stardust of yesterday

Dancing in Film: The six women who’ve danced on film with both Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly; Rita Hayworth, Judy Garland, Vera-Ellen, Debbie Reynolds, Leslie Caron, and Cyd Charisse

Now, Voyager (1942) dir. Irving Rapper

Thank you for the smiles and laughter. We love you Doris Day

Marlene Dietrich in a red knit sweater from Knize photographed by Ray Jones , Los Angeles, 1940  

Bette Davis and George Brent in Dark Victory (1939)

to state the obvious, this is not meant to be a be all end all guide. it’s just a start for people who wanna know more about some of the essentials of the era. there’s plenty of people and movies i didn’t include but at least now you can listen to vogue and understand all the references.

The Graduate (1967) dir. Mike Nichols

Top 10 Arrested Development Characters [As Voted by My Followers]

“What man is suitable, doctor? She’s never found one. What man would ever look at me and say, ‘I want you.’? I’m fat. My mother doesn’t approve of dieting. Look at my shoes. My mother approves of sensible shoes. Look at the books on my shelves. My mother approves of good solid books. I’m my mother’s well-loved daughter. I’m her companion. I am my mother’s servant. My mother says! My mother. My mother! MY MOTHER!” Bette Davis as Charlotte Vale in Now, Voyager (1942) dir. Irving Rapper

Robert Mitchum photographed during the filming of Heaven Knows, Mr Allison  (John Huston, 1957) on the island of Tobago

I’ll never let you go, Richard. Never, never…

Leave Her To Heaven (1945) Directed by John M. Stahl

Audrey Hepburn, 1956, photo by David Seymour

Gloria Steinem & Dorothy Pitman-Hughes’ Restaging Of Iconic Portrait Shows That Activism Has No Age

Lauren Bacall, 1955