#shirley maclaine

Sachi Parker and Shirley MacLaine

(Allan Grant. 1959?)

                                                *is bothered*

“A 1915 Supreme Court ruling opened the way for censorship of film along many fronts, including sexuality. The Court ruled that movies were a for-profit business and therefore not protected by the right to freedom of speech spelled out in the First Amendment of the Constitution. Within a few years of this ruling, several states began to pass censorship laws that addressed obscenity and ‘inappropriate’ topics for film. But it was not until 1931 that the film industry began policing and censoring itself through the Production Code and the Hays Censorship Office. Reference to homosexuality, gay and lesbian characters and themes, and even words like "pansy” were out. Thirty years later, in 1961, the Production Code changed once again and homosexuality was permitted official visibility provided it was portrayed with 'care, discretion, and restraint.’ Despite these cautions, words such as 'fag, faggot, fruit, dyke, pansy’ were freely admitted on the big screen. By 1968, the Production Code was eliminated completely and homosexuality was, for the first time, fair game for filmmakers.“

-Excerpt from Media Messages What Film, Television, and Popular Music Teach Us about Race, Class, Gender, and Sexual Orientation by Linda Holtzman

labellolesbe:

At the time that we’ve made [The Children’s Hour], there were not real discussions about Homosexualit. It was about a childs accusations, it could have been about anything. So none of us were really aware, and we might have been the forerunners, but we weren’t really because we didn’t do the picture right. We were in the mindset of not understanding what we were basically doing. These days there would be a tremendous outcry as well there should be. Why would Martha break down and say ‘Oh my god, what’s wrong with me I’m so polluted I’ve ruined you I’- she would fight. She would fight for her budding preference. And when you look at it, to have Martha play that scene, and no one questioned what that ment or what the alternatives could have been underneath the dialog, it’s mind-boggling. We were unaware. The profundity of this subject was not in the lexicon of our rehearsal period even. Audrey and I never talked about this, isn’t that amazing? Truly amazing.

- Shirley MacLaine (The Celluloid Closet)

pickurselfup:

The Children’s Hour (1961)

Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine

summers-in-hollywood:

Shirley MacLaine, 1950s. Photo taken by Peter Basch

silverstills:

Bernie(2011)

Director: Richard Linklater

What a Way to Go! (Thompson, 1964)

Shirley MacLaine by Peter Basch in 1958.

Shirley MacLaine by Peter Basch in 1958.

I know how you feel, Miss Kubelik. You think it’s the end of the world - but it’s not, really. I went through exactly the same thing myself.

Sweet Charity(1969)

All in a Night’s Work(1961)

Shirley MacLaine

Postcards from the Edge (1990) - Mike Nichols

Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith, co-writer of Legally Blonde, 10 Things I Hate About You, The House Bunny, and Trinkets on Netflix joins me to talk about Postcards from the Edge on this week’s episode of The Criterinot Podcast. Listen here: apple.co/2mttfAf

Classic Hollywood Stars In SuperheroesMovies

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meganmonroes:

Shirley MacLaine by Peter Basch in 1958.

Terms of Endearment (1983)

Directed by James L. Brooks
Cinematography by Andrzej Bartkowiak

“Impatient boys sometimes miss dessert.”

oh-ckdexterhaven:

Dean Martin and Shirley McLain on the set of Some Came Running 1958

Bernie(2011)

Director: Richard Linklater

voguefashion:

Shirley MacLaine in What a Way to Go! (1964). Gown designed by Edith Head.

fitesorko:

Shirley Maclaine