C for Ronald Colman

BORN: February 9, 1891

DIED: May 19, 1958

AGED: 67 yrs from a lung infection

MARRIED: Twice-the 2nd to Benita Hume

FAMOUS PARTNER: Vilma Banky (silent days-A beautiful Hungarian actress)

OSCAR: A Double Life

He fought at the battle of Ypres and was wounded and  tried to hide a limp he had afterwards. Became famous in the silent era but even more in sound films. His voice was Ooh-La-La! He was known for his vanity-I guess he loved the mirror:)

FILMS: The White Sister, Dark Angel, Bulldog Drummond, A Tale of two Cities, Lost Horizon.

B for Louise Brooks

BORN: November 14, 1906

DIED: August 8, 1985

AGED: 78 yrs from a heart attack. Suffered from emphysema and Arthritis

MARRIED: Twice

AFFAIRS: Holy Cow! Name them!!-Charlie Chaplin, Greta Garbo, Mercedes D'Acosta, James Card. She wasn't picky

Free Spirit, Highly intelligent and opinionated. Took off from the studio without caring. Loved Proust, Writer-"Lulu in Hollywood". Dixie Dugan cartoons from the 1920's were inspired by her. Ended up working in Saks 5th Ave.store until rediscovered in the 1950's.  She was also a call girl apparently. Alcoholic and recluse  later in life. Cult Figure. Excellent Bio by Barry Paris.

FILMS: Beggars of Life, Canary Murder Case, Pandora's Box, Diary of a Lost Girl

A-Fred Astaire

 

FRED ASTAIRE

 

BORN: May 10, 1899

 

DIED: June 22, 1987

 

AGED: 88 yrs-from pneumonia

 

FAMOUS PARTNERS: Adele Astaire(his sis), Ginger Rogers, Barrie Chase(girl)

 

MARRIED: Twice-first wife passed away in early 1950's, married again in late 1970's to a jockey

 

Amazing dancer! Must see to appreciate his brilliance (you tube it-Begin the Beguine). Loved horses and the races. perfectionist and worry wart-sister called him Moaning Minnie. Lost weight perfecting dances. Hated the feather outfit of Ginger's in Top Hat-Feather would fly and get on his clothes.  Favourite Dance Partner-he never really said but claims are he loved to dance with Rita Hayworth.When Ginger received Kennedy Centre Honours 2nd wife refused to show any of the dances Ginger did with Fred(now dead) stating she does not want her husband's image used wrongly. She had no problem having his image dance with a vacuum cleaner in a commercial though...Bitch!

 

FILMS: Top Hat, Roberta, Carefree, You Were Never Lovelier,  The Bandwagon, Towering Inferno

Mr. Mouse

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Mr. Mouse has travelled around the card to give a little girl a flower:) This is for my friend's daughter's birthday and she loves yellow and orange-just like her mom. I used the cuddlebug for the framing and it ends with a flower which I used magenta stickles to highlight the flower. I also used the cuddlebug to cut out the corners. I stamped Mr. Mouse and coloured him with tombow markers, cut him out and placed him on the edge waiting to give the little girl her flower. I used a paw stamp around the card since he is looking for the little girl. A happy little story

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A To Z Challenge

I can't believe I am trying this!! I was deliberating for a long time and decided to jump in and I hope I can continue all the way through. Even though I make cards and have this as a craft blog I also love film and movies and film stars. When I was little I would watch old movies with my dad who knew all the stars. I would go through a list with him: Who is that? Are they alive? What did he/she die of? Were they married? To who? Why did they do that? What other movies were they in?  It would go on for a long time because all these stars are connected to each other in one way or another. There are some major stars I will not post and it is a shame but I am trying to stick to the letters of the alphabet and some stars share the same last initial (sorry Bogie). I am only dealing with the old stars...maybe next year will be different. So this is what I will be doing. Keep your fingers crossed that I can do this well.

Oscars-Oscars

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How to write about the Oscars which i have been watching since I was a youngin:) I remember the streaker, the political hoopla with Vanessa Redgrave and all the bad outfits over the years. I wish for thos by-gone years because no one dresses wild any more(I miss Cher). I actually made up my own list and gave it to people to decide. Of course i had the best and worst dressed on there. I asked what your favourite moment was but then there is the good stuff. Nothing is better than a good ghoul who can bring back the nauseous feelings watching terrifying films and remembering the words "The Horror, The Horror", of course I am remarking on Kim Novak's Goldie Hawn's and Liza Minnelli's faces-EGAD!! What are they thinking??? Please, Liza-wear a bra!!! My eyes could hardly stand it. Also how does Liza know Lupita Nyongo so well that she hugs her with all her might when Luipta won the Oscar.  I also asked the question "what drug were they on?" Cue Harrison Ford and Jamie Foxx. I love Harrison Ford but wowzers i think he took some pain pills and downed them with scotch. Jamie seemed to be in "Que Passe" land.  I am not a fan of Gravity either-Great effects and better to see on a big screen than the TV but I was disappointed in it and am glad it did not win best picture. I can say that Star Wars should have won in 1977 but it didn't. Which film did? Right! I don;t know either unless I look it up.  The Day The Earth Stood Still is another great film that never received any recognition and should have. Now the biggest  WTF is for best make-up. Why wasn't the Hobbitt  up? They nominate Bad Grandpa but not the Hobbitt? Ughhhh. What were you pleased with? What did you hate? Did your TV break when it zoomed in on Goldie hawn or Kim Novak? Love to know:)