Myrna Loy, born Myrna Adele Williams on August 2, 1905 in Helena, Montana, was only thirteen when her father died of influenza in 1918. Her family subsequently moved to Los Angeles and already learning to dance it wasn’t long before she also took up acting. In 1923 she started dancing at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre andContinue reading “49 Stunning Vintage Photos of Actress Myrna Loy During the 1930s & 1940s”
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48 Amazing Vintage Photos From “The Munsters” TV Series (1964–1966)
The Munsters is an American sitcom depicting the home life of a family of benign monsters. The series starred Fred Gwynne as Frankenstein’s monster and head-of-the-household Herman Munster; Yvonne De Carlo as his wife Lily; Al Lewis as Lily’s father, Grandpa, the somewhat over-the-hill vampire Count Dracula who longs for the “good old days” inContinue reading “48 Amazing Vintage Photos From “The Munsters” TV Series (1964–1966)”
47 Stunning Photos of Actress Julie Christie in the 1960s
Julie Frances Christie (born 14 April 1940) is a British actress. An icon of the “Swinging Sixties”, Christie is the recipient of numerous accolades including an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. She has appeared in six films ranked in the British Film Institute’s BFI Top 100 BritishContinue reading “47 Stunning Photos of Actress Julie Christie in the 1960s”
50 Stunning Photos of Jill St. John in the 1960s
Born 1940 in Los Angeles, California, American actress Jill St. John began acting on radio at age 6. She made her screen debut in December 1949, at age 9, in the first full-length made-for-TV movie, a production of A Christmas Carol. She was in the TV show Sandy Dreams in 1949. And at age 11,Continue reading “50 Stunning Photos of Jill St. John in the 1960s”
50 Beautiful Photos That Show Fashion Styles of Audrey Hepburn in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”, 1961
Breakfast at Tiffany’s is a 1961 American romantic comedy film directed by Blake Edwards, written by George Axelrod, adapted from Truman Capote’s 1958 novella of the same name, and starring Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly, a naïve, eccentric café society girl who falls in love with a struggling writer (George Peppard). It also featured PatriciaContinue reading “50 Beautiful Photos That Show Fashion Styles of Audrey Hepburn in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”, 1961″
40 Vintage Photos from the 1935 Movie “Bride of Frankenstein”
Bride of Frankenstein is a 1935 American horror film, the first sequel to Frankenstein (1931). Bride of Frankenstein was directed by James Whale and stars Boris Karloff as The Monster, Elsa Lanchester in the dual role of his mate and Mary Shelley, Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein, and Ernest Thesiger as Doctor Septimus Pretorius. BelowContinue reading “40 Vintage Photos from the 1935 Movie “Bride of Frankenstein””
37 Behind the Scenes Photos Show Off the Costumes From the 1968 Movie ‘Barbarella’
The 1968 movie Barbarella became known as not only one of Jane Fonda’s most memorable roles, but also the pinnacle of sexy sci-fi costuming. Fonda took on the titular role of Barbarella–a futuristic astronaut in the year 40,000 who is tasked with stopping the evil Durand Durand. Directed by her husband at the time, RogerContinue reading “37 Behind the Scenes Photos Show Off the Costumes From the 1968 Movie ‘Barbarella’”
32 Vintage Photos of Mini Skirts From the Original ‘Star Trek’ Series, 1966
In the early 1960s the average stewardess uniform was a tailored suit with a nod toward military styling, but by mid-decade the uniforms were becoming increasingly fashionable, with “wild” colors and shorter skirts. Some details such as the front skirt flap and the outline of Yeoman Janice Rand’s checkerboard hairstyle appeared in LIFE magazine justContinue reading “32 Vintage Photos of Mini Skirts From the Original ‘Star Trek’ Series, 1966”
50 Handsome Photos of Actor Errol Flynn during the 1930s
Errol Flynn (1909-1959) was an Australian-born film star who gained fame in Hollywood in the 1930s as the screen’s premier swashbuckler. Tall, athletic and exceptionally handsome, Flynn personified the cavalier adventurer in a string of immensely popular films for Warner Brothers, most often co-starring with Olivia deHavilland in such screen classics as “Captain Blood” andContinue reading “50 Handsome Photos of Actor Errol Flynn during the 1930s”
46 Rare Behind the Scenes Photos from the Film ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ (1966)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is a 1966 Italian epic Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach in their respective title roles. Its screenplay was written by Age & Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzoni and Leone (with additional screenplay material and dialogue provided by anContinue reading “46 Rare Behind the Scenes Photos from the Film ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ (1966)”
