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Do you think Marilyn may have been oscar nomination or oscar winner material had she lived?Was she due to start any new film projects at the time of her death?
I certainly do think that she would have eventually have won an Oscar. There were many who thought that she should have been Nominated for her marvellous performance in Bus Stop. 2 |
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Hi everyone! I've been following this thread for quite some time and I'm thoroughly enjoying all of your posts. I do hope it's okay for me to "join in" as it were?
Walter your knowledge and fascination for that whole classical Hollywood period (and Barbara Stanwyck) is incredible. Up until the beginning of this year I wasn't much of a film watcher (embarrassing I know) but for my second year of university (in my third and final year now) I took a module on American Film and Society and one of the films we had to watch was Double Indemnity as the genre for that particular week was on film noir and masculinity. That film has changed my life as I am now obsessed with classical Hollywood. Immediately after watching the film I began reading up on Barbara Stanwyck and she was without doubt one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood. Far more beautiful than Elizabeth Taylor or Marilyn Monroe in my opinion. My all time favourite classical Hollywood film (at the moment) is Sunset Boulevard. I was struck at how INCREDIBLE Gloria Swanson was in that film. So captivating and I feel so sorry for Norma Desmond. Why the Academy didn't allow Gloria and Bette Davis to share the Best Actress award in 1951 is beyond me. What do you think of Greta Garbo Walter? I'm so fascinated by her. I'm thinking of buying Queen Christina on DVD soon. It's supposedly one of her most "celebrated" roles and I can see why as that last shot of her in the film with her blank expression on her face is striking. |
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Hi everyone! I've been following this thread for quite some time and I'm thoroughly enjoying all of your posts. I do hope it's okay for me to "join in" as it were?
Walter your knowledge and fascination for that whole classical Hollywood period (and Barbara Stanwyck) is incredible. Up until the beginning of this year I wasn't much of a film watcher (embarrassing I know) but for my second year of university (in my third and final year now) I took a module on American Film and Society and one of the films we had to watch was Double Indemnity as the genre for that particular week was on film noir and masculinity. That film has changed my life as I am now obsessed with classical Hollywood. Immediately after watching the film I began reading up on Barbara Stanwyck and she was without doubt one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood. Far more beautiful than Elizabeth Taylor or Marilyn Monroe in my opinion. My all time favourite classical Hollywood film (at the moment) is Sunset Boulevard. I was struck at how INCREDIBLE Gloria Swanson was in that film. So captivating and I feel so sorry for Norma Desmond. Why the Academy didn't allow Gloria and Bette Davis to share the Best Actress award in 1951 is beyond me. What do you think of Greta Garbo Walter? I'm so fascinated by her. I'm thinking of buying Queen Christina on DVD soon. It's supposedly one of her most "celebrated" roles and I can see why as that last shot of her in the film with her blank expression on her face is striking. Apparently theres rumours Sunset Boulevard -A favourite of mine too,is to be remade but Im not sure if anyone can top Gloria Swanson! |
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I think you've summed it up perfectly there, Walter. Every time I watch Judy the experience is tarnished somewhat by all of the "could-have-been's".
![]() She always managed to convey a real sense of fragility when she needed to. I get goosebumps every time when I watch her in The Wizard of Oz... when you think about her personal life, you can't help but wonder how much of that was acting and just how much was real. ![]() Oh, and just in case anybody hadn't seen - That's Entertainment 3 is on tomorrow at 12.30 on BBC2, preceded by a short Fred and Ginger compilation and followed by Easter Parade. ![]() That's something where my answer will probably change in time as I watch more and more movies, and I can't wait to see who I discover. At the moment, I'd probably say Ginger Rogers, Judy Garland, Ingrid Bergman, Grace Kelly, Vivien Leigh (purely based on Gone With The Wind I'm afraid, but she's magnificent in it). I'm ashamed to say I've never seen much of Bette David, Joan Crawford, Barbara Stanwyck and Katharine Hepburn. What I have seen of them I really enjoyed, but I'll reserve judgement for now. I'm probably forgetting a whole number of them. Who are your favourites? ![]() Wow, that's fantastic! You sound like you're got a real treasure trove there. Do you think you'll have some rarities among your collection? ![]() Just a question to throw out to anybody - if you could recommend 5 movies from the golden age, which 5 would you pick? I'm trying to unwind by watching a movie every night at the moment, so I'll check out anything I can find/get hold of. ![]() My number one favourite is the wonderful and sadly recently deceased Lauren Bacall.I found her to have extraordinary screen presence and extremly charismatic ,enaging and intelligent in interviews.She was glamorous but very feisty and no nonsense.To have and have not is one of her best films.I recommend it greatly. I adore in a screen goddess sense Joan Crawford,Bette Davis and Barbara Stanwyck but with Barbara who I feel is underrated being my favourite. Theres lots to choose from but I must mention Rita Hayworth,Joan Fontaine and Elizabeth Taylor-not a favourite of Walters!
