tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post8925358768640524287..comments2024-03-28T14:31:33.422-04:00Comments on BB Creations: November-Star of the MonthBirgithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-20808125600038839592022-11-02T02:38:45.734-04:002022-11-02T02:38:45.734-04:00I had no idea Gene Tierney had such a hard life! S...I had no idea Gene Tierney had such a hard life! She was a favourite of mine. Interesting that she and Rita Hayworth had the same taste in men. Debbie D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/13153118405565035071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-58053730762583512362022-11-01T20:53:54.878-04:002022-11-01T20:53:54.878-04:00I didn't know any of this behind the scenes st...I didn't know any of this behind the scenes stuff. Yikes, what a tragic life. The men in her life were terrible. Next time I see one of her movies, I won't look at her the same. (That's not a bad thing, I think.)Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-39418213113392137192022-11-01T19:47:13.002-04:002022-11-01T19:47:13.002-04:00Sounds like her life was challenging, putting it m...Sounds like her life was challenging, putting it mildly.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-8511523035528225242022-11-01T17:03:55.592-04:002022-11-01T17:03:55.592-04:00Interesting! I recognised the rubella story as an ...Interesting! I recognised the rubella story as an Agatha Christie plot (The Mirror Crack’d) and Wikipedia confirms it was probably based on Gene Tierney (without the murders!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-36412380687606648902022-11-01T15:35:54.951-04:002022-11-01T15:35:54.951-04:00Hi Birgit! I'm back commenting with vision res...Hi Birgit! I'm back commenting with vision restored after a hell of a month and a half. <br /><br />Great pick! LOVE Gene!! She had such a serene surface with that latent nervous energy lurking in her eyes. <br /><br />She's one of the stars whose filmography I've managed to complete and while she never appeared in anything flat out bad and tawdry like many of her contemporaries being a contract girl she was slotted into several flicks that were routine and used her incorrectly. <br /><br />Be that as it may she did also appear in some truly fine pictures, Laura and Leave Her to Heaven being the tops. Much as I admire both of those films my two favorite films of hers (though not necessarily my favorite performances she gave) are the lovely fantasy "Heaven Can Wait" with Don Ameche and she sharing an irresistible chemistry and the delightful "The Mating Season" where she is chic and charming but the film is owned by Thelma Ritter as her (unbeknownst to her) mother-in-law though scene stealer Miriam Hopkins gives her a run for the money. <br /><br />Other good Gene films: "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" (a real charmer), "The Razor's Edge" (which offers her a rare chance to be the villainess), "Rings on Her Fingers", "That Wonderful Urge" (a reworking of Rings), "Night and the City" and "Where the Sidewalk Ends". I'm also a fan of "Toys in the Attic" and "Advise and Consent" but Gene's roles aren't central to the main plots though she is good in each. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-875546872820095962022-11-01T15:18:16.845-04:002022-11-01T15:18:16.845-04:00I saw Prince Aly Khan among the people on the list...I saw Prince Aly Khan among the people on the list of her love affairs and had to ask myself why any man married to Rita Hayworth (who I consider one of the most beautiful women to have graced the silver screen) would ever want to stray. Then I saw Ms. Tierney's picture and realized why. I enjoyed the movie Laura, especially the way the theme kept showing up...John Holtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00545030511941957804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-85017105049541246262022-11-01T11:57:37.188-04:002022-11-01T11:57:37.188-04:00Gene was lovely, and a fine actress. It's been...Gene was lovely, and a fine actress. It's been a while since I've watched one of her movies. I need to watch Laura again. Gene spent some time living in the town where I grew up, Topeka, Kansas, because she was treated at a well-known mental hospital there. As she recovered she worked at a women's clothing store called Billie's. It was before we lived there. I wish I'd had the opportunity to meet her. Strangely, I never met a Billie's customer who remembered her.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-70656739710002384912022-11-01T11:38:27.695-04:002022-11-01T11:38:27.695-04:00Hi, Birgit!
Happy November and All Saints, dear f...Hi, Birgit!<br /><br />Happy November and All Saints, dear friend! I swear this post was not in my reader all morning long. I'm glad I didn't miss it, because you went the extra mile for me last night and stayed up well past your bedtime.<br /><br />I admired actress Gene Tierney and appreciated the opportunity to learn more about her troubled life and career. I thoroughly enjoyed the clip from Laura, the 1944 film-noir, drama mystery for which Gene is best remembered. Imagine Vincent Price inviting you to dance! It gives me the shivers! By 1944, Vinny had already appeared in several spooky features including his first go-round in Tower of London (1939), to be repeated in a 1962 Roger Corman remake in which he assumed the lead, and The Invisible Man Returns (1940). It would take until the late 50s for Vincent to become a genuine horror movie icon. <br /><br />The scene you posted from Laura includes another favorite, Clifton Webb, who notably played Barbara Stanwyck's hubby in Titanic, and Dana Andrews, the busy actor we recently discussed as having been paired on screen for the umpteenth time with Jeanne Crain in Hot Rods To Hell.<br /><br />I am disturbed after reading that an avid fan was responsible for spreading German Measles to Gene Tierney, resulting in Gene's daughter being born with severe disabilities. It is also sad to read that Gene suffered from depression and bipolar disorder, underwent shock treatments and needed to be talked down from a skyscraper ledge, and on Christmas Day, as you reported.<br /><br />It was noble of JFK to offer to sleep with Gene. A lesser man would have wanted to have sex with her. <br /><br />(BA-DUM-BUMP)<br /><br />It's interesting that Gene was good enough to flop around in the sack with, but not wife material in the eyes of her powerful lovers.<br />It's a shame she chose Tobacco Road (the smoking habit) - a path to disease and early death.<br /><br />I enjoyed your Star of the Month essay on Gene Tierney. Have a great day, dear friend BB. I'll be back to see you tamale on Song Day!Shady Del Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887100141814372022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-69637349993605294052022-11-01T11:35:32.502-04:002022-11-01T11:35:32.502-04:00Gene Tierney looks absolutely gorgeous! I wasn'...Gene Tierney looks absolutely gorgeous! I wasn't familiar with her work. Damyanti Biswashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101150230749343025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-90207084886040372002022-11-01T08:57:33.335-04:002022-11-01T08:57:33.335-04:00Hi Birgit..one of my favourite films…Heaven can wa...Hi Birgit..one of my favourite films…Heaven can wait…and she was one of my dad’s favourite actresses….so I have seen most of the list….hope you are keeping well…take care xxxxdutchesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00752622656801432118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-47705960957489834372022-11-01T08:44:03.294-04:002022-11-01T08:44:03.294-04:00Hi Birgit - I didn't know any of this ... thou...Hi Birgit - I didn't know any of this ... though your commentary rings true - fascinating woman ... also truly beautiful - thank you ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.com