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Tag Archives: Clara Bow
“I had not directed anything before. In fact I hadn’t told anyone to do anything before.” — Dorothy Arzner
“I’d rather do a picture for a small company and have my own way than a B picture for Paramount.” — Dorothy Arzner It’s her birthday today. Here’s an excellent interview with her from 1974. I have written quite a … Continue reading
Posted in Directors, Movies, On This Day
Tagged Clara Bow, Dorothy Arzner, Joan Crawford, Katharine Hepburn, Lucille Ball, Maureen O'Hara, Rosalind Russell, women directors
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“I am happy – as happy as anyone can be who believes that life isn’t quite to be trusted.” — Clara Bow
In 1927, provocative novelist Elinor Glyn, popularized the term “It”, “it” being sex appeal, or what the kids would now call “riz”. Earlier, Glyn hswept the world with her controversial erotic novel Three Weeks but It was mainlined into the … Continue reading
The Original “It Girl”: Clara Bow in It (1927)
In 1927, novelist and author of erotica, Elinor Glyn, popularized the term “It”, “it” being sex appeal, sexuality. Because Glyn was so respectable (she looks like a society matron, with braids coiled around her head, and long flowing gowns) her … Continue reading
The Books: “Cooper’s Women” (Jane Ellen Wayne)
Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: Cooper’s Women, by Jane Ellen Wayne This is not an “important” biography. It’s not a biography at all, really. It is a list of Gary Cooper’s many conquests, written in a chatty movie-magazine style, and … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Books
Tagged Clara Bow, entertainment biography, Gary Cooper, Joan Crawford, William Wellman
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Clara Bow Extravaganza
Wow. Too many wonderful photos to even comment on. Just go over there and revel. Beautiful work! I love the one still of all the girls in the classroom – staring in amazement at something. For some reason, that one … Continue reading