Inside Looking Out: Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Deneuve in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

Rub-a-dub-dub: Sophie Marceau

Sophie Marceau in Alex & Emma (2003)

Smoking in Bed: Cleo Moore

Cleo Moore in Women's Prison (1955)

Sweater Girl: Madeline Balcar

16 year old fashion model Madeline Balcar graced the cover of the March 21, 1949 issue of Life. She was apparently never heard from again, but, fortunately for us, she left these attractive artifacts behind.

For the Boys: Dame Vera Lynn

Dame Vera Lynn, DBE is an English singer and actress whose musical recordings and performances were enormously popular during World War II. During the war she toured Egypt, India and Burma, giving outdoor concerts for the troops. Nicknamed "The Forces' Sweetheart", the songs most associated with her are "We'll Meet Again" and "The White Cliffs of Dover".

In 1940, one year after the beginning of World War II, Lynn began her own radio programme,Sincerely Yours, sending messages to British troops serving abroad. She and her quartet would perform songs most requested by the soldiers. Lynn also visited hospitals to interview new mothers and send personal messages to their husbands overseas.

During the war years she toured Egypt, India and Burma, giving outdoor concerts for the troops.

(above and below) Vera Lynn with soldiers in the Far East

In 1942, Lynn recorded the Ross Parker/Hughie Charles song "We'll Meet Again", also appearing in the film of that name. The nostalgic lyrics ("We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when, but I know we'll meet again some sunny day") were very popular during the war and became one of the emblematic songs of the war.

Vera Lynn was appointed an Officer (OBE) of the Order of the British Empire in 1959, and a Dame Commander of the Order (DBE) in 1975. In 2000, she received a special "Spirit of the 20th Century" Award.

Biographical data courtesy wikipedia.

Bathing Beauties: Debra Paget

Reflections: Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor

Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor on their wedding day

March 15th 1964

Outlandish Hats: Raquel Torres

The Eyes Have It: Theda Bara

Bevy of Beauties 24: Valley of the Dolls (1967)

Barbara Parkins, Sharon Tate and Patty Duke

Sharon Tate, Barbara Parkins and Patty Duke

Out on the Town: Sophia Loren

with husband producer Carlo Ponti

with Romain Gary and Peter Ustinov, 1964

with Jayne Mansfield

The Art of the Dangle 25: Doris Dowling

Doris Dowling in The Lost Weekend (1945)

Light and Shadow: Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame and Sterling Hayden in Naked Alibi (1954)

Gloria Grahame and Gene Barry in Naked Alibi (1954)

Gloria Grahame and Gene Barry in Naked Alibi (1954)

Postcards - Miscellaneous (9)

Modern Femmes Fatale: Part 39

Bar Refa'eli

Beatrice Dalle

Carice van Houten

Claudia Schiffer

Nicole Kidman

Katherine Heigl

Maureen Van Mortis

Melanie Griffith

Christina Ricci

Snejana Onopka

Inside Looking Out: Ladies Behind Bars 15

Maria Rohm and Rosalba Neri in Island of Despair (1969)

Maria Rohm and Rosalba Neri in Island of Despair (1969)

Rub-a-dub-dub: Kim Novak

Kim Novak in The Notorious Landlady (1962)

Smoking in Bed: Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford and Cliff Robertson in Autumn Leaves (1956)

Sweater Girl: Marion Burns

Marion Burns, 1941

For the Boys: Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn during a USO tour of Korea, 1954