Farrah Fawcett in a skintight red bikini flashing her gorgeous smile. This sounds like a recipe for a great photograph, and in 1976, it proved to be true. The photographs were taken by Bruce McBroom at her house one summer day in 1976. “She was amazingly beautiful and sweet, and it’s not fair that thingsContinue reading “46 Gorgeous Photos of Farrah Fawcett From the 1970s”
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The Ideal Female Body Shape of the 1920s
In 1928, a group of Hollywood film studio artists drew “the ideal screen type.” An amalgamation of the famous disembodied parts of Hollywood stars, the ideal screen type was doe-eyed and fair, holding her willowy arms at a coy akimbo. Beside the artists’ illustration of the composite ideal appeared the remarkable photographic image of theContinue reading “The Ideal Female Body Shape of the 1920s”
Beautiful Color Pictures From Classic Film “Irma la Douce” (1963)
Irma la Douce is a 1963 romantic comedy starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine, directed by Billy Wilder. It is based on the 1956 French stage musical Irma La Douce by Marguerite Monnot and Alexandre Breffort. Below is a collection of 17 beautiful color photos from motion picture Irma la Douce, taken by LIFE photographerContinue reading “Beautiful Color Pictures From Classic Film “Irma la Douce” (1963)”
The Story Behind John Lennon’s Psychedelic Rolls-Royce Phantom V
Only 517 Rolls-Royce Phantom Vs were manufactured. It was an ultra-exclusive car, weighing 2.5 tonnes with a 3.6-metre wheelbase and the same 6.2L V8 engine as the Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II. The British Crown owned two of them, ridden by Queen Elizabeth II and the Queen Mother. However, even they are outshone by the car’sContinue reading “The Story Behind John Lennon’s Psychedelic Rolls-Royce Phantom V”
“Queen of The Amazons” – 19 Fabulous Photos of the 6’4″ Tall Burlesque Queen Lois DeFee in the 1930s and 1940s
Born 1918 in a small town in Texas, Lois DeFee lost her parents early and was raised in Texas by an aunt (her father’s sister) and uncle. It was not a happy situation, and Lois began trying to run away at the age of four. At the age of 13 Lois ran away from herContinue reading ““Queen of The Amazons” – 19 Fabulous Photos of the 6’4″ Tall Burlesque Queen Lois DeFee in the 1930s and 1940s”
Nat Love, America’s Greatest Black Cowboy of the Wild West
Mounted on my favorite horse, my … lariat near my hand, and my trusty guns in my belt … I felt I could defy the world. — Nat Love in The Life and Adventures of Nat Love, 1907 Thousands of black cowboys drove cattle up the Chisholm Trail after the Civil War, but only NatContinue reading “Nat Love, America’s Greatest Black Cowboy of the Wild West”
he Story of the Patty Hearst’s Kidnapping Through Pictures in the 1970s
Patricia Campbell Hearst (born February 20, 1954) is an American author and actress, and granddaughter of American publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst. She first became known for the events following her 1974 kidnapping by the Symbionese Liberation Army. She was found and arrested 19 months after being abducted, by which time she was a fugitiveContinue reading “he Story of the Patty Hearst’s Kidnapping Through Pictures in the 1970s”
Portraits of Peg Entwistle, the Young Actress Who Committed Suicide by Jumping Off the Hollywood Sign in 1932
“I am afraid, I am a coward. I am sorry for everything. If I had done this a long time ago, it would have saved a lot of pain. P.E.”In 1932, Peg Entwistle, a New York stage actress, became the symbol of the dark side of the Hollywood dream. Emboldened by her Broadway success, theContinue reading “Portraits of Peg Entwistle, the Young Actress Who Committed Suicide by Jumping Off the Hollywood Sign in 1932”
30 Vintage Photos of Paul Newman in the 1950s and 1960s
Paul Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an Academy Award winning American actor who was also an accomplished entrepreneur, professional racing driver, activist and philanthropist. Famous for his dashing looks and striking blue eyes, he is regarded as one of the most handsome men ever to have graced Hollywood. A highly talentedContinue reading “30 Vintage Photos of Paul Newman in the 1950s and 1960s”
Portraits of Queen Victoria
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Known as the Victorian era, her reign of 63 years and seven months was longer than any previous British monarch. It was a period ofContinue reading “Portraits of Queen Victoria”
