They Were Collaborators #274
The cast of Grand Hotel
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They Were Collaborators
February 28, 2007
February 27, 2007
American Dry Spell #5
A bootlegger and his vehicle are waylaid by Capitol Police in the streets
of Washington, D.C. (1922)
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American Dry Spell
The Art of Songwriting #15
The Aba-Daba Honeymoon
(Music and Lyrics: Arthur Fields & Walter Donovan)
(Leo Feist, Inc; 1914)
for the series:
Art of Songwriting
February 26, 2007
February 25, 2007
Artists in Action #153
Slade are on the verge of making a decision
for the series:
Artists in Action
When Legends Gather #219
Lou Costello, Elvis Presley and Jane Russell
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When Legends Gather
February 24, 2007
February 23, 2007
Great Moments in Moxie #11
Stage and screen actress Muriel Ostriche enjoys a refreshing Moxie up in a tree on this promotional fan from the 1920s.
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Great Moments in Moxie
The Ink & Paint Set #19
George Arliss, Leslie Howard and Freddie Bartholomew in Porky's Road Race
(Warner Bros.; Frank Tashlin; 1937)
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The Ink and Paint Set
Collect 'Em All #23
Mary Brough
No. 8 in a series of 50 from Players Navy Cut Cigarettes
The late Mary Brough was born in London on April 16th, 1863, and educated at Clapham High School. Her father, Lionel Brough, was well known on the stage--he was the original Taffy in Trilby. Mary first appeared in Nine Points of the Law in 1881, and after a long and successful career on the stage she became even more popular on the screen. Her first picture was Beauty and the Barge, and she made others before appearing in Rookery Nook, one of the series of Aldwych farces in which she was best known. Among her latest pictures are Up to the Neck and Turkey Time. This versatile Actress died on Sept. 30th, 1934.
for the series:
Collect 'em All
February 22, 2007
They Were Collaborators #270
Victor Sjöström, Greta Garbo and Mauritz Stiiler
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They Were Collaborators
February 21, 2007
American Dance Orchestras of the 1920s #11
Elmer Snowden's Orchestra
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American Dance Orchestras of the 1920s
The Art of the Centerfold #30
Jayne Mansfield
(Miss July, 1959)
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Art of the Centerfold
February 20, 2007
February 19, 2007
February 18, 2007
Adventures in American Filmmaking #70
Today's Adventure: On the set of Lupe, Andy Warhol turns away as
his lead actress hits the skids (1966)
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Adventures in American Filmmaking
February 17, 2007
Seminal Image #608
Ansatsu
(The Assassination)
(Masahiro Shinoda; 1964)
for the series:
Seminal Images
February 16, 2007
The Native-Americana of Edward S. Curtis #2
Navajo Chief (1904)
for the series:
The Native-Americana of Edward S. Curtis
February 15, 2007
When Legends Gather #216
Allen Ginsberg and Thelonious Sphere Monk
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When Legends Gather
Great Madmen of the 20th Century #24
Spade Cooley (The King of Western Swing)
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Great Madmen of the 20th Century
February 14, 2007
February 13, 2007
They Were Collaborators #268
Jean-Marie Straub and Daniele Huillet
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They Were Collaborators
The Art of the Piano #13
Patricia Rag
(by Joseph Lamb)
(Stark Music Co; 1916)
for the series:
Art of the Piano
February 11, 2007
Adventures in the Fight Racket #4
Today's Adventure: Rocky Marciano opens a joint
(Organized Crime buffs, note the address)
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Adventures in the Fight Racket
February 10, 2007
Relevant Quote #84
"He tried not to show it, but he felt so inferior. Presley probably innately was the most introverted person that ever came into that studio. He didn't play with bands. He didn't go to this little club and pick and grin. All he did was set with his guitar on the side of his bed at home. I don't think he even played on the front porch."
-- Sam Phillips
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Relevant Quotes
The Art of American Amusement #5
Ferris Wheel
(Playland; Philadelphia, PA)
(1950)
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Art of American Amusement
The Art of Crime Fiction #10
A Drug on the Market
(by David Dodge)
(Corgi Books; 1949)
for the series:
Art of Crime Fiction
February 09, 2007
The Native-Americana of Edward S. Curtis #1
Klamath woman (1924)
for the series:
The Native-Americana of Edward S. Curtis
When Legends Gather #215
Lucienne Bloch, Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo
for the series:
When Legends Gather
Kyôko Kishida dies at 76
Although she passed away last year, news has only reached British shores nearly six weeks after her death, link.
for the series:
Obits
February 08, 2007
Great Moments in Marketing #11
Barbara Steele poses for Vespa.
