This ridiculously beautiful James Dean – Great Man Metal Tin Sign , 16×12
Indeed!
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More for those who can’t get enough of James Dean:
Quotes from the Stars
James Dean: Great Man Quote
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Ability is of little account without opportunity. – Lucille Ball
How I Love Lucy was born? We decided that instead of divorce lawyers profiting from our mistakes, we’d profit from them. – Lucille Ball
I am a real ham. I love an audience. I work better with an audience. I am dead, in fact, without one. – Lucille Ball
I’m not funny. What I am is brave. – Lucille Ball
(About meeting Desi Arnaz for the first time.) It wasn’t love at first sight. It took a full five minutes. – Lucille Ball
I’m sometimes scared of everything that has happened to us. We didn’t think Desilu Productions would grow so big. We merely wanted to be together and have two children. – Lucille Ball
You spell Bob Hope C-L-A-S-S. – Lucille Ball
If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do. – Lucille Ball
The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. – Lucille Ball
A man who correctly guesses a woman’s age may be smart, but he’s not very bright. – Lucille Ball
In life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by. – Lucille Ball
In life, all good things come hard, but wisdom is the hardest to come by. – Lucille Ball
It’s a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy. – Lucille Ball
Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world. – Lucille Ball
Use a make-up table with everything close at hand and don’t rush; otherwise you’ll look like a patchwork quilt. – Lucille Ball
Luck? I don’t know anything about luck. I’ve never banked on it and I’m afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else: Hard work – and realizing what is opportunity and what isn’t. – Lucille Ball
(About Audrey Hepburn) She’s a tomboy and a fine comedienne. You’d never think of her being able to do my type of comedy. But she can. She has great energy, frail as she looks. But, well, she’s so beautiful, so ethereal, it would be sacrilege to put her through it. – Lucille Ball
Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead. – Lucille Ball
One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’ t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself. – Lucille Ball
The more things you do, the more you can do. -Lucille Ball
I hate failure and that divorce was a Number One failure in my eyes. It was the worst period of my life. Neither Desi nor I have been the same since, physically or mentally. – Lucille Ball
I regret the passing of the studio system. I was very appreciative of it because I had no talent. – Lucille Ball
Women’s Lib? Oh, I’m afraid it doesn’t interest me one bit. I’ve been so liberated it hurts. – Lucille Ball
I think knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can. – Lucille Ball
I will never do another TV series. It couldn’t top I Love Lucy, and I’d be foolish to try. In this business, you have to know when to get off. – Lucille Ball
I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done. – Lucille Ball
You see much more of your children once they leave home. – Lucille Ball
I’m happy that I have brought laughter because I have been shown by many the value of it in so many lives, in so many ways. – Lucille Ball
The movie poster shown at the top, Lucille Ball movie poster original ‘FOREVER DARLING’ (I LOVE LUCY team) with Desi Arnaz (1956) measuring 27″ x 41″. A one sheet poster for the film starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz which was made during the run of their famous TV show ‘I LOVE LUCY’. It is in excellent condition and quite scarce!
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The quote reads: Imperfection is beauty, Madness is genius and it’s better to be Absolute Ridiculous than Absolutely boring. – Marilyn Monroe
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Denzel Washington is a favorite actor in our household. My husband lists him high amongst his favorite actors, as do I. I believe our oldest daughter, Emily, would be first in line to watch the actor read a New York City phone book. If… that is… she beat my husband to the front of the line.
Below are some of my favorite quotes by Denzel Washington, followed by a few Did You Know’s.
Denzel Washington Quotes
(About “The Book of Eli”) – We shot in New Mexico, and the environment definitely helped. It was bleak. It got chilly and windy. The wind was the biggest deal. You’d have to wash the sand out of your nose and eyes. The world that the movie takes place in, the opportunity to do all this “Blade” kind of martial-arts stuff, working with the Hughes brothers — it was an interesting combination of things.
