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The Art Deco actress Jean Arthur
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…
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An Art Deco Christmas with Jean Arthur
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…
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Favourite quotes in old Hollywood movies (3) (Screwball comedy)
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“.
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Favourite quotes in old Hollywood movies (2) (Film noir movies)
Marion Parsonnet and Ben Hecht : Gilda’s screenwriters Anthony Veiller : The killers’ screenwriter Billy wilder, Raymond Chandler and James M. Cain : Double indemnity’ screenwriters Sources : IMDB and Pinterest
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The Old Hollywood photographer Elmer Fryer
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
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The glamorous Jean Arthur
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…
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Favourite quotes in old Hollywood movies (1) (Screwball comedy movies)
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…
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Jean Arthur and Gary Cooper in the movie « Mr. Deeds goes to town »
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…
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The actress Jean Arthur in the 1930s
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…
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The lovely actress Jean Arthur
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”,…
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The pretty American actress Jean Arthur
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…
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Radiant Rita Hayworth
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,…
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Luminous Gene Tierney
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…
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Ava Gardner celebrating Christmas
Photo of Ava Gardner, photo of my Christmas tree (2018), star and angel lights in Strasbourg (2019).
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Hedy Lamarr celebrating Christmas
Photo of Hedy Lamarr, my photo of Colmar (2019), my Christmas tree design and a Fifties holly brooch.
