“Irene Ware hails from Pelham Bay, N.Y. – near New York City. An aunt sent one of her photographs to a New York paper that was searching for a girl to represent Manhattan in the international beauty contest in Galveston, Tex., in 1929. She was chosen as “Miss America.” And later won fame of other […]
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“Down South, girls are brought up with the idea that their chief mission is to find a husband. I’m definitely in the market. But he must love onions.” — Kay Aldridge 2
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“I want to be a great actress. That’s why I’ll pose in anything they want me to. As long as it gets my name in the papers.” — June McCall Source: Virginia MacPherson (1951) 2
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From the Miami Daily News-Record, February 23, 1930 Artistic Influence California’s “golden girl,” so named by an artist, is back in Hollywood to seek once more the screen renown which might have been hers had not an artist, diverted her career to Broadway. Muriel Finley is here for the third time, again trying to make […]
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“I adore the camera, love it, we have a rapport. That’s where seduction comes in.” — Anouk Aimee 2
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“When I was a child, I was made to feel that black was not beautiful. I suppose I felt that by the time I was four years old. The old formula for success was how close you could come to the white singer and the white actor, for the big night clubs and the important […]
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“You know, some people may not be aware of it, but I’ve done other things besides playing Superman.” — George Reeves Source: Hal Humphrey (1956) “I’m great for when they want to open something to attract kids. This summer I may go to Japan. I’m big in Japan.” — George Reeves Source: Bob Thomas […]
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Ingrid Schoeller was a 1960s West German actress known primarily for playing in spy thrillers, many of them made in Europe. 2
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“People have preconceptions about redheads, about who they are and what they’re like. In Hollywood, traditionally they’ve either been really sexy or really funny – either it’s Rita Hayworth or Lucille Ball.” — Julianne Moore Source: Ric Leyva (1997) 2
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“Sex is the way to be a woman but I think we can make interest without taking off our clothes. There is no need for it. You don’t have to be naked, You can be sexy in a fur coat.” — Mylene Demongeot Source: 1964 Photo: Peter Basch 2
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