My everything.
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A Little Girl From Little Rock | Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
A few of my favorite trivia bits:
When told she was not the star of the film, Marilyn Monroe was quoted as saying, “Well whatever I am, I’m still the blonde.”
For this film Gwen Verdon coached Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe in both their dancing and walking–trying to teach Marilyn to use less sex, and Jane to use more.
In the “Ain’t There Anyone Here for Love?” sequence, Jane Russell’s fall into the pool was an accident. When Howard Hawks saw the dailies, he kept it in the film.
Marilyn Monroe reportedly suggested the line, “I can be smart when it’s important, but most men don’t like it.” I think this is a good summation of her life and career.
My aunt hates Jane Russell because she used to do annoying bra commericials when she was growing up.
Marlene in colour.
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Marlene Dietrich in Shanghai Express, 1932
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Marlene Dietrich. Even in fiercest time, surrounded by the most GQ people, she is the baddest bitch you’ve ever seen.
Marlene is my spirit animal.
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Audrey Hepburn dances in Funny Face, 1957
This is what art school feels like sometimes.
Marlene Dietrich in Seven Sinners, 1940
“I’m a baaaaddddd influence.”
I have said this before and I’ll say it again: I worship the wit of Ms. Davis, I adore the beauty of Ms. Garbo, but I will always want to be Ms. Dietrich. Her presence & personality were as strong as any man but she was never anything less than a woman. An embodiment of sensuality, strength, and glamour on the silver screen. Conqueror of an endless string of men and women offscreen. Marlene would, I believe today, be best described as having “swagger.” Though lovely in stills, I didn’t think she possessed the epic beauty of Garbo. Then I saw her in motion on film: to watch her is to be mesmerized. When they say ‘star quality’ this is what they mean.
Also, she wanted to kill Hitler with her hoo-hah. So there’s that.
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers–Cheek to Cheek (from Top Hat)
“Rogers was outstanding among Astaire’s partners not because she was superior to others as a dancer but because, as a skilled, intuitive actress, she was cagey enough to realize that acting did not stop when dancing began…the reason so many women have fantasized about dancing with Fred Astaire is that Ginger Rogers conveyed the impression that dancing with him is the most thrilling experience imaginable”.
Is it possible to incredibly, unbearably, heart-brokenly miss an era in which you did not live? From about 2:20 on I just…melt.
