Artists in Action #189
Andre de Toth gestures.
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Artists in Action
May 31, 2007
Collect 'Em All #30
Dolores Del Rio
No. 15 in a series of 50 from Players Navy Cut cigarettes.
A second cousin to Ramon Navarro, Dolores Del Rio was born on August 3rd, 1905 in Durango, Mexico, and christened Lolita Dolores Asunsolo de Martinez. She was sent to a convent when she was seven, and after her education there, left when she was fifteen. A year later she was married to Jaime Del Rio. Edwin Carewe, the director, noticed her, and persuaded her to leave her life in society for the screen. In 1925 she made her first film appearance in Joanna, but What Price Glory brought her fame. Among her latest talkie successes are Flying Down to Rio, Wonder Bar and Madame Du Barry.
for the series:
Collect 'em All
seminal image #659
Western Approaches
(Pat Jackson; 1944)
Cinematography by Jack Cardiff.
for the series:
Seminal Images
May 29, 2007
Seminal Image #658
River's Edge
(Tim Hunter; 1986)
(vast thanks to Hannah for this image!)
for the series:
Seminal Images
May 28, 2007
Charles Nelson Reilly dies at 76
Little known fact: he took acting classes with Steve McQueen.
for the series:
Obits
The Golden Age of Prurience #39
Jailbait Street
(by Hal Ellson)
(Monarch Books; 1963)
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The Golden Age of Prurience
When Legends Gather #250
Terry Southern and William S. Burroughs
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When Legends Gather
Adventures in the Fight Racket #6
Today's Adventure: Ingemar Johansson holds up his gloves (1959)
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Adventures in the Fight Racket
May 27, 2007
Woodcut Confidential! #6
Kada hone o kezurite kan'u yakizu o ryōji suru zu
(Doctor Huatuo attends to the warrior Guanyu's arm wound)
(Kuniyoshi Utagawa; 1853)
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Woodcut Confidential
Seminal Image #657
La Ragazza che sapeva troppo
(The Girl Who Knew Too Much)
(Mario Bava; 1963)
for the series:
Seminal Images
The Art of Pop #9
Music to Remember Her
(The Jackie Gleason Orchestra)
(Capitol Records; 1955)
for the series:
Art of Pop
May 26, 2007
Adventures in American Filmmaking #75:
John Wayne 100th Birthday Edition
Today's Adventure: John Wayne (aka Singin' Sandy) rides a crane while
directing The Alamo (1960)
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Adventures in American Filmmaking
Seminal Image #656:
John Wayne 100th Birthday Edition
Randy Rides Alone
(Harry L. Fraser; 1934)
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Seminal Images
Artists in Action #187:
John Wayne 100th Birthday Edition
John Wayne rides a motorcycle
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Artists in Action
Before and After (redux) #63:
John Wayne 100th Birthday Edition
Before (Marion Robert Morrison)
After (John Wayne)
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Before and After
They Were Collaborators #309
John Wayne 100th Birthday Edition
John Ford calls the shots on How the West Was Won.
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They Were Collaborators
When Legends Gather #249
John Wayne 100th Birthday Edition
John Wayne and Lucille Ball
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When Legends Gather
Artists in Action #186:
John Wayne 100th Birthday Edition
Bruce Cabot holds a cigar between his teeth in the presence of John Wayne
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Artists in Action
Tricky: Scenes From a Life #38
John Wayne 100th Birthday Edition
Tricky and the Duke share a laugh.
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Tricky: Scenes from a Life
Seminal Image #655:
John Wayne 100th Birthday Edition
The Long Voyage Home
(John Ford; 1940)
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Seminal Images
Art of Cinema #219
John Wayne 100th Birthday Edition
Overland Stage Raiders
(George Sherman; 1938)
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Art of Cinema
When Legends Gather #248:
John Wayne 100th Birthday Edition
Dean Martin, Marlo Thomas and John Wayne
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When Legends Gather
May 25, 2007
Collect 'Em All #29
Marion Davies
No. 14 in a set of 50 from Players Navy Cut Cigarettes.
Marion Davies was born on January 3rd, 1900, in Brooklyn, New York, and was christened Marion Douras. Her father was a judge, and she was educated at the Convent of the Sacred Heart. On leaving the convent, she went on the stage, making her debut at an early age in Chu Chin Chow. Later she appeared in the famous Ziegfeld Follies, then turned to the screen. Among her latest films are Going Hollywood and Spy 13 in which she co-starred with Gary Cooper.
for the series:
Collect 'em All
Great Madmen of the 20th Century #25
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
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Great Madmen of the 20th Century
May 24, 2007
Art of Cinema # 218
Citizen Kane
(Orson Welles; 1941)
My thanks to Glyphjockey for uncovering a treasure trove.
