American Icons…
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Chris Consani art prints always make you stop in your tracks. You have to, otherwise you’ll trip over your jaw on the floor. The man has a genius for capturing the stars and legends of the Golden Age of Hollywood and keeping them front and center… with their stars shining brighter than ever.
How can you not love that?!
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I gotta admit, I want these Marilyn Monroe Glasses 4-Pack
I’m also wild about the gorgeous Vandor 70085 Marilyn Monroe 4-Piece Wood Coaster Set, Multicolored
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I’ve recently revamped and redesigned our store. Check it out for Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, James Bond, Lucille Ball, and more!
Sorry for the pun, but it is always the right time for Marilyn Monroe! The iconic beauty is as popular today as she was when she was making movies. Maybe more so.
The beautiful Vandor 12 Inch Glass Wall Clock, Marilyn Monroe
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More gorgeous Vandor Glass Clocks (John Wayne, Wizard of Oz, The Beatles, and Tweety):
I’m completely wild about this black Marilyn Monroe t-shirt. I think it’ll make a gorgeous summer wardrobe addition. Click through to take a closer look and to see other Marilyn Monroe t-shirts.
One of the most beautiful women in the world, Elizabeth Taylor, would have been 80 years old today. The actress, activist, and style icon died in March 2011. This post is an example of why I created Hollywood Yesterday in the first place – to keep beloved legends like Elizabeth Taylor in front of our eyes: alive, vibrant, and as beautiful as ever.
The stunning wall murals shown in the pictures above are available online. Just click through for more information.
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Rita Hayworth is synonymous with beautiful. Seriously, you just hear the name Rita Hayworth and your mind instantly thinks red hair and Beautiful! The movie poster above is from the 1944 movie Cover Girl starring Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly. Click through for a closer look at this poster as well as a great number of stunning Rita Hayworth photos, art prints, and posters.
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All About Eve,…
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More Marilyn Monroe Posters, including the MUST SEE posters and art prints featuring Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Elvis, and Humphrey Bogart.
Here are some great pictures of Michele Carey from Live a Little, Love a Little with Elvis. Click each picture for the larger version. She reminds me so much of Jennifer Ansiton – with a little Elizabeth Taylor thrown in for good measure. You can also read my review of Live a Little, Love a Little which includes more pictures and quotes from the movie.
Hey, Lady, is this your horse?
Live a Little, Love a Little has always been one of my favorite Elvis movies. I love all things Elvis – the music, the movies, and the larger than life personality – but, let’s be honest, some of his movies were, shall we say, so cheesy only a mouse could enjoy them. A few (such as my own personal LEAST favorite Kissin’ Cousins) were almost painful to watch. You know, Kissin’ Cousins may have been written by a mouse. After a three day cheese binge. While on the brink of a coma.
Scratch that, he would have come up with a better script.
Even Elvis, a few times, seemed embarrassed to be in a couple of his movies. During Kissin’ Cousins, I’d swear he looks apologetically at the camera as if to say, “Fans, I’m sorry for this. Really. I’m sorry.”
As a fan of the King, I LOVE to see one of his movies that deserves to carry his name. Live a Little, Love a Little (1968) is just such a movie. It’s fun, feisty, sexy, and spirited. It’s also well-written with more than a few “laugh out loud” lines and moments. One of my favorite is when Greg walks into the office of a Girlie magazine. The secretary is, as you’d expect, half-dressed (in a cat-like costume). Greg says, “Aren’t you cold,” to which the secretary purrs, “Only from 9 to 5.”
Even the wacko dream sequence got my seal of approval. Bernice had driven poor Greg half-crazy so an outrageous, over-the-top dream was all but called for. It was kinda cute in a “what the heck is going on here” kind of way.
Elvis plays photographer Greg Nolan. He quickly becomes the complete fixation and fascination of adorable Michele Carey’s character (Bernice). Bernice changes her name to fit her mood and actually introduces herself to Elvis as Alice. There’s nothing about Michele Carey’s performance or character in this movie that I don’t love. The wardrobe, alone, is a feast for the eyes. Such cute clothes! In fact, all the clothes (as well as the cars and furniture) are almost as entertaining as the movie, itself. What a colorful, outrageous, and kind of loud decade the 60s were!
Oh, Greg. How can you be so controvertical?
Another beautiful scene stealer in Live a Little, Love a Little was the gorgeous Great Dane Albert. This is pretty cool: Albert was played by Elvis’ own dog Brutus. Each time I see this movie, I want a Great Dane – but my cats always convince me otherwise.
The entire cast is dead on perfect in this movie, and Michele Carey may be my favorite of ALL of Elvis’ leading ladies. She was MADE for a movie such as this and, in all actuality, steals the movie right out from under Elvis Presley as well as Dick Sargent, who plays Bernice’s ex, Harry. Dick Sargent’s Harry was adorable in Live a Little, Love a Little. It was refreshing to see him happy – as Darren #2 on Bewitched he was always scowling and grumpy. He wears happy so much better.
Live a Little, Love a Little was directed by Norman Taurog. This would be his last film. At least he ended on a great one. Taurog also directed Elvis in G.I. Joe Blues, Blue Hawaii, Girls! Girls! Girls!, Speedway, Double Trouble, Spinout, and Tickle Me.
Live a Little, Love a Little was based on the novel “Kiss My Firm, But Pliant Lips” by Dan Greenburg. Fortunately the name was changed.
All Elvis fans HAVE to make sure they have Live a Little, Love a Little