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Hi everyone! I've been following this thread for quite some time and I'm thoroughly enjoying all of your posts. I do hope it's okay for me to "join in" as it were?
Walter your knowledge and fascination for that whole classical Hollywood period (and Barbara Stanwyck) is incredible. Up until the beginning of this year I wasn't much of a film watcher (embarrassing I know) but for my second year of university (in my third and final year now) I took a module on American Film and Society and one of the films we had to watch was Double Indemnity as the genre for that particular week was on film noir and masculinity. That film has changed my life as I am now obsessed with classical Hollywood. Immediately after watching the film I began reading up on Barbara Stanwyck and she was without doubt one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood. Far more beautiful than Elizabeth Taylor or Marilyn Monroe in my opinion. My all time favourite classical Hollywood film (at the moment) is Sunset Boulevard. I was struck at how INCREDIBLE Gloria Swanson was in that film. So captivating and I feel so sorry for Norma Desmond. Why the Academy didn't allow Gloria and Bette Davis to share the Best Actress award in 1951 is beyond me. What do you think of Greta Garbo Walter? I'm so fascinated by her. I'm thinking of buying Queen Christina on DVD soon. It's supposedly one of her most "celebrated" roles and I can see why as that last shot of her in the film with her blank expression on her face is striking. ![]() I am so pleased that you think so highly of Barbara, I have loved her since I saw her in My Reputation 68 years again and it is wonderful that she is being discovered by a new generation nearly 25 years after her death. If there is anything that you want to know about her or her films, I am sure that I will be able to answer it. In fact you can find everything that you want to know about her if you join my group, it has been going for ten years, and has over 15.000 photo's of her from the age of two until her 80's. It also contains photo's of every one of her films, and all of her theatre work, plus thousands of her private life, and even some that I took of her when I met her in 1981. Just click on this link to join: www.groups.yahoo.com/group/MissBarbaraStanwyck I am lucky enough to have met Barbara, Bette, and Gloria Swanson, and I certainly agree about them both deserving the Oscar that year. Those two films are in my Top 5 favourites of all time. I am not a fan of Garbo, for me she seemed very limited, and I honestly think that MGM's publicity department cooked up that gimmick of her wanting to be alone for the simple reason that she had nothing to say, so they decided to make her mysterious. Sorry, but I can't think of anything positive to say about her, and I did see all of her films when they were re-released 50 years ago. |
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Marilyn was filming "Something's Got to Give" with Dean Martin and Cyd Charisse up to just before she died. You can see the surviving 35 minutes on YouTube, and look out for her last costume tests filmed three months before she died where she is just walking backwards and forwards in front of the camera. She never looked more breathtakingly beautiful.
I certainly do think that she would have eventually have won an Oscar. There were many who thought that she should have been Nominated for her marvellous performance in Bus Stop. Thanks for the info Walter. Im trying to imagine Judy Garland and Marilyn Monroe in the same film.Im having one of those funny camp moments again Was such a feat ever mooted or possible in reality do you think?Ps Forgive me If youve already told me but I never realised youd met Gloria Swanson!Has she written an autobiography and is it true she had a relationship with JFKs father? 2 Any particular Marilyn Monroe boxsets youd recommend Walter? |
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For some bizarre reason Im having trouble posting-says my post is too short?!!
