Noël Coward’s Rare Home Movie Footage
Selected extracts from nearly 2 hours of home movies shot by Noël Coward and Jeffery Holmesdale (Lord Amherst) 16mm Cinè Film from 1921 to 1935. Source: Noël Coward’s Rare Home … Continue reading
Norma Shearer: The Subtle Magnet | Travalanche
I have a friend — a female friend — who never talks about Norma Shearer (1902-1983) without talking about how ugly and unappealing she finds her. I suppose my friend … Continue reading
Clara Bow in “Call Her Savage” (1932) | FROM THE BYGONE
Hal Phyfe, Clara Bow in “Call Her Savage” directed by John Francis Dillon, 1932… Source: Clara Bow in “Call Her Savage” (1932) | FROM THE BYGONE
The Marx Brothers: The Chico Years | Travalanche
Time once again to celebrate the birthday of Leonard “Chico” Marx (1887-1961). Today seems to me an appropriate time to float a notion I came up with the other day, … Continue reading
Wolfgang Suschitzky obituary | Art and design | The Guardian
Photographer and cinematographer who captured 30s London and shot Get Carter Source: Wolfgang Suschitzky obituary | Art and design | The Guardian
Amazing Vintage Surreal Glamour by photographer Angus McBean | FROM THE BYGONE
Angus McBean (8 June 1904 – 9 June 1990) was a Welsh photographer, set designer and cult figure associated with surrealism. Two figures have prevented McBean from gaining more fame: … Continue reading
Vivien Leigh (1938) | FROM THE BYGONE
Portrait of Vivien Leigh, 1938 Source: Vivien Leigh (1938) | FROM THE BYGONE
vintage everyday: Children fascinated by a circus billboard, ca. 1930s
Children fascinated by a circus billboard, ca. 1930s Silvan Drew Circus Source: vintage everyday: Children fascinated by a circus billboard, ca. 1930s
Vintage Pin Up: Anna May Wong | The Muscleheaded Blog
Photo post. Source: Vintage Pin Up: Anna May Wong | The Muscleheaded Blog
Bringing Up Baby: An Ode | The Blonde at the Film
This is one of my favourite films too. Having said that, the last time I watched it, I found myself being irritated by Hepburn’s high-pitched voice. I’ve seen it many times … Continue reading
Original Costume Sketches for a Production of Pinocchio, 1939 | The Unwritten Record
Broadway. December 23, 1938; the Ritz Theatre in Manhattan. This was opening night for Yasha Frank’s Pinocchio – a children’s play written and produced by Frank as part of the … Continue reading
On this day: the death of Carole Lombard | In Times Gone By…
Carole Lombard, one of the 1930s most significant film actresses, was killed in a plane crash in Nevada, USA on the 16th of January, 1942. She was thirty-three at the … Continue reading
On this day: Ballet in 1937
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Danish ballerina Hélène Kirsova in Petrouchka at the Theatre Royal. Australia, 11th January 1937. Kirsova created Australia’s first professional ballet company. Source
FEATURED: Rapid Film merged with Path’e and Pathé-Natan, was born the country’s leading studio throughout the 1930s | ‘ Ace World History ‘
La Fémis, the French national film school, occupies a space at number 6, rue Francoeur in Montmartre, Paris. The building is a former film studio, naturally enough. It was built … Continue reading
Willkommen, again: “Cabaret” and its renewed relevance.
“Wilkommen, bienvenue, welcome…” These words, sung by Joel Grey, open the classic 1972 musical/drama film Cabaret, directed by Bob Fosse, which is based on the 1966 Broadway musical, itself based on … Continue reading
Sylvia Sidney by Edward Steichen (1931)
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Sylvia Sidney by Edward Steichen, 1931 Gelatin silver print Bequest of Edward Steichen by direction of Joanna T. Steichen and George Eastman House, 1982.365 ©…
The “Dress Doctor” Edith Head
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Edith Head (1897 – 1981) was an American costume designer who won a record eight Academy Awards for Best Costume Design, starting with The Heiress…
Leïla Bederkhan – Kurdish Modern Dancer
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Leyla Bedirhan (1903-1986) was born in Istanbul. She was the daughter of a kurdish Prince and his Polish wife. She studied ballet in Germany.…
Marlene Dietrich in New York by Cecil Beaton (1937)
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Cecil Beaton came to New York in 1928. Through personal connections he gained access to some of Hollywood’s biggest stars–including Marlene Dietrich (source). Portrait of Marlene…
San Antonio’s Women in Music, 1920s to 1940s
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During this Women’s History Month, we show photographs of some of the local women who contributed to the field of music during the period…
On this day: 1936
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Margot Fonteyn and Robert Helpmann photographed on the 11th of February, 1936. Royal Ballet. Source
Rogues & Vagabonds 