#panther woman

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Uncolored version

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Born on this day 110 years ago: actress Kathleen Burke (5 September 1913 – 9 April 1980). She’s almost solely remembered for the 1932 horror movie Island of Lost Souls (tagline: “The Panther Woman lured men on … only to destroy them body and soul!”). Sporting the kind of heavy black eyeliner that anticipates Siouxsie Sioux or Exene Cervenka, Burke makes a vivid impression as the sarong-clad Lota the Panther Woman. As a publicity stunt, Paramount Pictures held a competition to cast an unknown in the role of Lota. Burke (a dental assistant from Chicago) entered the contest and beat an estimated 60,000 contestants. Her film career was ultimately fleeting. Burke retired from the screen in 1938, returned to obscurity and died in 1980. 

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Kathleen Burke as Lota the Panther Woman in Island of Lost Souls (1932).

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how I look at him when he says I can have ice cream after dinner 🥵

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Best Supporting Actress Angela Bassett 💜

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Woman of the day:

Actress, playwright, activist, Danai Gurira

Best known for her roles as Michonne on The Walking Dead, and Okoye in Black Panther

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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever stars Lupita Nyong'o & Danai Gurira

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@hypnoticwinter’s panther woman

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There’s just something about writing a black woman being loved and spoiled that really hits home for me. It is simply unmatched on my happiness scale.

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