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Clara Bow by Ira L. Hill
Vintage photograph of silent film superstar and woman who helped shape Hollywood and movies, Mary Pickford. The eternally youthful actress is a childish ragamuffin in this publicity photograph for Pickford’s own production company’s silent drama, “Sparrows” (1926) via
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Elsa Martinelli (born Elisa Tia) as a guest star in The Rogues, 1964. #elsamartinelli #gun #womenwithguns
Eve Arnold :: Simone Signoret during the filming of Sidney Lumet’s ‘The Deadly Affair,’ London 1966 / via kvetchlandia
Frank Powolny
:: Smiling coyly over her shoulder in
swimsuit and pumps was the actress Betty Grable, whose iconic image
above became the number-one pin-up of the World War II (1943). A
photographic masterpiece that emphasized Grable’s
beautiful legs. Hers were the ideal legs according to hosiery
specialists of the era [thigh (18.5″) calf (12″), and ankle
(7.5″)]. Grable was noted for having the most beautiful legs in
Hollywood and studio publicity widely dispersed photos featuring them.
They were insured for a million dollars at the Lloyds of London.
src: iconic photos / related post, here
John Engstead :: Ava Gardner with her morning coffee, forHarper`s Bazaar, date unknown / via silver screen nostalgia
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Chili Williams, born Marian Sorenson, wearing a polka-dot bikini appeared in Life magazine, 1943. Over the next few months she received more than 350,000 fan letters. She quickly became one of the soldiers favorite pin-up girls and was nicknamed ‘The Polka-Dot Girl’. / image and text source: Grapefruit Moon on eBay
John Springer :: Actresses Lillian Roth and Frances Dee
(right)
dressed as lovely mermaids of the sea, 1930′s (Photo by John Springer Collection / Corbis via Getty Images) / via silver-screen-nostalgia
Emotional vintage portrait of vaudevillian, stage
actress and Hollywood star Lola Lane
(born Dorothy Mullican). This mesmerizing close up art deco
portrait shows off Lane’s sublime beauty and androgynous style, ca. 1930′s / src: Grapefruit Moon Gallery
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