Olivia de Havilland, star of Gone with the Wind, dies at 104 | Film | The Guardian
Olivia de Havilland was so much more than ‘the fragrant queen of the Hollywood costume drama’, as described in The Guardian Olivia de Havilland, the fragrant queen of the Hollywood … Continue reading
Michel Piccoli, renowned French acting veteran, dies aged 94 | Film | The Guardian
Michel Piccoli, the veteran French actor renowned for a string of celebrated performances for directors such as Luis Bunuel, Jean-Luc Godard and Louis Malle, has died aged 94. It was … Continue reading
Piaf and Cocteau: Les Enfants Terribles | A R T L▼R K
When I write I disturb. When I make a film I disturb. When I paint I disturb. When I exhibit my paintings I disturb, and I disturb if I don’t. … Continue reading
“Papillon”: A flawed but fascinating film with a tangled real-life history. – SeanMunger.com
Although a well-made and interesting film, Schaffner’s “Papillon” suffers from the identity crisis of its source material: is it fact or fiction? Source: “Papillon”: A flawed but fascinating film with … Continue reading
Vintage Pin Up: Josephine Baker 1929 | The Müscleheaded Blog
Photo post. Source: Vintage Pin Up: Josephine Baker 1929 | The Müscleheaded Blog
Lived Lived: Marigold Charlesworth, 89
I’ve only just discovered that my beautiful, wonderful, enchanting godmother, Marigold Charlesworth (she was at RADA with my mother), died in December. Bless you, Marigold. You were the best godmother … Continue reading
Edmond Geffroy’s Molière | Micheline’s Blog
Allow me a short post. Edmond Geffroy’s FR was an actor and a sociétaire, one of the shareholders, of the Comédie-Française. But he was also an artist and the painting above is … Continue reading
ACTRESS HOLDS THEATER MASK ALOFT IN NICE, FRANCE | First Night Design
Reblogged on WordPress.com This cabinet card photograph captures a young woman holding a theater (carnival) mask. It is very likely that this smiling woman is an actress and that she … Continue reading
How Marcel Marceau Started Miming to Save Children from the Holocaust | Open Culture
Earlier this month, we featured Marcel Marceau, surely the most famous mime ever to live, performing the progression of human life, from birth to death, in four minutes. In the … Continue reading
ON THE ROAD WITH FRENCH ACTRESS GABRIELLE REJANE (VINTAGE REAL PHOTO POSTCARD)
This vintage real photo postcard features French theatre actress Gabrielle Rejane standing on the sideboard of her chauffeur driven limousine. A little boy (most likely her son) peaks over her … Continue reading
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November 3 in Literary History: French Playwright is Guillotined
1793: Olympe de Gouges [1748-1793] is guillotined in France. A female French playwright, Gouges was also a political campaigner (a feminist and an abolitionist) who fell foul of the Revolutionary … Continue reading
FRENCH STAGE ACTRESS AND DANCER MLLE DERMINY: PRETTY WOMAN WITH ANTENNAS (REAL PHOTO POSTCARD)
Originally posted on THE CABINET CARD GALLERY:
This vintage real photo postcard features a portrait of French stage actress and dancer Mlle. Derminy. I am unsure of her first name…
My DVD films: Another stack
Originally posted on beetleypete:
Six more films, lifted from a middle stack this time, and containing a varied selection once again. This has also shown me how many times I…
ACTRESS ON A SWING IN PARIS, FRANCE (PORTRAIT BY SAZERAC)
Originally posted on THE CABINET CARD GALLERY:
This cabinet card portrait features an unknown actress in a provocative pose sitting on a swing. An exposed leg and lacy undergarments propel…
Happy 92nd Birthday Marcel Marceau
Originally posted on Waldina:
Today is the 92nd birthday of Marcel Marceau. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the loss that he…
Harry Houdini on Russia
Originally posted on Life in Russia:
Harry Houdini on Russia I make the most money, I think, in Russia and Paris, for the people of those countries are so willing…
First Night Design | The Divine Sarah
Originally posted on First Night Design:
The Divine Sarah © First Night Vintage “Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.” Throughout last week,…
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