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(About “Training Day”) – My son talked me into doing that movie. He was like, ‘Dad, you’ve never done anything like this.’ I just hadn’t been asked before. The only film that was sort of dark that I’d turned down was “Se7en.” They offered me the Brad Pitt part, but I was like, ‘This is so dark and evil.’ Then when I saw the movie, I was like, ‘Oh, shoot.’
(About “Philadelphia” with Tom Hanks) – (Director) Jonathan Demme said to me, ‘Look, we don’t want your character to go 360 degrees. It’s not like by the end of the movie he’s leading a gay and lesbian parade.’ If we’d done that, it would have let people like this character off the hook. But at the end, he touches (Tom Hanks’ character) – and that’s huge for him. [Pauses, then laughs] I used to mess with Tom. He was barely eating at all, and I would put out, like, 200 Almond Joys in his drawer to give him a hard time. I’d pretend to sneeze and all these Snickers would fall on the ground. I’m sure he laughed all the way up to the podium when he won the Oscar.
(About the whipping scene in “Glory”) – I remember walking around before that scene, just praying and calling on the spirits of all the slaves, because I didn’t know how to play it. I was like, ‘Okay, fellas, just tell me what to do.’ And I went out there with an arrogance. I spit on the ground. I had this attitude and this strength – it all came out of this meditation. It wasn’t calculated. It was organic. That whip actually hurt, but I was like, ‘Don’t let him win.’
I’m very proud to be black, but black is not all I am. That’s my cultural historical background, my genetic makeup, but it’s not all of who I am nor is it the basis from which I answer every question.
(About where he likes to keep his Oscars) “Next to each other.”
(About turning 50) “I have a friend who says ‘the first 50 was for them, this 50′s for me’. I like that. The weirdest part of it, or even the saddest part, is that you start to see people die. You go ‘Man! He wasn’t even that old’. I lost a friend recently who died of a heart attack. He was 58. When I was 20, 58 was old. It ain’t now.”
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Denzel Washington: Did You Know?
Supports charities such as the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund, and the Gathering Place (an AIDS hospice).
Denzel Washington met his wife Pauletta Washington in 1977 when both had small roles in the TV-movie Wilma (1977). They wed five years later and have been together ever since.
His father was a Pentecostal minister; his mother a beautician and former gospel singer.
Washington is a spokesperson for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.
Denzel Washington was the second black actor (the great Sidney Poitier was the first) to win the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (for Training Day – 2001).
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Tom Hanks said working with Washington on Philadelphia (in 1993) was like “going to film school”. Hanks said he learned more about acting by watching Denzel than from anyone else.
Denzel Washington was the second of three children.
His performance as Malcolm X in the film Malcolm X is ranked #17 on Premiere Magazine’s 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
Denzel Washington is very good friends with actress Julia Roberts.
He spent months on the beat with Washington Post reporters to prepare for The Pelican Brief.
Denzel Washington named Gene Hackman, Angelina Jolie, and Dakota Fanning as the most talented actors he has ever worked with.
He turned down the role that went to George Clooney in Michael Clayton.