More celebrity scooter endorsements can be found here.
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Great Moments in Marketing
The Ink & Paint Set #18
Mae West and the Marx Brothers in Soda Squirt
(Ub Iwerks; 1933)
for the series:
The Ink and Paint Set
Collect 'Em All #22
John Boles
No. 7 in a series of 50 from Players Navy Cut Tobacco
John Boles was born in Greenville, Texas on October 28th, 1900. His father was a wealthy cotton broker who wished his son to become a doctor. John went to the University of Texas, where he became a B.A., but his ideas about a career differed from those of his parents. While singing on the Broadway stage Gloria Swanson saw him and decided that he was to be her leading man for her next film. His popularity increased with the advent of talkies. The Desert Song was his first talkie, later pictures include Only Yesterday, Bottoms Up, Beloved, Stand Up and Cheer, Wild Gold, The Life of Vergie Winters and Music in the Air.
for the series:
Collect 'em All
The Art of Socialism #3
The Condition of the Laboring Man at Pullman (1896)
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Art of Socialism
W is for Winogrand #2
American Legion Convention
(Dallas, Texas; 1964)
for the series:
W is for Winogrand
February 07, 2007
Thomas Nast's Tammany Hall #2
"Stop Thief!"
(Tammany officials raid the City's Treasury)
(Harper's Weekly; 1871)
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Thomas Nast's Tammany Hall
February 06, 2007
The Art of American Amusement #4
Luna Park's Helter Skelter
(Coney Island, New York)
(1905)
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Art of American Amusement
The World According to George Du Maurier #2
Ill-considered Utterances (1891)
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The World According to George Du Maurier
American Mouthpieces #9
Jerry Geisler: Lawyer to the Stars (dig the Clarence Darrow photos)
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American Mouthpieces
February 05, 2007
February 04, 2007
The art of cinema #194
Ro.Go.Pa.G.
(Jean-Luc Godard, Ugo Gregoretti, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Roberto Rossellini; 1963)
for the series:
Art of Cinema
p is for pulp #14
Hotrod Sinners
(by Don Elliott, aka Robert Silverberg)
(Bedside Books; 1962)
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P is for Pulp
they were collaborators #266
We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It; aka Fuzzbox
for the series:
They Were Collaborators
Faces from the Past #14
Group of Jewish Children with Their Teacher (1911)
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Faces from the Past
Great Moments in Journalism #2
Photo-journalist Ron Galella measures the distance between a frequent subject and himself, while Roosevelt Grier runs interference (1975)
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Great Moments in Journalism
February 03, 2007
seminal image #601
Gone to Earth
(Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger; 1950)
for the series:
Seminal Images
adventures in european filmmaking # 23
Jennifer Jones and Michael Powell on location for Gone to Earth.
for the series:
Adventures in European Filmmaking
Friends and Family #1
Big Jim Colosimo, his father and Johnny Torrio
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Friends and Family
Great Con Artists of the 20th Century #14
Tania (aka Patricia Hearst)
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Great Con Artists of the 20th Century
Adventures in American Filmmaking #69
Today's Adventure: Haskell Wexler lines up a shot worthy of Antonioni for Medium Cool (1968)
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Adventures in American Filmmaking
February 02, 2007
W is for Winogrand #1
L.A. Sidewalk
(Los Angeles, California; 1969)
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W is for Winogrand
artists in action #148
Henri Matisse tilts an ear toward creation
My thanks to Mark at Movie Masterworks for this image.
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Artists in Action
February 01, 2007
The Golden Age of Prurience #37
Uncensored
(vol. 19, #1; February, 1970)
for the series:
The Golden Age of Prurience
Poets are both clean and warm
And most are far above the norm
Whether here or on the roam
Have a poet in every home! #15
Countee Cullen
for the series:
Poets are both clean and warm
Seminal Image #599
Non aspettare Django, spara
(Don't Wait, Django... Shoot!)
(Edoardo Mulargia; 1967)
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Seminal Images
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