Gene Kelly as Joe Ross in Summer Stock (1950)
Marilyn Monroe photographed by Ed Feingersh in New York, March 1955.
Ginger Rogers in SWING TIME (1935) Costume Design by Bernard Newman
“I’m not beautiful. My mother once called me an ugly duckling. But, listed separately, I have a few good features.” Audrey Hepburn
CHARADE (1963) dir. Stanley Donen
“You dance love, and you dance joy, and you dance dreams. And I know if I can make you smile by jumping over a couple of couches or running through a rainstorm, then I'll be very glad to be a song and dance man.”
- Gene Kelly, born on August 23, 1912 #botd 💕
GINGER ROGERS in THE BARKLEYS OF BROADWAY (1949) Costume Design by IRENE
↳ THEN I’LL BE VERY GLAD TO BE A SONG AND DANCE MAN. —GENE KELLY
Gene Kelly & Leslie Caron in An American in Paris (1951)
RITA HAYWORTH in YOU'LL NEVER GET RICH (1941) — dir. Sidney Lanfield
Travilla was able to design lots of evening gowns for the film as we watch the three girls date the various millionaires. But the best scene is the fashion show, where we get to see a parade of summer resort fashions and beachwear. The film is a “must see” for that scene alone!
HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE (1953) >> Costumes dir. Jean Negulesco costume design by William Travilla
Ava Gardner as Pandora Reynolds Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951) dir. Albert Lewin
SUSPICION (1941) dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Marilyn Monroe during a night show for the 25th Marine Division in Korea, Feb. 1954
Roman Holiday, 1953 dir. William Wyler
Ava Gardner on the set of Singapore, 1947