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A sex symbol becomes a thing. I just hate to be a thing. – Marilyn Monroe
An actress is not a machine, but they treat you like a machine. A money machine. – Marilyn Monroe
I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil. I am just a small girl in a big world trying to find someone to love. – Marilyn Monroe
I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they’re right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together. – Marilyn Monroe
Being a sex symbol is a heavy load to carry, especially when one is tired, hurt and bewildered. – Marilyn Monroe
I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best. – Marilyn Monroe
Dogs never bite me. Just humans. – Marilyn Monroe
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Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. – Marilyn Monroe
Fame will go by and, so long, I’ve had you, fame. If it goes by, I’ve always known it was fickle. So at least it’s something I experience, but that’s not where I live. – Marilyn Monroe
First, I’m trying to prove to myself that I’m a person. Then maybe I’ll convince myself that I’m an actress. – Marilyn Monroe
Hollywood is a place where they’ll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul. – Marilyn Monroe
I am invariably late for appointments – sometimes as much as two hours. I’ve tried to change my ways but the things that make me late are too strong, and too pleasing. – Marilyn Monroe
I am involved in a freedom ride protesting the loss of the minority rights belonging to the few remaining earthbound stars. All we demanded was our right to twinkle. – Marilyn Monroe
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I don’t know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot. – Marilyn Monroe
I don’t mind living in a man’s world as long as I can be a woman in it. – Marilyn Monroe
I don’t mind making jokes, but I don’t want to look like one. – Marilyn Monroe
I knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else. – Marilyn Monroe
I restore myself when I’m alone. – Marilyn Monroe
I’m very definitely a woman and I enjoy it. – Marilyn Monroe
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I’ve never dropped anyone I believed in. – Marilyn Monroe
If I’d observed all the rules, I’d never have got anywhere. - Marilyn Monroe
If I’m a star, then the people made me a star. – Marilyn Monroe
It’s all make believe, isn’t it? – Marilyn Monroe
It’s better to be unhappy alone than unhappy with someone – so far. – Marilyn Monroe
It’s not true that I had nothing on. I had the radio on. – Marilyn Monroe
It’s often just enough to be with someone. I don’t need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You’re not alone. – Marilyn Monroe
Men are so willing to respect anything that bores them. – Marilyn Monroe
To put it bluntly, I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation. But I’m working on the foundation. – Marilyn Monroe
What do I wear in bed? Why, Chanel No. 5, of course. – Marilyn Monroe
My work is the only ground I’ve ever had to stand on. I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation but I’m working on the foundation. – Marilyn Monroe
No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they’re pretty, even if they aren’t. – Marilyn Monroe
Sex is a part of nature. I go along with nature. – Marilyn Monroe
The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up. – Marilyn Monroe
The thing I want more than anything else? I want to have children. I used to feel for every child I had, I would adopt another. – Marilyn Monroe
There was my name up in lights. I said, ‘God, somebody’s made a mistake.’ But there it was, in lights. And I sat there and said, ‘Remember, you’re not a star.’ Yet there it was up in lights. – Marilyn Monroe
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I have feelings too. I am still human. All I want is to be loved, for myself and for my talent. – Marilyn Monroe
I have too many fantasies to be a housewife. I guess I am a fantasy. – Marilyn Monroe
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“People always ask me if I’m like Blanche. And I say, ‘Well, Blanche was an oversexed, self-involved, man-crazy, vain Southern Belle from Atlanta — and I’m not from Atlanta!’” - Rue McClanahan
One of my personal favorite entertainers ever, Rue McClanahan, passed away from a stroke on June 3. Best known as the sexy Blanche Devereaux on Golden Girls, Rue also appeared on Maude as Vivian Cavender Harmon and Mama’s Family as Aunt Fran Crowley. Another early role was on the hugely popular All in the Family.
This hilarious and talented actress was born in 1934 in Oklahoma. In addition to her wonderful work on television, Rue McClanahan was also very well known (and respected) for her charitable work. She lent her hand to organizations fighting against cancer, AIDS, and cruelty against animals.
She was married to her sixth husband, actor Morrow Wilson, at the time of her death.
Did You Know?
- In 1997, Rue was diagnosed with cancer. She had a lumpectomy and five months of chemotherapy.
- Was of Scot-Irish and Choctaw Indian ancestry
- Played the same character, Blanche Devereaux, on four different TV series: “The Golden Palace” (1992), “The Golden Girls” (1985), “Nurses” (1991), and “Empty Nest” (1988).
- Was a vegan.
- Oddly enough, Betty White was originally considered for the role of Blanche, on “The Golden Girls”. However, Betty had already been the sexy Sue Ann Nivens on “Mary Tyler Moore” while Rue had played the rather shy and unassuming Vivian on “Maude”. It was thought best not to typecast these two actresses by having them portray similar characters. So, Betty got the part of naive Rose Nylund and Rue played the sex-crazy Blanche! It’s impossible to imagine it any other way.
