with Michel Auclair in Symphonie pour un massacre (1963)
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
For the Boys: Patty Thomas
with Bob Hope in the Southwest Pacific, 1944
with guitarist Tony Romano in the Southwest Pacific, 1944
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
Outlandish Hats: Three Owls and a Chicken
This is one of those posts for which I wish I had some clever explanation. Some historical tidbit that would make clear the motivation for whatever fashion statement is being made by the lovely ladies below. Alas, I am at a loss to explain what is going on with these carnivorous strigiformes, each with its attendant half-consumed rodent.
The fact that I found 3 of these pictures, all pre-code actresses and all roughly similar in theme, seems unlikely to be a coincidence, but even The Owl Utopia, where I found the owl photos, offered no explanation for why they should be adorned by such macabre headgear.
As for the chicken hat adorning Miss Townsend, I suspect it was taken as publicity for the movie Chicken Every Sunday (1949). I believe I have seen this movie, but I don't recall the hat making an appearance in the film. Thanks to my good wife Jann of 69BlackBras for the pic.
Jean Harlow
Clara Bow
Louise Brooks
Colleen Townsend
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