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Audrey Hepburn and Peter O’Toole: How to Steal a Million (1966)

March 16, 2020 By Joi Leave a Comment

Audrey Hepburn and Peter O’Toole: How to Steal a Million

One of the cutest, funnest movies I’ve ever seen (and loved) is How to Steal a Million starring the incomparable stars Audrey Hepburn and Peter O’Toole. They are so vibrant and colorful in this wonderful film that I wish everyone in the world would watch it all together in a giant movie-watching party.

What a party it’d be… and we’d all be better off for it!

(Continued Below the Greatness….)

Audrey Hepburn and Peter O’Toole

How to Steal a Million also stars Hugh Griffith, Charles Boyer, and Eli Wallach. It was directed by the wonderful William Wyler who also directed Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday.

If you’ve never seen How to Steal a Million (Amazon dvd link) – or you’ve seen it but it’s been a while… you have to watch this exceptional film as soon as possible. For the entire duration of the film, all will be right in your world.

Who couldn’t use more of that right now?

Audrey Hepburn, “Sabrina” Behind the Scenes Photos

February 23, 2020 By Joi Leave a Comment

Audrey Hepburn, Behind the Scenes of Sabrina

I’m sure I’ve mentioned it on Hollywood Yesterday before, but Behind the Scenes photos are something of an obsession of mine. I can’t put my finger on it, but there is just something about them that sends me over the moon and all around the galaxy.

(Continued below Audrey Hepburn’s loveliness)

Audrey Hepburn, Behind the Scenes of Sabrina

These behind the scenes photos are from one of my absolute favorite movies ever, 1954’s Sabrina (Amazon link) further drive home just how lovely and graceful Audrey Hepburn was.

As if any of us needed a reminder!

Audrey Hepburn: Audrey Always Makes a Beautiful Picture of the Day

January 17, 2020 By Joi Leave a Comment

Audrey Hepburn

Every now and then I like to remind my readers that the pictures of the day on Hollywood Yesterday don’t come with a lot of content – as in, I don’t blab on and on and on about a picture you can clearly see for yourself!

Whether it’s food blogs or Old Hollywood blogs, a lot of the writers will talk incessantly (while “keyword stuffing”) to rank higher in search engines. While this is all fine and good – I tend to think of my readers and guests first and foremost (on my food blog, Old Hollywood blog… in fact, ALL of my blogs). I want your visit to be fun, so I try to keep things plain and simple…. short and sweet.

All I have to say about the picture above is this: She was gifted with one of the most beautiful and fascinating faces EVER! What an absolute doll.

Audrey Hepburn: Adorable Roman Holiday Publicity Still

January 5, 2020 By Joi Leave a Comment

Audrey Hepburn: Too Beautiful for Words!

How can you manage to be both lovely and adorable at the same time – while pretending to yawn no less!? I’m halfway positive it’s a feat only Audrey Hepburn could pull off.

I have always loved this particular photo of Audrey. In fact, I think I love it MORE each time I see it. It’s a promotional pic for her wonderful film with Gregory Peck, Roman Holiday (Amazon DVD link).

Audrey Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart, Sabrina Behind the Scenes Photos

January 4, 2020 By Joi Leave a Comment

Audrey Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart, Behind the Scenes of Sabrina

These behind the scenes photos of Audrey Hepburn are from one of my personal favorite films, 1954’s Sabrina (Amazon link). Audrey has long been one of my favorite actresses, while Humphrey Bogart has long been one of my favorite actors. How am I NOT going to be head over heels in love with a movie they made together?!?

Audrey Hepburn, Behind the Scenes of Sabrina

Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck: Behind the Scenes, Roman Holiday

October 24, 2019 By Joi Leave a Comment

Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck

Roman Holiday (Amazon DVD link) is such a wonderful, fun, beautifully written and perfectly-acted movie that it almost defies description. If the ending had not gotten on my bad side (sorry, I am the biggest sucker for happy endings in the world), it would be one of my top 3 favorite movies. As it is… making the top 10 will have to suffice!

