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Pawesome Pet Picture: Marilyn Monroe.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 2, 2011
Personal Quote:
Dogs never bite me. Just humans. read more
"Battle Of The Blondes": Marilyn Monroe VS Jayne Mansfield.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 1, 2011
This month TCM, is Spotlighting a feature they call, "Battle of the Blondes". First in the ring is: Marilyn Monroe VS Jayne Mansfield:
Marilyn Monroe(June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962). Her performances in the films, The Asphalt Jungle and All About Eve (both 1950), launched her acting care read more
Blonde Bombshells.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 30, 2011
Over the years, Hollywood has tried to find another Marilyn Monroe. She is one of the greatest sex symbols of all time, and she still sets the standard for glamour, sexuality and beauty. Even today, nearly half a century after Monroe’s 1962 death, we still can’t stop trying to fill her read more
This week on N and CF. (19)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 28, 2011
ON TCM Coming in November: Battle Of The Blondes: Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, Judy Holliday, Jean Harlow, Mae West, Carole Lombard, Grace Kelly, Betty Grable, Doris Day, and Kim Novak. Noir and Chick Flicks, will also spotlight The blondes.
On TCM...All A Board! On Thursdays, all read more
Dawn's Spooktacular list of favorite Halloween films:
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 27, 2011
I'm celebrating Halloween with a alphabetical listing of my husbands and mine favorite Halloween films. Believe me... some of these Spooktaclar films, I can not watch alone.
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948). Film directed by Charles Barton and starring the comedy team of Abbott and C read more
Billie Rhodes: Pioneer Actress.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on Oct 27, 2011
Despite having appeared in some 200 films, Billie Rhodes is completely forgotten today, even by the film buffs. Born Levita Axelrod in San Francisco on August 15, 1894, Billie had a brief stage career in stock and a tour on the Orpheum circuit. She entered films with the Kalem Company at the sugges read more
Pawsome Pet Pictures: Lucille Ball
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Oct 26, 2011
You see that gentleman over there? I think he wants to come talk to me.Let's play hard to get. read more
Pawsome Pet Pictures: May West. (1)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 26, 2011
Personal Quote:
On Marilyn Monroe: "The only gal who came near to me in the sex appeal department was pretty little Marilyn Monroe. All the others had were big boobs". read more
Buster Keaton: Part 8 of 8.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 24, 2011
Keaton, has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: One for motion pictures and one for television.
In 1994, caricaturist Al Hirschfeld penned a series of silent film stars for the United States Post Office, including, Keaton.
Keaton, was famous for wearing a "pork pie hat". He started wit read more
Nina Foch
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 23, 2011
Nina Foch (April 20, 1924 - December 5, 2008). Her mother was the actress and singer Consuelo Flowerton, who returned to the U.S. after her marriage to Foch's father, classical music conductor Dirk Fock ended. Nina could play the piano but, was more interested in acting.
Foch, mostly played, fore read more
This week on N and CF. (20)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 22, 2011
Happy Birthday: Joan Fontaine. (born October 22, 1917). Her film debut was a small role in, No More Ladies (1935) She performed with Fred Astaire in his first film without Ginger Rogers, A Damsel in Distress (1937), but the film flopped. She continued performing in small parts in about a dozen fil read more
In Memory: Silent Film Star Barbara Kent (December 16, 1907 – October 13, 2011).
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 21, 2011
Barbara Kent (December 16, 1907 – October 13, 2011). Was one of the last surviving stars of silent films, passed away in Palm Desert, Calif. She was 103. She began her Hollywood career in 1925, aged 17. She is best known for her performance with Greta Garbo in the film, Flesh and the Devil(1 read more
Buster Keaton: Part 7.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 20, 2011
In 1950, Keaton had a show called, The Buster Keaton Show. A Live show with Buster recreating his classic routines.
He next went on to film, The Misadventures of Buster Keaton, who plays the wacky owner of a sporting goods store who moonlights as the director/producer of a small theatre.
Keaton read more
Pawsome Pet Pictures: Joan Collins
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on Oct 19, 2011
Joan and her cute little friend read more
Pawsome Pet Pictures: Gladys Cooper. (2)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 19, 2011
List of some of my favorite Gladys Films:
(1949) Madame Bovary
Mme. Dupuis
(1949) The Secret Garden
Mrs. Medlock
(1948) Homecoming
Mrs. Kirby
(1948) The Pirate
Aunt Inez
(1947) The Bishop's Wife
Mrs. Hamilton
(1947) Green Dolphin Street
Sophie Patourel
(1944) Mrs. Parkington
Alice - Du read more
Buster Keaton: Part 6.
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 19, 2011
Throughout the 1940s, Keaton played character roles in both "A" and "B" films. Producers occasionally hired him for cameos in such films as:
In the Good Old Summertime (1949). Keaton worked as a gag writer at MGM when this movie was made. The filmmakers wanted him to find a way to break a violin read more
Ethel Grandin: Pioneer Actress
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on Oct 18, 2011
Winsome and diminutive, Ethel Grandin was among the first and most popular of the early screen stars. Born in New York City on March 3, 1894, Ethel had gone on stage in 1900, and appeared with Joseph Jefferson in “Rip Van Winkle.” In 1910, with her mother, Ethel went down to the Amer read more
Happy Birthday: Rita Hayworth!
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 17, 2011
Rita Hayworth, one of the great beauties of her era, was also a very talented actress, dancer, and comedian. She started her performing career partnered with her father, in a dancing team called, "The Dancing Cansinos". At that time Hayworth, was not of legal age to work in the California's nightc read more
Happy Birthday: Angela Lansbury!
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 16, 2011
Angela Lansbury(born 16 October 1925), is an English actress and singer in theatre, television and motion pictures, whose career has spanned eight decades. Sometimes, she performed in roles older than her actual age. Her first film performance was in,
Gaslight (1944). Angela Lansbury was only 17 read more
This Week on Noir and Chick Flicks. (3)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Oct 15, 2011
ON TCM Oct. 15th. The Bicycle Thief (1948). Italian neorealist film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It tells the story of a poor man searching the streets of Rome for his stolen bicycle, which he needs to be able to work. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Luigi Bartolini and was ada read more