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Art of Cinema
Through the Lens of Cyril Arapoff # 7
The River near Kew Bridge
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Through the Lens of Cyril Arapoff
From the Sketch Book of Lawson Wood # 14
Design for poster to advertise segment motor rims.
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From the Sketch Book of Lawson Wood
Art of the London Underground # 19
By Sir Frank Brangwyn, RA; 1913
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Art of the London Underground
May 23, 2007
Politicians in Action #13
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (D-NY) revs himself up
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Politicians in Action
May 22, 2007
When Legends . . . Gather? #247
Dr. Henry A. Kissinger and Elizabeth Taylor
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When Legends Gather
Stacks o' Wax #19
Arnold Stang's Waggish Tales
(ABC-Paramount Records; 1960)
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Stacks o' Wax
May 19, 2007
Relevant Quote #89
“The one happiness is to shut one's door upon a little room, with a table before one, and to create; to create life in that isolation from life.”
-- Eleanora Duse
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Relevant Quotes
May 18, 2007
Relevant Quote #88
“When you've got nowhere to turn, turn on the gas"
-- Truman Capote
for the series:
Relevant Quotes
Seminal Image #652
Hallelujah the Hills: A Romance
(Adolfas Mekas; 1963)
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Seminal Images
Tricky: Scenes from a Life #37
Tricky meets with a head of state (1959)
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Tricky: Scenes from a Life
May 17, 2007
May 16, 2007
May 14, 2007
through the lens of cyril arapoff # 6
A typical working-class street in Poplar
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Through the Lens of Cyril Arapoff
from the sketch book of lawson wood # 13
Getting his own back.
Coster (after a rebuff): "Well, mister, you might just tell me if I post this letter now, will it get to Birmin'am termorrer mornin'?"
Clerk: "Yes, o' course it will."
Coster: "Then you're a liar, 'cos it's addressed ter Sheffield."
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From the Sketch Book of Lawson Wood
the art of the london underground # 18
by Tony Sarg; 1914
for the series:
Art of the London Underground
May 11, 2007
Tricky: Scenes from a Life #36
Tricky poses among statues (1990)
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Tricky: Scenes from a Life
The Golden Age of Prurience #38
Casting Call
(Kendall Stewart; 1970)
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The Golden Age of Prurience
May 10, 2007
May 09, 2007
when legends gather #245
Marilyn Monroe, Arthur Miller, Isak Dinesen, Felicia Geffen, Carson McCullers
and Jordan Massee
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When Legends Gather
Artists in Action #183
Rod Serling can't believe he just wrote that
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Artists in Action
adventures in american filmmaking #74
Today's Adventure: Martin Scorsese looks very much in control on the set of The Departed.
for the series:
Adventures in American Filmmaking
May 08, 2007
Relevant Quote #87
“Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim”
-- Graham Greene
for the series:
Relevant Quotes
May 06, 2007
The Present Day Composer #43
Jerome Solon Felder (aka Doc Pomus) (1925-1991)
for the series:
The Present Day Composer
The Ink & Paint Set #20
Joan Crawford in The Autograph Hound
(Disney; Jack King; 1939)
for the series:
The Ink and Paint Set
Collect 'Em All #28
Jackie Cooper
No. 13 in a series of 50 from Players' Navy Cut Cigarettes
Born in Los Angeles on September 15th, 1923, Jackie Cooper's parents were both
well known on the vaudeville stage, and Jackie himself began acting early, for
he appeared in two-reel film comedies when he was three years old. Later he
joined the famous Our Gang children, and after playing in those comedies
for some time, left for bigger chances. Skippy brought him fame, which
was increased by The Champ. Among his latest pictures are The Bowery,
The Lone Cowboy and Treasure Island. In many of his successful
filmes he has appeared with Wallace Beery.
for the series:
Collect 'em All
May 05, 2007
Broadcasters #18
A Who's Who of Swinging London #7
Cathy McGowan
for the series:
A Who's Who of Swinging London,
Broadcasters
May 04, 2007
Seminal Image #648
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
(D.W. Griffith; 1912)
(extravagant thanks to the inimitable Jeff Duncanson for this here image)
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Seminal Images
May 03, 2007
Seminal Image #647
A Dandy in Aspic
(Anthony Mann, Laurence Harvey; 1968)
(a big 'muchas gracias' to Nate Bundy for this image)
for the series:
Seminal Images
They Were Collaborators #304
The cast and crew of He Who Gets Slapped
for the series:
They Were Collaborators
The Art of Jazz #38
Take Twelve
(Lee Morgan Quintet)
(Jazzland Records; 1962)
for the series:
Art of Jazz
May 02, 2007
They Were Collaborators #303
Billie Holiday, Lester Young, Ben Webster and Gerry Mulligan
for the series:
They Were Collaborators
May 01, 2007
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