July 1st is a birthday bonanza for classic-movie fans. Here’s a rundown of the legends born on this date.
1. Actor Olivia de Havilland and director William Wyler were both born on July 1st (she in 1916; he in 1902). Here they are celebrating their shared birthday on the set of The Heiress (1949) with costar Miriam Hopkins.
2. Charles Laughton was one of the great actors ever to set foot on a Hollywood soundstage, and he was the talented and imaginative director of The Night of the Hunter (1957). He was born July 1, 1899, in Scarborough, England. The photo is from a never-finished version of I, Claudius.
3. Happy 90th birthday to Leslie Caron, who brought such elegance and joie de vivre to her roles in An American in Paris (1951), Gigi (1958). and Father Goose (1964).
4. Three cheers for the wonderful Farley Granger who was a memorable Hitchcock protagonist in Rope (1948) and Strangers on a Train (photo with Robert Walker). He was born July 1, 1925, in San Jose, Calif.
I never really had the time to post this–and it’s been two years! It’s been locked up and accumulating dust somewhere in my files! An American In Paris is one of my favorite movie musicals out there (with the lovely Leslie Caron and of course, Gene Kelly too! *squee*), and it’d be a shame if I never shared this huhu.
I miss doing traditional artworks… I know, I’m so lame–I keep telling others how busy I am of my thesis WAHH but when I graduate from college this year, I have to promise myself to have actual time learning how to paint and illustrate. (ી(΄◞ิ౪◟ิ‵)ʃ)♥
(Handmade Soft Toy inspired by the 1955 film starring Leslie Caron as Cinderella and Michael Wilding as the Prince based on the fairy tale by Charles Perrault )
Leslie Caron photographed by Walter Carone in costume for Roland Petit’s ballet “La Rencontre” in 1948. Gene Kelly saw her dancing and a few years later decided to cast her in An American in Paris.