I love this picture of Audrey and Gregory Peck, behind the scenes. He was (like most people) crazy about Audrey Hepburn and said everyone on the set fell in love with her.

How could they not?!!

Wonderful Audrey Hepburn Movie Collection with HD Remastering

September 20, 2019 By Joi Leave a Comment

I was on Amazon earlier (takes a sip of truth serum… I’m always on Amazon), looking for a particular Audrey Hepburn Biography when this collection caught both eyes.

The Audrey Hepburn Collection (HD Remastering) includes Audrey’s five of her best movies… I’d also throw in Charade:

Breakfast At Tiffany’s (Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen)
Struggling writer Paul Varjak moves into a New York apartment building and becomes intrigued by his pretty, quirky neighbor Holly Golightly. Holly’s lifestyle confuses and fascinates Paul; in public she flits through parties with a sexy, sophisticated air, but when they’re alone she changes into a sweetly vulnerable bundle of neuroses.

Funny Face (Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire)
An impromptu fashion shoot at a bookstore brings about a new fashion model discovery in the shop clerk.

Roman Holiday (Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck, Eddie Albert)
A young princess, tired of the constraints her position brings, runs away. She does not know the man who befriends her is a reporter out for her story.

War And Peace (Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer)
By 1812, Napoleon’s forces controlled much of Europe. Russia, one of the few countries still unconquered, prepares to face Napoleon’s troops together with Austria. Among the soldiers are Count Nicolas Rostov and Prince Andrei Bolkonsky. Count Pierre Bezukhov, a friend of Andrei’s and self-styled intellectual who is not interested in fighting. Pierre’s life changes when his father dies, leaving him a vast inheritance.

Sabrina (Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, William Holden)
Bogie and Holden are the mega-rich Larrabee brothers of Long Island. Bogie’s all work, Holden’s all playboy. But when Sabrina, daughter of the family’s chauffeur, returns from Paris all grown up and glamorous, the stage is set for some family fireworks as the brothers fall under the spell of Hepburn’s delightful charms.

This excellent collection is a must have for any lovers of Old Hollywood. It’d also be a perfect gift idea.

Eddie Albert, Gregory Peck, and Audrey Hepburn: Fun Roman Holiday Picture of the Day

May 7, 2019 By Joi Leave a Comment

Eddie Albert, Gregory Peck, and Audrey Hepburn – Roman Holiday

While we all can agree that Audrey Hepburn earned her Oscar for Roman Holiday (Amazon dvd link) and that Gregory Peck did an outstanding job, as well… we can just as easily agree that Eddie Albert added more to this film than is often given credit for. He was hilarious!

Wonderful cast, wonderful film, and wonderful picture of the day.

Audrey Hepburn in Words and Pictures: Gorgeous Book that Celebrates a Gorgeous Life

March 22, 2019 By Joi Leave a Comment

I’ve added quite a few books to my Golden Age of Hollywood collection already this year (I’d have ever so much more money in my purse if I’d stay off Amazon and out of bookstores!) and you’re looking at one of my favorites. Audrey Hepburn in Words and Pictures is the sort of visually beautiful book she deserves.

Description:

Through discussions of her films, charity work, reminiscences from friends, and photographs of her looks over the years Audrey Hepburn reveals the woman and the icon.

Nearly two decades after her final film appearance, film star, style icon, and humanitarian, Audrey Hepburn continues to captivate the world with her beauty, grace, image, and activism. One of the most successful and popular actress in the world, some of the greatest leading men in Hollywood shared the screen with Audrey. She was also one of the first activist stars as the public face of UNICEF for over twenty years.

Yet her life was not a complete fairy tale. She endured early life in Nazi-occupied Netherlands, and saw many children her own age shipped off to concentration camps. She suffered miscarriages and failed marriages, yet throughout maintained her grace and dignity as a public figure.

Audrey Hepburn explores her amazing life, with a special focus on her iconic films and fashion styles.