It’s pretty depressing that two of the past posts on Hollywood Yesterday are centered around stars we’ve recently lost. But that’s really the whole idea behind Hollywood Yesterday – I wanted a place where the stars, movies, and shows of yesterday could live on forever and continue to touch lives.
This way we never really have to say goodbye. Mostly just, “Thanks.” And to Rue, of course, we have to add, “Thank you for being a Friend.”
Dennis Hopper, Rolling Stone no. 56, April 1970 Photographic Print
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The talented and controversial actor Dennis Hopper passed away recently (April 29, 2010). His career, like most careers marked by drug and/or alcohol abuse, was pretty much a roller-coaster ride – one which left his fans wondering what all he could have accomplished if not for his demons.
The ruggedly handsome Dennis Hopper was born on May 17, 1936, in Dodge City, Kansas. He knew, at a very young age, that he wanted to be an actor and appeared in a lot of 1950s television shows, such as “Medic” (1954), “Cheyenne” (1955) and “Sugarfoot” (1957).
His first film role was in Johnny Guitar (1954), which was quickly followed by roles in Rebel Without a Cause (1955), Giant (1956) and Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957). Dennis Hopper became good friends with James Dean, his co-star in Rebel and Giant. He reportedly was shattered when Dean was killed in the infamous car crash in September of 1955.
Dennis Hopper portrayed a young Napoléon Bonaparte in The Story of Mankind (1957), but, in my opinion, was at his most deliciously entertaining portraying villains in westerns such as True Grit (1969) and Hang ‘Em High (1968).
In 1969, Dennis Hopper and fellow actor Peter Fonda teamed with writer Terry Southern to write a road movie script. Hopper directed the low-budget film, titled Easy Rider (1969), which starred Fonda, Hopper and a young Jack Nicholson. The film was a huge success.
Hopper admitted that during the 70s he seriously abused various substances, both legal and illegal. Naturally, none of this led to anything good. He appeared in a couple of forgettable European films over the next eight years, before pulling himself up by the bootstraps with a memorable performance alongside Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen in Francis Ford Coppola’s Vietnam War epic Apocalypse Now (1979).
He also received acclaim for his work in both acting and direction for Out of the Blue (1980).
In the 80s, Dennis Hopper faced his addictions to drugs and alcohol and enrolled in a rehabilitation program. This effort paid off with Rumble Fish (1983), The Osterman Weekend (1983), My Science Project (1985), River’s Edge (1986) and, of course, Blue Velvet (1986).
Dennis Hopper returned to directing in 1988 with the controversial gang film Colors. He put his acting cap back on for roles in Super Mario Bros. (1993), True Romance (1993), Speed (1994/I) Waterworld (1995), The Night We Called It a Day (2003), The Keeper (2004) and Land of the Dead (2005).
Dennis Hopper died from prostate cancer on May 29, 2010 in Venice Beach, California.
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Dennis Hopper Trivia
Dennis Hopper’s 1970 marriage to Michelle Philips lasted only a few days.
He was a skilled photographer and painter.
He was married a total of 5 times – with 1 child coming from all but 1 of the unions (Philips).
He was married to his 5th bride at the time of his death.
At one time, Dennis Hopper was blackballed from Hollywood roles for eight years.
He was a member of the Republican Party but voted for Barack Obama.
Named James Dean as the best actor he ever worked with.
He thinks that the worst movie that he has ever done was The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.
Received the 2,403th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 26, 2010.
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Dennis Hopper Quotes
“I’ve been sober now for 18 years. With all the drugs, psychedelics and narcotics I did, I was [really] an alcoholic. Honestly, I only used to do cocaine so I could sober up and drink more. My last five years of drinking was a nightmare. I was drinking a half-gallon of rum with a fifth of rum on the side, in case I ran out, 28 beers a day, and three grams of cocaine just to keep me moving around. And I thought I was doing fine because I wasn’t crawling around drunk on the floor.” (2001)
“I’ve been a Republican since Reagan. I voted for Bush and his father. I don’t tell a lot of people, because I live in a city where somebody who voted for Bush is really an outcast.”