Any particular Marilyn Monroe boxsets youd recommend Walter? They were at a party once when Marilyn was a young starlet, and she asked Judy if she could stay with her for the evening, because, "I'm scared" to which Judy is said to have replied, "Honey, we're all scared!" It is also said that Judy was an informal singing coach for Marilyn when she was filming Some Like it Hot. Judy was devastated by Marilyn's death, and said, "She asked me for help, I mean, of all people, she asked ME for help!" She wanted to attend Marilyn's funeral, but Joe di Maggio banned anyone from Hollywood from attending. I heard that the only music played at the funeral was Judy's Over the Rainbow. There are several Marilyn boxed sets, you will find them on Amazon. I don't have them, but most of them contain the films that I have in single DVD's. Niagara, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How to Marry a Millionaire, There's No Business Like Show Business, The Seven Year Itch, Let's Make Love, and Some Like it Hot. I also have The Prince and the Showgirl, (my favourite MM film) . Yes, I met Gloria Swanson at the stage door of the London Palladium after the midnight show of The Night of 100 Stars in July 1964. She was really lovely, and signed my programme, as did Rita Moreno, I can't recall what ever happened to that programme. Judy was the surprise guest that evening, and the applause for her was louder than for The Beatles, who never did impress me anyway. Gloria's autobiography was entitled "Swanson on Swanson" which is one of the few showbiz bio's that I haven't yet read, and yes, she did have an affair with Joe Kennedy. |
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I find it surreal but kindof sweet that Judy and Marilyn had a kind of admiration for each other.
May I ask if you know much about the background surrounding Judy moving to London?Was this a direct result of Hollywood having had enough of her because of her behaviour or as a lady in her 40s was this to be expected up to a point so in a "dramaqueenly" way Judy "flounced" of to London?Am I right in thinking that Judy Garland died in London? Im aware that for a few years Lauren Bacall came to live in London for a little while when she was a bit older.Are you aware of any other big Hollywood names of this era coming to live in London/the UK in their latter years? |
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Wow, there are a lot of new posts to read! Quickly though - I watched 'The Lady Eve' last night. It was brilliant! I can see why you love Barbara so much Walter, she had so much screen presence. I could barely take my eyes off her the whole way through, she was magnetic!
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I find it surreal but kindof sweet that Judy and Marilyn had a kind of admiration for each other.
May I ask if you know much about the background surrounding Judy moving to London?Was this a direct result of Hollywood having had enough of her because of her behaviour or as a lady in her 40s was this to be expected up to a point so in a "dramaqueenly" way Judy "flounced" of to London?Am I right in thinking that Judy Garland died in London? Im aware that for a few years Lauren Bacall came to live in London for a little while when she was a bit older.Are you aware of any other big Hollywood names of this era coming to live in London/the UK in their latter years? She always loved London from her very first appearance at the London Palladium on April 9th 1951. She was a smash hit, and she always said that British audiences were her most loyal fans. She came back to the Palladium in August 1959, and received such a rapturous reception that she announced she was moving to London. When she separated from Sid Luft, her third husband she moved over here with her three children, but didn't stay for long. She was back in 1964, this time to appear as a surprise guest in The Night of 100 Stars, and then two consecutive weekend appearances, this time with Liza, and I was lucky enough to be at each performance. I saw her last London appearance at The Talk of the Town, Leicester Square, in February 1969, and it was a very sad experience. She was just a shadow of what she had been, and her voice was almost gone. She married her fifth husband Mickey Deans at Chelsea Registrar Office in March 1969. She invited lots of stars, including Bette Davis, who was over here filming, but the only one who turned up was their best man, Johnny Ray. As one reporter quipped, "Christ, even bloody Diana Dors stayed away. Just three months later, twelve days after her 47th birthday, Deans found her dead in the bathroom of their mews flat in 4 Cadogen Lane, Chelsea. Her body was embalmed and then flown to New York where her funeral was held at Campbell's Funeral Chapel in Manhatten. James Mason read the eulogy, and an estimated 20.00 people lined up to pay their respects. Lauren Bacall lived over here when she appeared on stage in Applause, and Sweet Bird of Youth. I can't recall any others, apart from Elaine Stritch who lived permanently at the Savoy for many years. |
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Wow, there are a lot of new posts to read! Quickly though - I watched 'The Lady Eve' last night. It was brilliant! I can see why you love Barbara so much Walter, she had so much screen presence. I could barely take my eyes off her the whole way through, she was magnetic!
This was the film in which Paramount's costume designer Edith Head transformed Barbara into a glamorous fashion plate. The fabulous wardrobe that she wore was timeless, and would still look great today. Barbara had never shown any interest in clothes before, but she was stunned when she saw how ravishing she looked that she had Edith design her costumes when she was filming at other studios. Looking at photo's of Barbara in her private life, she can often be seen wearing many of the costumes that she had worn in her films. |
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When Judy was sacked by MGM, she decided to start giving live concerts.
