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“It is painful for Katharine Hepburn to meet new people. It is still utterly upsetting for her to be on display and know about it. On Broadway Hepburn sailed through each performance of “The Philadelphia Story” — except when close friends of hers told her they’d be in the audience. Then she could see nothing but their faces.” - Photoplay Magazine “What Happened to Hepburn?” (December 1940)
Friend George Cukor actually there on one of those antsy nights Katharine had and promptly went back stage to tell her how lousy she was, with her agreeing.
To calm her nerves on opening night in New York, Kate stated that she did not stay at her New York townhouse but instead at a hotel and avoided all telegrams since they could contain mention of her performances.
These fantastic Vandamm photos of #KatharineHepburn are for THE PHILADELPHIA STORY on stage, taken in 1939 for promotions.
(First photo scanned from my personal collection - she is sitting with her leg tucked under her, her leg is not cropped in the photo!)
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Corinne Griffith decided early in life to be a Southern girl, and as much Southern as she could; so she chose New Orleans as her birthplace. Her first photoplay acting was done for Vitagraph, Western, and from the Los Angeles organization she came East to play leads for Earle Williams.
Photoplay, August 1917. Internet Archive.
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Jean Harlow painted by Earl Christy on the cover of Photoplay, August 1932. Internet Archive.
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Betty Howe is a daughter of Manhattan, having made her debut on this topsy-turvy stage of life in that city in the year 1895. She was educated at Chappaqua, N. Y., and came to the shadow stage via Vitagraph where her most notable work was done in “The Alibi.” Then she played a part in the Beatrice Fairfax serial. Miss Howe is five feet tall and has black eyes and hair.
Photoplay, December 1916. Internet Archive.
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An amazing array of swimsuits in the September 1928 issue of Photoplay, especially the suit worn by Lilyan Tashman (lower right corner) with two geese on it, by Howard Greer. And that’s an early example (Patricia Avery, upper left) of someone wearing a two-piece suit!
(source:archive.org)
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Wally Exercises with a Pair of Bell(e)s
Of course they’re not the “dumb” kind, but all hands will concede that they are some belles. On the right of the smiling Mr. Reid is Eileen Percy, Douglas Fairbanks’ leading lady; and on his left arm, Miss Anita Loos, Mr. Fairbanks’ high-salaried authoress.
Photoplay,August 1917. Internet Archive.
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No. Wait. THIS photo of Myrna Loy! (This time from the September 1928 issue of Photoplay.)
Caption text: “In the light that lies in a woman’s eyes is the principal charm of the face, according to Preston Duncan. In this futuristic portrait of Myrna Loy, the photographer has subordinated her other features by lines and shadows to bring out the beauty of her eyes. And, incidentally, if Myrna were the wage-slave of a company which would give her better stories, she’d be recognized as one of the most seductive actresses on the screen”
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A sleep-deprived office worker accidentally discovers a black hole - and then greed gets the better of him.
Director: Diamond Dogs
Production House: HSI London
