“I had the privilege of watching great actors at MGM. That was better than going to any class. Today kids struggle – they have to be waitresses and bartenders while waiting to get a break. Every hour at MGM was a joy! My years there were golden, a wonderful time! I will never regret one […]
“You think I’m beautiful? No, I’m not. I am not beautiful. I don’t even think, really, that I’m very attractive.” — Elke Sommer Source: Bruce Chadwick (1987) Photo: Virgil Apger “I think a woman to be feminine should be round. In Europe, men prefer a woman they can put their arms around and feel […]
“The sexy roles catch on. People like them.” — May Britt Hal Boyle (1959) Photo: The Blue Angel (1959) “I don’t care too much what people think anyway. You can’t let it ruin your life because they don’t really care that deeply about you.” — May Britt Source: 1960 Photo: Peter Basch “Why, […]
“I came to Hollywood, sang for the National Broadcasting Company, got a screen test and here I am.” — Janet Blair Source: 1942 Photo: George Hurrell (1943) Broadway (1942). With George Raft. “I was really the homeliest kid in town. I had crooked teeth and straight brown hair. I was shy and […]
“Nowadays things go in one ear and out the other just like they always did except that today what goes in one ear gets all mixed up before it comes out of the mouth.” — Carmen Phillips Source: Joan Winchell (1959) “Once in a while – but only very rarely – somebody will make […]
“I’m not the Red Riding Hood type. I don’t think any girl is so dumb that she can’t tell a wolf from her grandma.” – Yvonne De Carlo Source: Hedda Hopper (1950) Shades of kitschy horror to come! “I dance six hours a day, I sing two, and I dream a lot. It’s […]
“The problem with beauty is that it’s like being born rich and getting poorer.” – Joan Collins “It makes me simply crowlly to have to ever ask anyone for something I want. Independence is the most wonderfully important thing. This way I can be independent.” — Joan Collins on why she chose an acting […]
“A girl is…well, a girl. It’s nice to be told you’re successful at it.” – Rita Hayworth Quote source: Rita Hayworth: A Photographic Retrospective by Caren Roberts-Frenzel. Rita Hayworth, poolside at the Ambassador Hotel, in 1936. At the time this photo was taken, she had signed with Fox as Rita Cansino (her birth name being Margarita Carmen […]
A collection of Los Angeles Halloween photos. Above: Clara Bow, putting the “It” in “Witch.” Anita Page Photo Caption reads: Mabel, Verna and Marie in Spanish costumes for a Halloween party at La Veda Ballroom on Vernon Avenue near Wall Street. Photo taken in 1929. (Photographer: Tivoli / LAPL 00001251) Lillian Roth, Marion […]
“My name is properly pronounced ‘vor’shack.’ The D remains silent. I have had quite a time with the name, having been called practically everything from Balzac to Bickelsrock.” – Ann Dvorak. Source for quote: “What’s the name, please? A guide to the correct pronunciation of current prominent names.” (1936) New York and London: Funk & […]