The Gallery of Achievers: The Inescapable Sarah Bernhardt | Victorian Paris
Originally posted on Rogues & Vagabonds:
Be a little careless in your hearing and when I give you my name, it sounds as if I’m saying, Sarah Bernhardt. I love it. Perhaps…
CONSTANCE TALMADGE : PRETTY BUT TROUBLED SILENT FILM STAR | THE CABINET CARD GALLERY
This vintage real photo postcard features pretty film actress, Constance Talmadge (1898-1973). She was a silent film star and the sister of actresses Norma and Natalie Talmadge. Constance was born … Continue reading
YVONNE ARNAUD: BEAUTIFUL FRENCH PIANIST, SINGER, AND ACTRESS | THE CABINET CARD GALLERY
The pretty woman seen in this vintage real photo postcard is Germaine Yvonne Arnaud (1890-1958). She had a noteworthy career as a pianist, singer, and actress. She was most popular … Continue reading
Francis Cuka Obituary
Although she became one of the most loved and reliable of character actors on stage and television, Frances Cuka, who has died aged 83, seemed destined for stardom when her … Continue reading
Sarah Bernhardt as Hamlet (1899) | FROM THE BYGONE
Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1925) by Lafayette as Hamlet, 1899 More photos via Sarah Bernhardt as Hamlet (1899) | FROM THE BYGONE
GIULIETTA MASINA (1921-1994) – Beauty Bellezza Beauté
Giulietta Masina (1921-1994). Click here for more photos: GIULIETTA MASINA – Beauty Bellezza Beauté
Quote • IMELDA STAUNTON • Film Stardom
‘Well, my parents were working people. You just worked. I’ve always wanted a long career, not an instant one. I left RADA [Royal Academy of Dramatic Art], I worked in … Continue reading
Quote • HELEN MIRREN • Looks
Helen Mirren would rather not be the poster woman for ageing gracefully. In fact, she’s “a bit cross” that she’s been getting so much attention for her looks in recent years. … 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
“Vamp” – Theda Bara | The Müscleheaded Blog
There was no actress who steamed up the screens of early motion picture theatres more than Theda Bara – – She has been called the original ‘vamp’: and she really was the … Continue reading
Ava Gardner says: | The Müscleheaded Blog
“She made movies, she made out and she made a fucking mess of her life, but she never made jam.” (Ava Gardner describing her life) Source: Ava Gardner says: | … Continue reading
10 Questions for actress Tracy-Ann Oberman: “it’s made me pretty fearless”
What do you call a woman who murdered Dirty Den, is the darling of TV comedy producers, writes radio plays about the golden age of Hollywood, hosted and judged Channel … Continue reading
“To give a character life… arrive on screen with a past.” – Art of Quotation
“To give a character life in a short space of time, it helps if you arrive on screen with a past.” — Jeanne Moreau, French, actress Source: “To give a … 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
Elizabeth Taylor on Mike Nichols: He Freed Me
I knew specifics of film. I was aware of specificity, you know? I knew where the lights were or should be; I knew how to move around a set like … Continue reading
The Ups and Downs of Lina Basquette | Travalanche
Lina Basquette (Lena Copeland Baskette) was born on April 19, 1907. Basquette was a star of stage and screen through several different phases but is perhaps best remembered today for … Continue reading
The Amazing Lauren Bacall by Nina Leen for Life Magazine (1945) | FROM THE BYGONE
Lauren Bacall (1924 – 2014) began her career in the 1940s as a model, before making her debut as a leading lady with Humphrey Bogart in the film To Have … Continue reading
PRISCILLA DEAN: TALENTED SILENT FILM ACTRESS AND LESS TALENTED “TALKIE” ACTRESS | THE CABINET CARD GALLERY
Priscilla Dean (1896-1987) was a popular American actress who appeared in both silent films and theatre productions. Her career spanned two decades. She was born in New York to a … Continue reading
Quote • GLENDA JACKSON • Theatre People
“One of the amazing things about theatre people is that you might not see each other for years, and then when you do it’s as if you’d just walked into … Continue reading
Vintage Photos of Berlin Cabaret Artists (1920s-1930s) | FROM THE BYGONE
Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992). Her earliest professional stage appearances were as a chorus girl on tour with Guido Thielscher’s Girl-Kabarett vaudeville-style entertainments, and in Rudolf Ne… Source: Vintage Photos of Berlin Cabaret Artists … Continue reading
Did You Know…? Peg Woffington and David Garrick | Rogues & Vagabonds
Did you know that the Irish actress Peg Woffington [c 1718 to 1760] was once the mistress of David Garrick [1717 to 1779] and that they lived together in London at No … Continue reading
Did You Hear? • WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM I? • 2003
They don’t prepare you for this sort of thing at drama school,’ said actor Phil Rose when he found himself having to deal with an elderly, drunken performer. Rose was … Continue reading
Lotte Lenya by George Hoyningen-Huene – Art Bacchant
Photo post. Source: George Hoyningen-Huene – Art Bacchant
Archive Obituary • MARY HAYLEY BELL • Actress & Writer • 2006
The actress and writer Mary Hayley Bell, better known as Lady Mills, died at the age of 94 on 1 December 2005. Although her last years were blighted by Alzheimer’s, … Continue reading
Theatrical links and war heroes in Bedford Park, Chiswick – House Historian
In looking through the 1891 census for Bath Road, which runs along the boundary of Bedford Park, I found the widowed, Marie Saker, recorded as an actress. She was living … Continue reading
“take your broken heart, make it into art.” – Art of Quotation
“As my friend, the dear departed Princess Leia, said to me once, take your broken heart, make it into art.” — Meryl Streep, actress, from her 2017 Golden Globes acceptance … Continue reading
Quote • LIZ SMITH • Attitude to Success | Rogues & Vagabonds
FROM THE ARCHIVE 14-10-14 “If it hasn’t happened to you by the time you’re 25, don’t give up.” Liz Smith, who was already 50 when director Mike Leigh offered her … Continue reading
Liz Smith, The Royle Family actor, has died aged 95 | Television & radio | The Guardian
Bafta award-winning actor, who also appeared in the Vicar of Dibley and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, died on Christmas Eve… Source: Liz Smith, The Royle Family actor, has died … Continue reading
The First Movie About the Titanic Starred a Titanic Survivor | Atlas Obscura
It can feel like modern Hollywood is too quick to make entertainment out of tragedy, but it turns out that’s always been the case. The first Titanic film was actually … Continue reading
Archive Obituary • JUDY CAMPBELL • 2004
British actress | 31st May 1916 – 6th June 2004 From a husky nightingale to a theatrical career spanning over sixty years, Judy Campbell, who said “The wonderful thing about … Continue reading
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