Portrait of the American actress Jean Arthur by Eugene Robert Richee (1929) and my Art Deco inspired patterns based on my photo of a pole in a Leipzig’s passage. Jean Arthur is my favourite actress with Natalie Wood. My favourite movies of her are “You can’t take it with you”, “Mr Deeds goes to town“, “The more…
Christmas tree i decorated with my aunt and my mother, my pattern based on my photo of a pole in a Leipzig’s passage and a photo of the actress Jean Arthur (1920s). Jean Arthur is my favourite actress with Natalie Wood. My favourite movies of her are “You can’t take it with you”, “Mr Deeds…
Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett and Walter Reisch were the screenwriters of the movie “Ninotchka“. Dudley Nichols and Hagar Wilde were the screenwriters of the movie “Bringing up Baby“. Viña Delmar and Arthur Richman were the screenwriter of “The awful truth“.
Elmer Fryer (1898-1944) was an American photographer who did portraits of Hollywood stars for Warner Bros from 1929 to 1941. He replaced Fred Archer in 1929, as the head of the Warner Bros’ still department. He photographed actors like Errol Flyn, Louise Brooks, Alice White, Loretta Young… Sources : vintagemoviestarphotos.blogspot.com, viennasclassichollywood.com, conradreeder.com
Jean Arthur photographed for the movie “The Ex- Mrs. Bradford” (1936). I designed the background based on my photo of the Galeries Lafayette in Berlin and the jewel belt. The costume designer Bernard Newman created this dress for the movie “The Ex- Mrs. Bradford” (1936). Jean Arthur is my favourite actress with Natalie Wood. My…
Robert Riskin was the screenwriter of the Frank Capra’s movies “It happened one night“, “Mr Deeds goes to town” and “You can’t take it with you“. Charles Lederer and Ben Hecht were the screenwriters of the movie “His girl Friday” starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. Morrie Ryskind was the screenwriter of the movie “My…
Photo of Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur for the movie « Mr. Deeds goes to town” directed by Franck Capra in 1936. I added my patterns and my photo of a dahlia. Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur Jean Arthur is my favourite actress with Natalie Wood. My favourite movies of her are “You can’t take…
Jean Arthur is my favourite actress with Natalie Wood. My favourite movies of her are “You can’t take it with you”, “Mr Deeds goes to town“, “The more the Merrier”, “Easy living”, “History is made at night”, “The devil and Miss Jones“, “A foreign affair”, “Too many husbands”, “The talk of the town”, “Only angels…
Mix of a photo of the American actress Jean Arthur (1920s) and my photo of a magnolia in the Palais Royal in Paris. Jean Arthur is my favourite actress with Natalie Wood. My favourite movies of her are “You can’t take it with you”, “Mr Deeds goes to town“, “The more the Merrier”, “Easy living”,…
Photo of Jean Arthur by Eugène Robert Richee in 1929, photo of dahlias and my Art Deco patterns. Jean Arthur is one of my favourite actresses. I love screwball comedy movies ; Jean Arthur was delightful in this kind of movies. “Mr. Deeds goes to town”, “You can’t take it with you”, “Easy living”, “The…
Photo of Rita Hayworth for “Down to earth” (1947) and my dahlia patterns. The costume designer Jean Louis designed the dress worn by Rita Hayworth for the movie. My favourite movies of her : Gilda, You’ll never get rich, You were never lovelier, Cover girl, Tonight and every night, Down to earth, My gal Sal,…
Photo of the actress Gene Tierney and my pattern. She played in one of the most wonderful movies : “The ghost and Mrs Muir” directed by Mankiewicz in 1941 and starring Rex Harrison and George Sanders. A young widow Lucy Muir, settled with her daughter in a cottage by the sea. But this house is…
Photo of Ava Gardner, photo of my Christmas tree (2018), star and angel lights in Strasbourg (2019).
Photo of Hedy Lamarr, my photo of Colmar (2019), my Christmas tree design and a Fifties holly brooch.