“I should have been dead ten times over. I’ve thought about that a lot. I believe in miracles. It’s an absolute miracle that I’m still around.”
(About James Dean) “Jimmy was the most talented and original actor I ever saw work. He was also a guerrilla artist who attacked all restrictions on his sensibility. Once he pulled a switchblade and threatened to murder his director. I imitated his style in art and in life. It got me in a lot of trouble.”
“There are moments that I’ve had some real brilliance, you know. But I think they are moments. And sometimes, in a career, moments are enough. I never felt I played the great part. I never felt that I directed the great movie. And I can’t say that it’s anybody’s fault but my own.”
“I made a picture called Super Mario Bros. (1993), and my six-year-old son at the time – he’s now 18 – he said, ‘Dad, I think you’re probably a pretty good actor, but why did you play that terrible guy “King Koopa” in “Super Mario Bros.”?’ and I said, ‘Well Henry, I did that so you could have shoes’, and he said, ‘Dad, I don’t need shoes that badly’.”
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Audrey Hepburn Movie (Breakfast at Tiffany’s) Poster Print – 12″ X 36″
“For Attractive lips, speak words of kindness, For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people, For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry, For Beautiful hair, let a child run their fingers through it once a day, For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone. People, more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed. Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of each of your arms. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself and the other for helping others.”
“Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it`s at the end of your arm. As you get older, remember you have another hand: the first is to help yourself, the second is to help others.”
“My own life has been much more than a fairy tale. I`ve had my share of difficult moments, but whatever difficulties I`ve gone through, I`ve always gotten a prize at the end.”
“Success is like reaching an important birthday and finding you`re exactly the same.”
“I never thought I`d land in pictures with a face like mine.”
“I never think of myself as an icon. What is in other people`s minds is not in my mind. I just do my thing.”
“My look is attainable. Women can look like Audrey Hepburn by flipping out their hair, buying the large sunglasses, and the little sleeveless dresses .”
“It`s that wonderful old-fashioned idea that others come first and you come second. This was the whole ethic by which I was brought up. Others matter more than you do, so `don`t fuss, dear; get on with it.”
“I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.”
“I probably hold the distinction of being one movie star who, by all laws of logic, should never have made it. At each stage of my career, I lacked the experience.”
“I was asked to act when I couldn`t act. I was asked to sing “Funny Face” when I couldn`t sing and dance with Fred Astaire when I couldn`t dance – and do all kinds of things I wasn`t prepared for. Then I tried like mad to cope with it.”
“There are certain shades of limelight that can wreck a girl`s complexion.”
“People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.”
“How shall I sum up my life? I think I’ve been particularly lucky. Does that have something to do with faith also? I know my mother always used to say, ‘Good things aren’t supposed to just fall in your lap. God is very generous, but he expects you to do your part first.’ So you have to make that effort. But at the end of a bad time or a huge effort, I’ve always had – how shall I say it? – the prize at the end. My whole life shows that.”
“I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it just happened to me without my ever seeking it.”
“I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it`s the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It`s probably the most important thing in a person.”
“A quality education has the power to transform societies in a single generation, provide children with the protection they need from the hazards of poverty, labor exploitation and disease, and given them the knowledge, skills, and confidence to reach their full potential.”
Wow. Talk about making a lasting impression. I never realized it until I loooked into it this morning, but Eartha Kitt was actually in only 3 Batman episodes:
- Catwoman’s Dressed to Kill (1967)
- The Funny Feline Felonies (1967)
- The Joke’s on Catwoman (1968)
It seems like her beautiful face and remarkable voice were around for a lot more. That’s the beauty of syndication.. multiplication.