While the beautiful pictures are extraordinary, I also love all of the information about Audrey Hepburn, her movies, her wonderful charity work, and (of course) the always inspiring Audrey Hepburn quotes.

Speaking of the gorgeous photographs, there are many candids and behind the scenes photos I have, personally, never seen before… and this from someone who has been obsessed with Audrey Hepburn since the crib!

Audrey Hepburn in Words and Pictures is a stunning celebration of an incredible woman and activist – someone who left the world a better place. I found my copy at my local Books a Million, but you can also click the links within this post for more information AND buying information.

Movie Star Chronicles: A Visual History of the World’s Greatest Movie Stars (Review)

March 6, 2019 By Joi 1 Comment

Movie Star Chronicles: A Visual History of the World’s Greatest Movie Stars

As I said in my last post, I’m an avid collector of all things “Old Hollywood” – books, dvds, magazines, photos, artwork, coffee mugs, Christmas ornaments, dolls… Books are something I add to my collection almost weekly. What can I say? Books are as big of an obsession for me as old movies are, so combine the two and I can’t stop myself or even slow myself down!

The book you see here, Movie Star Chronicles is one of the newest ones to join my collection. Naturally, my beloved Audrey caught my eye and into the cart it went. I LOVE that the publisher put three of “our” stars on the cover – Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, and Marlon Brando.

Beautifully done!

Audrey Hepburn’s Photo Spread

Many stars (“our” stars as well as modern-day stars) are featured in photo spreads like the one Audrey has (above). The stars have a “timeline” that features their filmography, including release dates and genres.

While I love the information, the gorgeous pictures are my favorite thing about this one. Look at the stunning photo of Greta Garbo below. Wouldn’t this photo make a gorgeous art print?!

Greta Garbo as Elizabeth Dohna

Book Description from Amazon:

Movie Star Chronicles promises to satisfy the curiosity of moviegoers, cinephiles, and the Hollywood-hungry fans that fuel today’s entertainment news industry. For film students, it is a practical reference to the most important actors in cinematic history.

Entries illustrated with film and television stills and other archival material chart the careers of 330 actors from the era of silent film to today’s blockbusters. Expert text gives an entertaining overview and color-coded timelines provide an at-a-glance guide to the actor’s career, their roles, movie release dates, earnings and awards.

With 576 pages and more than 2,500 illustrations for only $29.95, Movie Star Chronicles is an outstanding value. It includes:

A to Z coverage of 330 movie stars, with extended entries for 100

20 feature articles on popular movie trends, including vampires; western heroes; singers turned actors; femmes fatales; saints and sinners; acting dynasties; combat stars; cops and more

30 lavish double-page photo spreads showing cinema’s most influential stars at work and how film has evolved from silent black- and-white to color 3-D

20 illustrated features on genres and trends, such as Superheroes, Acting Dynasties, Screen Sirens, and Movie Villains

Color-coded timelines showing the arc of an actor’s career, including release dates and types of features, such as Criminal, Romantic Drama, and Thriller

Best Actor awards: Oscars, BAFTA, Cesar (France), Goya (Spain), David Di Donatello (Italy), Golden Horse (Asia), Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Sundance.

Covering Hollywood, Bollywood and world cinema, Movie Star Chronicles is truly international and comprehensive. Sure to attract a wide readership, it is an essential purchase.

Audrey Hepburn Timeline (continued on the next page in the book)

This big, beautiful book is an excellent coffee table book – one guests would love to lose themselves in. It would also make a gorgeous and much-appreciated gift, whether it’s for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, a birthday, anniversary, or Christmas.

Greta Garbo’s Photo Spread

I found my copy at the Ollie’s in town but I haven’t seen this one in any bookstores. They do have it on Amazon, of course, however. Pretty sure they have everything.

Take a closer look at Movie Star Chronicles: A Visual History of the World’s Greatest Movie Stars on Amazon. I highly recommend it.