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Postby moirafinnie » Tue Sep 02, 2008 4:19 pm

Oh, gee, is that photo of Clint Eastwood the essence of young male conceit or what? You know he just believes he is God's gift to women...good thing he's a good director now, 'cause I never really cottoned to him as an actor, much less as alleged prime beefcake on the hoof.

The above is simply an impulsively expressed opinion off the top of my pointy head, and in no way is it intended to cast aspersions on the seminal work of Sergio Leone or Don Siegel, the Dirty Harry movies, the entire oeuvre of Clint Eastwood, or Mr. Eastwood's early displays of narcissism, (or was he simply trying to make a buck?)... :wink:
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Postby mrsl » Tue Sep 02, 2008 4:32 pm

Mongo:

Never would I doubt you, and I promise I'm not now, but that photo of Shelley Winters - when I first saw it, I thought it was of Kate Reid in costume from the Andromeda Strain (1971). I know Kate isn't that well known, but if you have any books with Andromeda Strain discussed (with photos), check it out, and maybe you'll see what I mean.

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Postby myrnaloyisdope » Tue Sep 02, 2008 5:57 pm

More great work, the Carole Landis pictures are just sad.

More Claudette please... :D
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Postby mongoII » Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:38 pm

Moira, your final analysis about Clint Eastwood is a hoot. I like some of his movies although his whisp of a voice gets to me sometimes.

Anne, I know who Kate Reid is and I loved her as Grace in "Atlantic City". I will make it a point to see pictues of "The Andromeda Strain" for her comparison to Shelley Winters.

Myrnaloy, it is sad what happened to starlet Carole Landis.
She had numerous health problems during her life including dysentery, malaria, pneumonia, and depression.

Rex Harrison, who had dined with her the previous night and presumably broke off their relationship, discovered her body the day she committed suicide.
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Postby Vecchiolarry » Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:17 pm

HI Joe,

What a nice picture of Nancy Reagan and Jane Wyman even if it was a sad occaison of Maureen Reagan's funeral....
We always hear about the rivalries between movie stars but never the real feelings, as witness Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. I think they ended up as 'unfriendly' but didn't start out that way. Jack Warner probably had a hand in "stirring the pot" there - first by hiring Joan in 1943 and pitting her unwillingly as a rival.
Then in 1962, he would have publicized a feud on the set of "WEHtBJ"but no feud existed then and the movie advanced problem free.
It was only later that the Oscar race launched Bette's fury - furies!!!

The same can be said between Jane & Nancy. Jane always spoke well of Ronald Reagan or not at all.
And, I don't know whether Nancy ever spoke against Jane actually. It was the press & media that hinted at a feud or rivalry. Jane had divorced Ronnie long before Nancy came on the scene and never interfered in their lives, so nancy wouldn't have had any quarrel with Jane as far as I can see.
It's wonderful to see an actual picture of them together as 'sisters in grief' so to speak....
I wonder if Nancy attended Jane's funeral???

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Postby inglis » Wed Sep 03, 2008 12:07 am

I have just gone through all the photo's just beautiful so nice to see so many .I especially enjoyed the one of John Wayne with Peter Fonda and Henry Fonda . Although John Wayne is happy and smiling I can only imagine how ill he was when that shot was taken .He looks very thin.
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Postby mongoII » Wed Sep 03, 2008 12:48 am

Larry, there's no doubt that Jane Wyman had class. She was offered mega bucks to write a book about her life with Ronald Reagan and she refused constantly.
Nancy Reagan also has class and both women came together amicably at Maureen's funeral as it should be.
I don't believe that Nancy Reagan attended Jane Wyman's funeral, since she herself is frail.

Thank you, Inglis. No doubt that John Wayne was a trouper.
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Pre-code star Ann Dvorak doing some last minute touch-up.

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Walter Huston, Ava Gardner, Ethel Barrymore, Louis B. Mayer & Gregory Peck on the set of "The Great Sinner."

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Stewart Granger lending hands to Deborah Kerr's knitting on the set of "King Solomon's Mines".

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Double image of sultry Veronica Lake.

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Stephen Boyd taking a break on the set of "Woman Obsessed".

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Yul Brynner on vacation at sea.

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Claudette Colbert nude in a milk bath from "The Sign of the Cross".

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Rita Hayworth in a tussel with a bubble gum machine in 1939.

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Wonder boy child star Jackie Cooper.

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Jean Harlow hoping to catch a fish.
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Regarding the photo of Kim Novak...

Postby Ayres » Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:04 am

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Postby inglis » Fri Sep 05, 2008 1:34 pm

I have to say the Yul Brynner shot on vacaction looks pretty good . He was obviously in good shape too bad he got sick.
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Postby mongoII » Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:48 pm

Thanks, Ayres. I have more images coming.

Inglis, Brynner was in good shape until that damn cancer invaded his body.

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Hoagy Carmichael hitting the ivorys while eyeballing the gams of Virginia Mayo.

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Charles Laughton, Jane Wyman & director Curtis Bernhardt on the set of "The Blue Veil".

