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Pyramid of Capitalist System
1911 poster by the Industrial Workers of the World.
Grace Kelly, 1954.
1962
So lovely.
In 1926, 21 year old Greta Garbo nervously posed with Jackie the Lion (the roaring lion in MGM’s logo).
The bosses at MGM ordered a series of publicity shots for their newly acquired Swedish talent. However she didn’t want to do the pictures at first, so they deducted $25 (equivalent to $325 today) from her salary for her unwillingness. When she became aware of this reduction, she changed her mind and decided to do the photo shoots. This picture was part of the series done in that year.
Born today in 1905, Myrna Loy started acting in 1925. The roles she played were usually femme fatales and foreign, exotic women.
This early period in her career was mostly during the silent era, however these roles carried over a little bit into the 1930s.
The picture above is a still from The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932), in which she plays a Chinese princess.
Happy birthday Norma!
Today is the birthday of one of the greatest movie stars of all time.
Fred Astaire - “Cheek to Cheek”
written by Irving Berlin
From Top Hat (1935)
Marilyn in Korea, 1954
She greets troops during her USO tour.
So handsome.
From Swing Time (1936)
When it comes to dancing, it doesn’t get any better than Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers.
I love these two.
1951
She’s so cute.
This beautiful artwork is for a new release of Wings (1927) on Blu-ray and DVD.
Marilyn in an ad for Westmore make-up (1953).
1976
Paul McCartney & Wings - “Silly Love Songs”
Paul and Linda were married for 30 years, they were together until her death from breast cancer in 1998. I think they’re such a lovely couple.
