All I want to know is, when did Christina Hendricks turn into Kathy Griffin?
At least the important bits stayed put.
Category: Beauty
Remembering Jane
I see that 60s icon Jane Birkin has died. Of course, to many she’s best remembered as the other half of the duet with Serge Gainsbourg on Je T’Aime, Moi Non Plus (which could never be released today, and is only SFW if you work at Playboy or Penthouse). Here’s the duo:
…and here she is, solo:
Classic Sixties, she was.
R.I.P.
Classic Beauty: Tamara Desni
I’ve never seen any of her silent- or talkie movies, but I have to admit that I am fascinated by this willowy Brit actress (born in Germany to a Russian mother: why not British?).
She even appeared in a commercial — some time, I suspect, before it became popular.
Classically beautiful.
Classic Beauty: Stella Stevens
Somewhat more modern, Stella Stevens is still a classic beauty:
Didn’t look too bad in color either:
Of course, there was the Playboy thing:
…and still sexy at 60-ish:
Let’s hear it for the girl from Yazoo City, Mississippi…
Classic Beauty: Silvana Mangano
Wanna meet Giada Di Laurentiis’s Nana? Here she is, Silvana Mangano:
More Silvana? Why, certainly:
Stunning. Absolutely worthy of being alongside Sophia and Gina.
Classic Beauty: Peggy Cummins
Baby-faced (literally: she appeared in her first movie at age 13) Irish actress Peggy Cummins was often turned down for movie roles because she was too young. (Nowadays, of course, she’d be Polanski-bait.) But enough of that; here’s a sample:
Gun Crazy (she wasn’t — that was just the name of her most famous movie).