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Steve Cochran and Barbara Payton attend a party at Warner Bros.

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Marilyn Monroe caught in the act with Alan Ladd.

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Robert Preston with a distressed Gregory Peck on the set of "How the West Was Won".

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Rock Hudson & Elizabeth Taylor deciding on some cake.

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Ramon Novarro out of a toga and into cool.

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Director George Cukor in the center of the cast of "The Women"
(you know who thay are by now).

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Jennifer Jones & Loretta Young at a masquerade ball.

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Clark Gable on his way to film "Across the Wide Missouri" in 1951.

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Katharine Hepburn and director David Lean on the set of "Summertime".

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Shirley Temple presenting Oscar to Claudette Colbert for "It Happened One Night".

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Edward G. Robinson and wife Gladys enjoying their property.

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Steve McQueen busy working on a radio.

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Veronica Lake popping up in 1969.

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Bette Davis & Errol Flynn with pets on the set.

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Director Ida Lupino busy at her craft.

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Judy Garland looking up to Rosalind Russell.

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Delightful Ann Miller kicking up her heels.

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Barbra Streisand and Audrey Hepburn at awards show.

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Patrice Wymore and husband Errol Flynn arriving on time.

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Gary Cooper & Mari Aldon on the set of "Distant Drums".

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Johnny Sheffield who played Boy in the Tarzan movies is up and about at age 77.

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Young lady Myrna Loy with stardom on the horizon.

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The great Lena Horne cooking up something good.

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Lew Ayres and Robert Taylor getting a workout playing racketball.

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Kay Francis getting a chuckle from S.Z. Sakall on the set of "It's a Date."

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Milton Berle crowning Marlene Dietrich. For what?...I don't know.

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Joseph Cotten fixing a plate for Ingrid Bergman.

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John Garfield and director Busby Berkeley (behind camera) on the set of "They Made Me a Criminal"
(note the water spray gun to make sweat on the boxers).

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Errol Flynn & Patric Knowles on the set of "The Adventures of Robin Hood."

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Van Johnson getting a shoe shine in 1949.

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Barbara Stanwyck & Robert Taylor riding their motorcycles.

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Arthur Kennedy & Tony Curtis on the set of "The Rawhide Years".

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Jeanette MacDonald greets student in 1960.

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Frank Sinatra takes his 4th wife Barbara Marx on July 11, 1976.
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Postby charliechaplinfan » Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:18 pm

Wow, Mongo, these are brilliant. I love the picture of Ramon Navarro, he looks years ahead of he's time.
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Postby myrnaloyisdope » Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:57 am

More great photos, Mongo.

Love the Myrna one, I've never seen it before. The one of Claudette Colbert and Shirley Temple is very sweet. The Veronica Lake one I've seen, but it kind of makes me sad to know how troubled her life was.

Thank you again for this.
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Postby klondike » Sat Sep 06, 2008 12:58 pm

Mongo;

Great run!
Mistaken ID's: often while scrolling slowly down through these candids, I try to guess who I'm looking at, especially if the shot's from late-in-life, or unusual in circumstance . . and this time, I mistook Mr. Novarro for Raymond Burr, Ms. Lake for Fay Bainter (say, from 20 years earlier perhaps) and poor old Johnny Sheffield for a more current (but equally geriatric) Richard Harris.
Maybe Johnny should've moved in with Brando . . hey, he's handy at DIY chores, perhaps he could have done something with Marlon's window treatments!
And leaving on a more chipper note, it's nice to see that Bette enjoyed Errol's dog, 'cause later on she'll blow a gasket over his goose!
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Postby mongoII » Sat Sep 06, 2008 2:00 pm

Thank you, CCfan. I was also impressed with the Ramon Novarro shot ala Steve McQueen of his day.

Myrnaloy, somehow I had a feeling that you would like the Myrna Loy image. Unfortunately, like Frances Farmer, Veronica Lake didn't take her career seriously.

Klondike, once again a humorous reply, especially the tid-bits referring to Johnny Sheffield and Bette Davis. Good stuff.

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Tallulah Bankhead & Rock Hudson on the town. A hoot.

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Vivien Leigh & Laurence Olivier on a stroll in London.

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What becomes a legend most? Mildred Dunnock in her fur coat.

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Humphrey Bogart & Claudette Colbert screwin' up the works.

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Mary Pickford hosing off a bear cub.

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Lucille Fay LeSueur aka Joan Crawford, mother Anna, and brother Hal.

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Maria Montez playing her guitar.

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Greta Garbo relaxing with friends.

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Clara Bow the IT girl.

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Rudolph Valentino afloat.

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Rub-a-dub-dub Joan Blondell in a tub.

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Just for the fun of it: Buster Keaton & Tara Reid.

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Sidney Poitier on the rumba drums.

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Bob Hope is bowled over with Betty Grable.
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Postby Ayres » Sun Sep 07, 2008 4:11 pm

WAIT--when was the Buster Keaton/Tara Reid photo taken? Is that Photoshop?
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