—Olivia de Havilland, RIP (1916 – 2020)
“Woman Reading a Letter”
1665
oil on panel
Height: 20.6 in Width: 15.8 in.
National Gallery of Ireland
—Veronica Lake
“The Travelling Companions”
1862
oil on canvas
Height: 25.7 in; Width: 30.9 in.
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Photo by George Strock
Rick McGinnis writes: “I hadn’t shot a portrait in months when the lockdown entered its third month. Then I realized that the most appropriate subjects were the people on my street, with whom I had become familiar as we got used to each other’s very abbreviated routines. It took a couple of weeks to set up and shoot the series, posing my neighbours in the front or back doors of the homes where they’d been sheltering in place since March.”
—Lana Turner
Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748 – 1825)
1821
Oil on canvas
129.5 × 100.6 cm (51 × 39 5/8 in.)
Her best work as an actress is her co-starring role in The Pink Panther, 1963, a comedic turn in which she plays Simone, Inspector Couseau’s (Peter Sellers) wife, who is having an affair with a jewel thief played by David Niven. On 17 March 1990, at age 62, Capucine jumped to her death from her eighth-floor apartment in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Wooden Synagogue of Wołpa, Poland (now Volpa, Belarus), Built c.1700 and Burned to the Ground by the Nazis, c.1930
The Tissot is 525 Canadian.
Only 392 in US dollars.
Olivia’s sister, Joan, was also long lived, dying at age 96 in 2013. I had forgotten she was the young wife in “Rebecca.” I think she and her sister are the only two siblings to each get an Oscar.
I suppose that depends on which Oscars you’re talking about:
https://time.com/4679006/oscars-2017-siblings-family-winners/
Clearly, competitive acting Oscars are the reference point.
Only if you’re insistent on making assumptions, such as both competing in the same year for the same kind of Oscar, and making them imputations. The link presents siblings and Oscars.
I would insist that, for example, Douglas Shearer’s award does not resonate as strongly as sister Norma’s. and that this conversation is unnecessary; we all know what Michael meant.
Thanks for the list. I had forgotten the Epstein twins who won for the same movie. I guess the acting Oscar was what was intended.
The Barrymores should have been included.
You’re welcome. Thought you might find it interesting.
I went to high school with Julius Epstein’s son, who was born after Julius’s brother, Philip, died. My friend was named Philip.
That Bugatti looks surprisingly modern, and a bit like the revived version. I did not even know of its existence. In 1933 they made the Royale, which was $50,000 in the depression, when a Duesenberg wasn’t $20,000. They made 6, and Bill Harrah had 2 in his collection.
Lana is right, upon reflection but perhaps unhappiness in measured doses? Maybe that requires more thinking because if one is perpetually unhappy I wouldn’t think it is conducive to learning new lessons. Then there was Friedrich Nietsche’s quote that “What does not destroy me strengthens me”.
Veronica Lake had such a sad end to her life.
Veronica had it all and through it away. She is proud about doing alright? She died in poverty. Not sad, justified.
…’threw…’ it away.
I’ve never seen the Bugatti before and I like it, but there is a family resemblance to my ’63 VW bug I used to own.
Reading Robinson’s biography strikes me how little the present day black protestors have to complain about. The same, to an even greater extent, is true of Satchel Paige. How sad the people who benefit from their efforts cannot enjoy it.
A friend of mine collected Bugattis for his pension plan. It worked out pretty well.
Nice collection of pictures today. Lots to look up.
I like that Augustus Egg painting, but then, I have a weakness for that sort of Victorian art – Tissot, Holman Hunt, Alma-Tadema and so on.
I thought it was Egg, but I can’t find the reference, so take this on faith – his parents weren’t particularly interested in children, so when some friends wrote that they would love to have Augustus stay with them, the parents not only sent him, but sent along a letter basically saying, “keep him, he’s yours.” To their credit, the friends did and raised the boy as their own.
Another enjoyable Friday Photos edition, Robert.
I hope Olivia de Havilland got her wish. She was an interesting, talented woman who lived during very interesting times – from just before the Spanish Flu epidemic to the COVID-19 pandemic. Think about the changes in technology and society during her lifetime.
When I saw the Jackie Robinson picture, I immediately thought it looked like one of Rick’s porch portraits.
Satchel Paige was one part pitcher and one part showman.
I tend to disagree with Lana Turner – without happiness, we would learn entirely different lessons.
The watch is very handsome. A nice, clean design and, based on the prices of their other models, a great deal.
I suspect the Bugatti Veyron is not so kind to your wallet. I would still love to drive one, but I won’t be buying one until I start making a level of income more like Jeff Bezos.
Capucine seems to be another “tortured soul” constantly dealing with Manic Depression. Audrey Hepburn was a friend of hers from their earlier modeling days in France.
Have a safe and healthy weekend.