slippage) doomed it to a very short life cycle. Of the 52 engines produced, all were scrapped.
– The Hispano-Suiza was an all-wood body. Beautiful, but I’m not sure about how it would hold up over time, or in an accident. Incidentally, I love the Spanish style home in the background. That style may be common in your area, but here in the Midwest, we rarely see such an exotic design.
– Sophia Loren can make barbed-wire look sexy.
– The dragonfly comb is incredible.
– The art deco design for the Grand Hotel lobby is awesome as well.
Have a great weekend and a peaceful Sabbath.