She always loved London from her very first appearance at the London Palladium on April 9th 1951. She was a smash hit, and she always said that British audiences were her most loyal fans. She came back to the Palladium in August 1959, and received such a rapturous reception that she announced she was moving to London. When she separated from Sid Luft, her third husband she moved over here with her three children, but didn't stay for long. She was back in 1964, this time to appear as a surprise guest in The Night of 100 Stars, and then two consecutive weekend appearances, this time with Liza, and I was lucky enough to be at each performance. I saw her last London appearance at The Talk of the Town, Leicester Square, in February 1969, and it was a very sad experience. She was just a shadow of what she had been, and her voice was almost gone. She married her fifth husband Mickey Deans at Chelsea Registrar Office in March 1969. She invited lots of stars, including Bette Davis, who was over here filming, but the only one who turned up was their best man, Johnny Ray. As one reporter quipped, "Christ, even bloody Diana Dors stayed away. Just three months later, twelve days after her 47th birthday, Deans found her dead in the bathroom of their mews flat in 4 Cadogen Lane, Chelsea. Her body was embalmed and then flown to New York where her funeral was held at Campbell's Funeral Chapel in Manhatten. James Mason read the eulogy, and an estimated 20.00 people lined up to pay their respects. Lauren Bacall lived over here when she appeared on stage in Applause, and Sweet Bird of Youth. I can't recall any others, apart from Elaine Stritch who lived permanently at the Savoy for many years. It had slipped my mind that shed married very shortly before she died.Was her final husband a "dodgy unsavoury character" may I ask?Have you heard any news healthwise on any of the stars still with us? |
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What a tragic but frustrating tale
It had slipped my mind that shed married very shortly before she died.Was her final husband a "dodgy unsavoury character" may I ask?Have you heard any news healthwise on any of the stars still with us? I also heard that by the time of her funeral he had arranged a book deal, and it was eventually published, entitled, "Weep No More My Lady." He died in 2003 ages 68. You can see their rather sad and pathetic wedding on YouTube, and Judy looks years older than not quite 47. ![]() The way stars are dropping like flies these days, I wouldn't like to comment on any of them concerning the state of their health. All I know is that every star that I loved in my youth will be gone in the next five years, but as I will be in my 80's by then, it is only to be expected. |
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Yes, Deans was a shady character, and also the third of her five husbands to be gay.
I also heard that by the time of her funeral he had arranged a book deal, and it was eventually published, entitled, "Weep No More My Lady." He died in 2003 ages 68. You can see their rather sad and pathetic wedding on YouTube, and Judy looks years older than not quite 47. ![]() The way stars are dropping like flies these days, I wouldn't like to comment on any of them concerning the state of their health. All I know is that every star that I loved in my youth will be gone in the next five years, but as I will be in my 80's by then, it is only to be expected. He sounds like a snake living off other peoples misery. Am I right in thinking that Lizas father and Judys ex husband Vincente Minnelli was gay or thought to be gay?Was it something confirmed after his death? Were any of Elizabeth Taylors husbands rumoured to be gay? |
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He sounds like a snake living off other peoples misery.
Am I right in thinking that Lizas father and Judys ex husband Vincente Minnelli was gay or thought to be gay?Was it something confirmed after his death? Were any of Elizabeth Taylors husbands rumoured to be gay? I have never heard that any of Liz Taylor's husbands were gay. In fact when Hedda Hopper, a very powerful Hollywood gossip columnist reported that Michael Wilding was gay, and having an affair with Stewart Granger, he sued her, and won, and that was practically the end of Hopper's powerful hold on Hollywood. Both Wilding and Granger were married several times, and those rumours were certainly unlikely |
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Yes, Minnelli was gay, in fact it was when Judy found him with another guy that she made her first suicide attempt by slashing her wrists. At the time her suicide attempt was known to the public, but not the reason why.
I have never heard that any of Liz Taylor's husbands were gay. In fact when Hedda Hopper, a very powerful Hollywood gossip columnist reported that Michael Wilding was gay, and having an affair with Stewart Granger, he sued her, and won, and that was practically the end of Hopper's powerful hold on Hollywood. Both Wilding and Granger were married several times, and those rumours were certainly unlikely BTW Walter were you a fan of Carole Lombard who died all too young in the 1950s in a plane crash?An even bigger star you think if she hadnt of died? |
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Was Hedda Hopper the columnist who upset Lauren Bacall by reporting that she was dating/enaged to Frank Sinatra?
