Artists in Action #189
Andre de Toth gestures.
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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.
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Collect 'em All
seminal image #659
Western Approaches
(Pat Jackson; 1944)
Cinematography by Jack Cardiff.
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Seminal Images
May 29, 2007
Seminal Image #658
River's Edge
(Tim Hunter; 1986)
(vast thanks to Hannah for this image!)
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Seminal Images
May 28, 2007
Charles Nelson Reilly dies at 76
Little known fact: he took acting classes with Steve McQueen.
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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
May 27, 2007
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
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)
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Seminal Images
The Art of Pop #9
Music to Remember Her
(The Jackie Gleason Orchestra)
(Capitol Records; 1955)
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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.
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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 18, 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
Relevant Quote #88
“When you've got nowhere to turn, turn on the gas"
-- Truman Capote
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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
