I watched The Quiet Man not so long ago, and fell in love yet again with the exquisite Maureen O’Hara.
Oh, and in glorious, flaming-red color:
Truly, a classic.
Tag: Things of beauty
Art, music, whatever
Classic Beauty: Pier Angeli
Outside the classic Italian beauties (Sophia, Gina etc.) I’m not quite sure that anyone of that ilk came close to Pier Angeli.
And in color:
Just exquisite. And a tragic, early death from suicide at age 39.
Still More Doubles
My old post on Doubles should serve as background to this post, so go back in the mists of time to read it.
Here we have a couple new entrants to this crowded field, Maya Jama and Maya Henry.
Maya Jama:
Maya Henry:
I know, they look nothing alike. But when one sees, for example, a headline shouting “MAYA SHOWS HER BOOBS!”, you will understand my confusion as to which superstructure I’ll be seeing when I click on the link.
It’s a tough life of confusion I live, to be sure.
Stick Figures
I see that Stick Figurine Posh Spice / Victoria Beckham has decreed that the Age Of The Skinny Chick is OVAH.
‘It’s an old-fashioned attitude, wanting to be really thin. I think women today want to look healthy, and curvy. They want to have some boobs – and a bum. Every woman wants a nice, round, curvy bottom, right? For that, you need a really tight knit that nips you in at the waist and holds you in all the right places,’ she explained.
Uh huh.
I think she needs to start telling others about this new thing — people like Ann Hathaway, Alessandra Ambrosio and the future Queen of Britishland:
Ugh. Sorry, but I need a little pick-me-up just to restore my sanity:
Okay, I feel much better now. Carry on.
Classic Beauty: Anna Magnani
Quite possibly the greatest actress who ever lived, Anna Magnani was so good because whatever character she played, she was always playing herself. No better description of her acting is this one: “Whenever Magnani laughs or cries (which is often), it’s as if you’ve never seen anyone laugh or cry before: has laughter ever been so burstingly joyful or tears so shatteringly sad?”
And her best quote ever:
“No man can control me, although many have tried.”
Classic Beauty: Suzanne Pleshette
I’ve loved this extraordinary woman since I was a 6-year-old boy, when I tagged along with my parents to see Roman Holiday (a.k.a. Lovers Must Learn ), coming soon to TCM. OMG that face, that laugh, and that voice…
Not to mention her other attributes:
Here’s a political joke:
If I’d ever woken up next to her, you’d have had to pull me out of bed at gunpoint — with no guarantee of my compliance, either.