BTW Walter were you a fan of Carole Lombard who died all too young in the 1950s in a plane crash?An even bigger star you think if she hadnt of died? Joan Bennett went further after Hopper made a bitchy remark about her husband Walter Wanger who shot Joan's friend in the groin and ended up doing a prison sentence. Joan sent Hedda a live skunk, with a note saying, "won't you be my Valentine? because nobody else will, you stink and so do." Hedda retaliated by naming the skunk "Joan" and saying that it was very well behaved. Carole Lombard actually died in 1942, and Gable went into the army soon afterwards. I liked her in To Be or Not to be, I wasn't a mad fan, but she would probably grown on me if she had lived. There aren't many of the stars of that era that I didn't like apart from Bergman and Hayworth. Difficult to say when she would have been a bigger star, although most of the great ladies of the Golden Age seemed to be at their most successful in the 1940's. |
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Yes, I read that she kicked Hopper in the backside, calling her, "a lousy bitch!"
Joan Bennett went further after Hopper made a bitchy remark about her husband Walter Wanger who shot Joan's friend in the groin and ended up doing a prison sentence. Joan sent Hedda a live skunk, with a note saying, "won't you be my Valentine? because nobody else will, you stink and so do." Hedda retaliated by naming the skunk "Joan" and saying that it was very well behaved. Carole Lombard actually died in 1942, and Gable went into the army soon afterwards. I liked her in To Be or Not to be, I wasn't a mad fan, but she would probably grown on me if she had lived. There aren't many of the stars of that era that I didn't like apart from Bergman and Hayworth. Difficult to say when she would have been a bigger star, although most of the great ladies of the Golden Age seemed to be at their most successful in the 1940's. ![]() For some reason I thought Carole Lombard died in a plane crash in 1958 but I think Im mixing the dates up with Elizabeth Taylors husband Mike Todd who also died in a plane crash. May I ask you to elaborate on why your not keen on Rita Hayworth?Is it the films(type of films) she was in or you dont think she can act well or was she an awful diva or madam in real life?She was certainly beautiful though.Didnt she marry very well I recall? |
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Is that the Joan actress who went onto marry Rod Steiger?! She doesnt sound like she takes any messing of anyone!
![]() For some reason I thought Carole Lombard died in a plane crash in 1958 but I think Im mixing the dates up with Elizabeth Taylors husband Mike Todd who also died in a plane crash. May I ask you to elaborate on why your not keen on Rita Hayworth?Is it the films(type of films) she was in or you dont think she can act well or was she an awful diva or madam in real life?She was certainly beautiful though.Didnt she marry very well I recall? Joan Bennett was a big star in the 1930's and '40's, she was the younger sister of another great actress, Constance Bennett. She played Amy in the first version of Little Women with Katharine Hepburn. She was one of the final four actresses who tested for the role of Scarlet O'Hara in Gone With the Wind, and starred with Edward G Robinson in The Woman in the Window and Scarlet Street. She played opposite Spencer Tracy as Liz Taylor's parents in the first and best version of Father of the Bride.. One of her later films was with Barbara and Fred MacMurray in There's Always Tomorrow in 1955. I saw her at Barbara's tribute at The Lincoln Centre in 1981 when she made a speech saying what pleasant memories that she had of working with Barbara on the film. It is difficult to say why we don't warm to some stars, maybe it is a chemical reaction. I am sure everyone dislikes some of the biggest stars, but can't really say why. All I know is that I have never enjoyed a Hayworth performance. She was totally manufactured, from her frizzy black hair with the low hairline which was raised by electrosis and then dyed red. Her singing voice was dubbed in every film, and I thought that her speaking voice was very bland. She married several times, including Orson Welles, Prince Aly Khan (she was a Princess for a brief time) and singer Dick Haymes. She also had many affairs including Glenn Ford, and Bette Davis's ex, Gary Merrill. She was well liked in the business, and she was probably a very nice woman, but she just did nothing for me. It also always irritated me when she was called a beautiful redhead when it wasn't natural. For me the most beautiful redhead was Susan Hayward, who died tragically young, and seems to be forgotten today, although she was one of the biggest stars of the late '40's and early 50's. |
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I remember being impressed with Hayward in "With a Song in My Heart" and "I Want to Live".
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Rita Hayworth was definitely a beautiful woman, but she underwent one hell of a transformation.
Does anybody have any recommendation of good screwball/romantic comedies that I could watch? I have a huge list now of movies to find and watch, but after a lot of hard work I really feel like relaxing with a classic rom-com. I've watched The Lady Eve and rewatched His Girl Friday recently and loved them, so if there's anything in a similar vein that you'd recommend I'd really appreciate it.
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I remember being impressed with Hayward in "With a Song in My Heart" and "I Want to Live".