Sadly, Eartha Kitt passed away yesterday – on Christmas Day.
The 5′ 4″ beauty was born in South Carolina. Her birth was the result of a white plantation owner raping a sharecropper mother of African-American and Cherokee Native American descent. I wasn’t going to include that bit of ugliness in this article, but the fact that Eartha came from such unremarkable beginnings, yet ended her life known the world over strikes me as spectacular!
I also wanted to be clear about why her mother would even think about giving her baby girl away – which she did. By the age of 9, Eartha was living in Harlem. She dropped out of school by the age of 15. Eartha was too busy just trying to survive – school didn’t rank up there with finding a place to sleep and something to eat. During this time, she slept at friends houses and on the subway.
While Eartha Kitt was born with a lot of burdens to bear, she was also born with a lot of talent. She literally sang and danced her way to a better life. Eartha performed with the Katherine Dunham Dance Troupe on a European tour, and she performed as a solist at a Paris night club, where she became a very big deal. Get this, the infamous Orson Welles called her “the most exciting girl in the world.”
Eartha Kitt never shied away from speaking her mind. I guess when you’ve already seen life’s ugliest, you throw caution aside – sort of like, “What do I need with you?!” She was all but booted from the country after making anti-war statements during a White House luncheon with Lady Bird Johnson in 1968. It wasn’t until 1977, under Jimmy Carter’s administration, that she was welcomed back to the White House.
Eartha Kitt Quotes:
“I have a great need for affection from an audience. I don’t know whether this is because I had such a tough life when I was a child.”
At the White House, 1968: “I am a mother and I know the feeling of having a baby come out of my gut. I have a baby and then you send him off to war. No wonder the kids rebel and take pot.”
“I don’t carry myself as a black person, but as a woman that belongs to everybody”
“Jamie and I were like brother and sister. He told me in fact he thought of me as a sister. Our relationship was strictly platonic and spiritual.” (About her friendship with James Dean.)
Eartha Kitt was 81 when she passed away, but (again) thanks to syndication, she’ll forever live on just as we remembered her.
Rest in Purrrrrrrrfect Peace, Eartha.
Vera-Ellen (on the right when the video begins) Trivia:
- Vera-Ellen was born in Cincinati, Ohio in 1921
- Nicknamed “Bunny,” she was an only child.
- Vera was painfully shy as a child and, by nine, had developed health problems.
- She began dancing at 10.
- This beautiful musical star silently battled anorexia before doctors even understoon the condition.
- When musicals faded out in the 1950′s, Vera-Ellen sort of disappeared from the radar.
- During the filming of White Christmas, the costumes were made to cover Vera-Ellen’s neck because, due to anorexia, it appeared much older than her face.
- Once said, “Fred Astaire will never say, though he’s always asked, which of his dancing ladies was his favorite partner. If you ask me, he preferred the solo turns.”
Rosemary Clooney (on the left when the video begins) Trivia:
- George Clooney is her nephew.
- Was Mother in Law to singer Debby Boone.
- Once Rosemary was performing with singer/pianist Michael Feinstein at the Hollywood Bowl. Before taking the stage, they were both noticably nervous. Expecting Rosemary to give him words of strength and encouragement, Michael Feinstein was shocked when she told him, “Don’t think this ever gets any easier.”
- Her brother, veteran television newscaster Nick Clooney, gave a eulogy at the end of the hour-long traditional Catholic funeral mass. Actor George Clooney, Nick’s son, sat with more than three dozen family members and was one of 10 pallbearers. Also in the crowd were singer Debby Boone, Clooney’s daughter-in-law; actors Al Pacino and Beverly D’Angelo; and Maysville native and former Miss America Heather Renee French, the wife of Kentucky Lt. Gov. Steve Henry.
- One of her more interesting quotes (and she had a lot of them!) was: “In the final analysis, it’s true that fame is unimportant. No matter how great a man is, the size of his funeral usually depends on the weather.”
