
—Laurence Olivier








—Rita Hayworth


oil on canvas, 130 x 97 cm




“Red, Blue, Yellow”
Ink on paper and gouache on paper, 7 1/2 x 8″, 1951

—Joan Crawford, Silver Screen Magazine



32 1⁄4 in × 40 3⁄4 in.




1983
oil on canvas
36 x 40 inches
I find the photograph of Grace Kelly very striking, but I can’t articulate why.
Is the Picasso an early work, or was Picasso subtly playing against his own reputation?
This was in Picasso’s Rose Period, an early phase of his amazing career.
Robert,
The is O/T, but what is your favorite type of movie, not favorite movie?
PS My favorite movie is “A Man for all Seasons” with Scofield. I have noticed you stopped your best movies by decade juuuuust at the 60’s. I think you did this on purpose to drive this Irishman into talking to the faeries!
My favorite genre is screwball comedies from the 30s.
If I had happened to encounter the above Duchess von Mecklenberg, the first and last word that would come to me would be RUN!
I thought sure that Wayne & Ford, and Taylor would also have been taken by Milton Greene. heh heh. Back-to-back-to-back-to-back.
Loved your use of the gate scroll in your granddaughter’s picture.
Apparently, Mr. Conant took a number of pictures of Grace Kelley in Jamaica. I find the one above to be a bit unsettling, as it appears at fist glance to be the head of a mannequin (albeit a very pretty mannequin) popping out of the water 🙂
I was looking for the speaker posts in the Drive-In picture, but can only see a couple. It appears they used scissor extender arms for the speakers, as a few of those are seen (lower left-hand corner of the picture and also the middle right-hand side). I wonder if they pumped audio through large outdoor speakers as well?
Robert you have a talent for picking famous stars of the past and showing their human angle. Never seen either MM or Elizabeth Taylor from that angle before.
Or John Wayne & John Ford.
I suspect without his friend Wayne would have been known as Marion Morrison today.
I’d consider Olivier to be one of the 20th century’s great actors.
No swelled head, that man.
Wayne’s film name was supplied by Raoul Walsh. Not Ford.
Yep! For “The Big Trail” from 1930. Walsh was thinking of “Mad” Anthony Wayne from what I’ve read.
The finest photograph, thus far, of your grand daughter. All in all, quite an ensemble, and Joan Crawford’s comment strikes home.
Another great Friday post — I bet that’s the least photographed side of Marilyn Monroe!
Have a wonderful Sabbath, Robert.