Retro Love

Claudette Colbert touching up her makeup on the set of It Happened One Night, 1934

Joan Crawford, George Hurrell, 1935

Audrey Hepburn and make-up artist Alberto de Rossi during the production of “The Nun’s Story”, 1958

We were not like the prior situation comedies about husbands and wives.  You know, where the housewife was vacuuming in a big flowered frock and I said ‘I’d really like to wear pants, because that’s what I wear as a housewife.’ And they let me do it, but they were very nervous.–Mary Tyler Moore on The Dick Van Dyke Show

RIP Mary Tyler Moore. We’ll never forget your comedic brilliance.

Lauren Bacall, 1949

Early studio portraits of Paul Newman, 1950s

”She wanted to be with Carrie.” - Todd Fisher Carrie Fisher [October 21, 1956 - December 27, 2016] Debbie Reynolds [April 1, 1932 - December 28 2016]

“It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.” “The legs aren’t so beautiful, darling. I just know what to do with them.” “I have a child and I have made a few people happy. That is all.” In memory of screen legend and glamour icon Marlene Dietrich… Born on December 27th, 1901 in Berlin, Germany Died on May 6th, 1992 (age 90) in Paris, France ❤

Ella Fitzgerald, c.1937

She appeared in some excellent films - Moulin Rouge, Lili, Touch of Evil - though she was only a competent actress. I enjoyed her most in Queen of Outer Space (Edward Bernds, 1958) which allowed her to be her own delightfully demented self.

Happy 100th Birthday, Betty Grable // December 18, 1916 - July 2, 1973 // “She was the funniest person I ever knew, and everyone loved her. She had what I call a kind of kinky, curly, wonderful way of looking at things.” - Lucille Ball

Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray in a deleted scene from Remember the Night (1940)

Joan Crawford

A rather regal portrait of Jean Harlow, publicity for Dinner at Eight  (George Cukor, 1933)

Life is better when you’re laughing.

Lauren Bacall - 1944