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Rita Hayworth was definitely a beautiful woman, but she underwent one hell of a transformation.
Does anybody have any recommendation of good screwball/romantic comedies that I could watch? I have a huge list now of movies to find and watch, but after a lot of hard work I really feel like relaxing with a classic rom-com. I've watched The Lady Eve and rewatched His Girl Friday recently and loved them, so if there's anything in a similar vein that you'd recommend I'd really appreciate it. ![]() Auntie Mame was Warner Brother's biggest Box Office Hit of 1958. Roz Russell recreated her Broadway role, and she was quite magnificent. She was born to play Mame, probably because there was a lot of that madcap character in her personality. Roz was also Nominated for a Best Actress Oscar, and would probably have won if she had not been up against Susan Hayward at her dramatic best in I Want to Live. |
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No Rod's fourth wife was Joan Benedict, best known in the USA for her TV role in General Hospital. His first wife was the lovely and talented Claire Bloom.
Joan Bennett was a big star in the 1930's and '40's, she was the younger sister of another great actress, Constance Bennett. She played Amy in the first version of Little Women with Katharine Hepburn. She was one of the final four actresses who tested for the role of Scarlet O'Hara in Gone With the Wind, and starred with Edward G Robinson in The Woman in the Window and Scarlet Street. She played opposite Spencer Tracy as Liz Taylor's parents in the first and best version of Father of the Bride.. One of her later films was with Barbara and Fred MacMurray in There's Always Tomorrow in 1955. I saw her at Barbara's tribute at The Lincoln Centre in 1981 when she made a speech saying what pleasant memories that she had of working with Barbara on the film. It is difficult to say why we don't warm to some stars, maybe it is a chemical reaction. I am sure everyone dislikes some of the biggest stars, but can't really say why. All I know is that I have never enjoyed a Hayworth performance. She was totally manufactured, from her frizzy black hair with the low hairline which was raised by electrosis and then dyed red. Her singing voice was dubbed in every film, and I thought that her speaking voice was very bland. She married several times, including Orson Welles, Prince Aly Khan (she was a Princess for a brief time) and singer Dick Haymes. She also had many affairs including Glenn Ford, and Bette Davis's ex, Gary Merrill. She was well liked in the business, and she was probably a very nice woman, but she just did nothing for me. It also always irritated me when she was called a beautiful redhead when it wasn't natural. For me the most beautiful redhead was Susan Hayward, who died tragically young, and seems to be forgotten today, although she was one of the biggest stars of the late '40's and early 50's. I very naively assumed that Rita Hayworth was a natural redhead ![]() I kinda figured that Marilyn Monroe wasnt a natural blonde but who else coloured their hair very different to its natural colourI wonder?Im assuming Elizabeth Taylor was natural but what about Bette,Joan,Barbara and Doris Day?Im also quitr sure some of our movie men from the golden era may have worn wigs as they tried to keep their careers on track! ![]() PS Am I right in assuming that your quite a fan of Joan Bennett?When did she stop appearing in films? |
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Location: Faversham, Kent
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I very naively assumed that Rita Hayworth was a natural redhead
![]() I kinda figured that Marilyn Monroe wasnt a natural blonde but who else coloured their hair very different to its natural colourI wonder?Im assuming Elizabeth Taylor was natural but what about Bette,Joan,Barbara and Doris Day?Im also quitr sure some of our movie men from the golden era may have worn wigs as they tried to keep their careers on track! ![]() PS Am I right in assuming that your quite a fan of Joan Bennett?When did she stop appearing in films? Joan appeared in her last film in 1960, and from then until 1982 she appeared regularly on TV. She died in December 1990 aged 80. Doris Day was a brunette, but like Marilyn had the skin texture that really suited blonde hair. Bette and Joan were both brunettes, and both went blonde in the 1930's for a short period. Barbara only ever dyed her hair blonde once, and that was for the role of Stella Dallas. She said that her character had to run her fingers through her hair, and it would not have looked natural with a wig. I have mentioned before that she stubbornly refused to dye her hair when it started turning grey. You can see silver streaks as far back as 1945 when she was only 38. Fortunately it photographed blonde in black and white films, and when she began starring in Technicolor films in the 1950's she wore red or blonde wigs. In later years Bette and Joan wore wigs to cover up their thinning hair, as Maureen O'Hara does now. In contrast, Barbara's thick mop of lustrous silver hair became her trademark.
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Was such a feat ever mooted or possible in reality do you think?