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Magnifique Brigitte Bardot.

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Happy Birthday Shirley 🥳🎂🎈🎁🎉

Shirley MacLean Beaty

April 24,1934

Buon Compleanno 🥳🎂🎈🎁🎉

24 Aprile 1934

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The Great Greta Garbo

Glamorous, compelling, and ever so famous was the iconic movie star, Greta Garbo. She graced Hollywood in the 1920s and 1930s with films like “Wild Orchids” and “The Kiss.” Altogether, she starred in thirty-three films and captivated men and women alike.

Greta was born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson on September 18, 1905 in Stockholm, Sweden and died April 15, 1990 in New York City at the age of 84 to pneumonia. Her childhood was that of poverty where her family lived in the slums. Her father was an itinerant laborer and didn’t earn much money to give his family the life he wanted for them to have. When Greta was old enough to work, she took various positions to help ease the strain of supporting the family.

One fateful day, film director Erik Petschler saw Greta and was mesmerized with her beauty after seeing her in a commercial advertising women’s clothing and he offered her a small role in his 1922 film “Peter the Tramp.” She was bitten by the acting bug and she started school at the Royal Dramatic Theater in Stockholm. She landed a major role in a 1925 Swedish movie “Gösta Berlings Saga” (The Saga of Gösta Berling). The director, Mauritz Stiller changed her birth name to Garbo as he felt it was fitting and becoming for her unique beauty. Seeing her potential, he negotiated with MGM (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) Studios in Hollywood and secured her a contract. Louis B. Mayer had doubts about Greta’s screen performance until the release of her first American 1926 film “The Torrent.” Her lustrous glow and the fluidity of how she moved impressed Mayer so much so that he gave her an exclusive contract.

1930’s “Anna Christie” was Greta’s first sound film. The movie was marketed with “Garbo talks!” She would earn three Oscar nominations for best actress for her performances in “Anna Christie,” “Camille,” and for “Ninotchka.” She never did win, but she did receive an Honorary Academy Award in 1955. She won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for best actress for her performance in 1935’s Anna Karenina. Her last film was “Two-Faced Woman” in 1941 and it received bad reviews that greatly humiliated her. Her acting life halted despite offers for other films after the movie flop.

Greta never married nor did she have children. Her first romance was with her often co-Star John Gilbert. In her latter years, she had a relationship with Leopold Stokowski, conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra. It’s rumored that she had an affair with Russian-born millionaire George Schlee, stealing him from his wife. It’s specualted that Greta was bisexual, some would claim she was predominantly lesbian, but no one could confirm that. Though she appeared in events, she disliked the feeling uncomfortable acting like a socialite because it wasn’t who she was.

Greta would live the remainder of her life in a New York City apartment. She was an honored guest in the White House and She received treatment for breast cancer and would have dialysis treatment at a local hospital where she would later die from pneumonia. She will always be regarded as one of the most beautiful and graceful women that gifted us with her talent.

Until next time, Aloha oe.

Photos: *Getty Images, Posterlounge

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Goodbye, Bersagliera 😔

For each good news there must always be a bad one... we lost another legend of the XX century: Gina Lollobrigida.

Born in 1927, she was one of the last living stars from Golden Age Hollywood. One of the most famous italian actresses and sex symbol of the 50s and 60s. Her filmography is endless and she's been the star of many all-time masterpieces of cinema, both in Italy and in the States. In 2008 she received her own star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Gina Lollobrigida as Maria "la Bersagliera" and Vittorio de Sica in "Pane, Amore e Fantasia" (1953)

As the icon she was, she couldn't avoid appearing in Disney comics.

Well-known is the parody Barks made of her in "The Midas Touch", which is really curious 'cause Gina Luluduckita is actually Magica in disguise. Magica. A character inspired by Sophia Loren, Lollobrigida's all time rival:

No wonder in the italian version she's called Gina... Babuccia! That's kinda funny if you think about it, though! Sophia Loren pretending to be Gina Lollobrigida! XD

Maybe, Gina "Lollo" Lollobrigida didn't appreciate such a straight forward reference, after all she was in fact still collaborating with Topolino at the time.

That's right: Gina Lollobrigida not only was the amazing beauty and perfect actress (but also painter and sculptor) we all know, but she also was a good friend of Topolino.

In the 50s she handled Topolino's inside feature "Fata Fantasia" in which she answered any kind of questions from the readers:

And even before that, she sent a drawing to Topolino in 1940 when she was 13! The drawing illustrates one of the streets of Subiaco (her native town near Rome) and it was published on issue #413 (Topolino was still in newspaper format at the time), and you can see just how talented she already was:

(This last one is a fun fact I did not know. I've learned about it today from Papersera Forum facebook page ^^)

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Star Trek Legend Nichelle Nichols Has Died At 89

Star Trek Legend Nichelle Nichols Has Died At 89 https://buzzfeed.com/skbaer/star-trek-lt-uhura-nichelle-nichols-dies

Nichelle Nichols, the actor who became a Star Trek legend and broke ground for Black women on screen with her portrayal of Lt. Nyota Uhura, has died. She was 89.

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Nichols as Lt. Nyota Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series in 1967

She had been treated for dementia in her 80s, and in an Instagram post on Sunday, her son Kyle Johnson wrote that she died of natural causes.

"Her light however, like the ancient galaxies now being seen for the first time, will remain for us and future generations to enjoy, learn from, and draw inspiration," Johnson wrote. "Hers was a life well lived and as such a model for us all."

A beloved icon of the science-fiction franchise, Nichols’ casting as a prominent character in a position of authority was unprecedented and radical for a TV show that first aired in 1966. Her character’s kiss with William Shatner’s Captain James Kirk also broke ground for being one of the first interracial kisses ever aired on television. After the original series ended, Nichols worked with NASA to recruit women and people of color as astronauts and continued to act, appearing onstage and in films like Snow Dogs and the TV series The Young and the Restless. Still, throughout her life, she remained devoted to Star Trek and was a fixture at fan conventions well into her 80s.

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Magazine Promotion - “If I were King” (1938) - Frances Dee and Ronald Colman #FrancesDee #RonaldColman #ifiwereking #legends #oldhollywood #silverscreen

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PM Modi met Vyjayanthimala in Chennai

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Marlene Dietrich in Café Elektric (1927)

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Marilyn Monroe Poster Fan Art Iconic Digital Art Print Hollywood Icon Superstar Marilyn Monroe Wall Art Iconic Movie Star Marilyn Monroe

Immerse yourself in the timeless allure of Hollywood's iconic Marilyn Monroe through this captivating digital vector art print. Presented in striking black and white, this piece effortlessly captures the essence of Monroe's glamour and enigmatic beauty.

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The Lola Falana Show

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Raquel Welch.

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Happy Birthday Dianne 🥳🎂🎈🎁🎉

March 28,1948

Buon Compleanno 🥳🎂🎈🎁🎉

28 Marzo 1948

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Frances Dee and Miriam Hopkins in a scene from Becky Sharp (1935)