—Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; 1926 – 1962)
Written by Ruth Gordon, Garson Kanin
—Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; 1922 – 1969)
The Hammock, c. 1919
oil in canvas, 31.12 x 41.91 cm.
— Jan Sterling (born Jane Sterling Adriance; 1921 – 2004) Her best role is as Lorraine Minosa, a heartless small town beauty in Ace in the Hole, 1951.
Girl in Blue Kimono, 1911
oil on canvas, 76.8 x 64.1 cm.
The Fleetwood, 64 St. Clair Ave. W., June 2020
From Rick’s Art Deco Toronto series
Nice collection Robert! When reading the Marilyn Monroe Quote I was thinking of her and Billy Wilder in Some Like It Hot
Did not know that there was a real Christopher Robin. I thought of the tortured life poor Judy Garland led.
Mel Torme wrote a book about it.
Nice collection this week. I remember Jan Sterling as a “gun moll” type. I agree that is a nice picture of Judy Garland. The picture of Betty Grable does not look like the actress I remember. I guess she was quite young. The Winnie the Pooh stories did not affect me as a child so much as those of Thornton W Burgess who wrote the “Mother West Wind stories to entertain his son after his wife died in childbirth. I learned to read as my mother read those stories to me. The Cord auto does not have the boat tail that the one in the movie “Topper” had. Otherwise they look identical.
“Topper” and “Casablanca” were main stays of early TV in the 50s.
Marilyn Monroe’s smile looks so genuine in that photo.
I’ve never seen that photo of Myrna Loy before. She looks weary to me.
That’s one of the best photos I’ve ever seen of Judy Garland.
Jan Sterling is another one of the actresses you post about that I don’t recall. Your description of her role in the movie certainly fits with the photo. She looks like a hard, cold B***h (that photo shows how lighting was used to such great effect in B+W films).
The IDF soldier, although pretty, has a steely, determined look (a good trait for a soldier) although I am questioning the effectiveness of her camo make-up.
Love Rick’s photo and the Seattle Armory photo.
The watch is clean and simple.
I hope Kathryn Beaumont made a decent living from her Disney jobs. I looked at her biography and she also taught school for 36 years, so I’m guessing she didn’t get rich at it.
I hope the Mets fans are better than the Cubs and Cardinals fans around here this year. . . good luck.
I would like to clarify that I meant to type “I hope the Mets fan fare better than. . .” not ARE better than. My beloved Cardinals have some good position players, but our pitching has been bad this year. Our aging (39) workhorse, Adam Wainwright, has been solid. He pitched a complete game against the Pirates throwing only 88 pitches this week, but the rest of the staff has been hurt or wildly inconsistent. Tonight we get our young hot-shot, Jack Flaherty, back against the Royals. Maybe he can spark something.
I also wanted to make another comment about Frances Gumm — I think choosing Judy Garland was a good choice for her career. MGM consistently worried about her looks. I’ve read she was referred to as “the ugly duckling” and Mayer reportedly called her his “little hunchback”. As I look at the photo above, I find absolutely nothing lacking in her appearance. She is very attractive. Am I missing something here?
Lastly, I also meant to comment on the Winnie the Pooh photo. I find it heart-warming to look at that photo and see a man who’s love for his son and his creative imagination touched so many lives. Well done, sir.
Have a great weekend!