Elena Parker
@notoriousdame.bsky.social
(elenacparker on twitter)
Ghost of a midcentury showgirl with an obscene amount of caffeine. Gene Tierney enthusiast/biographer-in-progress.
Ghost of a midcentury showgirl with an obscene amount of caffeine. Gene Tierney enthusiast/biographer-in-progress.
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Actress Ann Sheridan in her room at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in 1944.
(LIFE/Alfred Eisenstaedt)
(LIFE/Alfred Eisenstaedt)
February 2, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Actress Ann Sheridan in her room at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in 1944.
(LIFE/Alfred Eisenstaedt)
(LIFE/Alfred Eisenstaedt)
Reposted by Elena Parker
A favorite to lighten the collective mood: Marion Hutton and Tex Beneke performing “I’ve Got a Gal in Kalamazoo” with Glenn Miller in Archie Mayo’s Orchestra Wives (1942). Pure joy—Marion’s expressions really elevate this number.
January 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
A favorite to lighten the collective mood: Marion Hutton and Tex Beneke performing “I’ve Got a Gal in Kalamazoo” with Glenn Miller in Archie Mayo’s Orchestra Wives (1942). Pure joy—Marion’s expressions really elevate this number.
Diana Dors and Victor Mature during filming of The Long Haul (1957) ✨
February 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Diana Dors and Victor Mature during filming of The Long Haul (1957) ✨
Paulette Goddard photographed by Michael Rougier during her engagement at the Olney Theatre in Maryland, summer 1950. She was appearing there in Bernard Shaw’s Caesar and Cleopatra.
Paulette looks just stunning - and obsessed with her shoe collection brought along! ♥️
Paulette looks just stunning - and obsessed with her shoe collection brought along! ♥️
December 27, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Paulette Goddard photographed by Michael Rougier during her engagement at the Olney Theatre in Maryland, summer 1950. She was appearing there in Bernard Shaw’s Caesar and Cleopatra.
Paulette looks just stunning - and obsessed with her shoe collection brought along! ♥️
Paulette looks just stunning - and obsessed with her shoe collection brought along! ♥️
Reposted by Elena Parker
For free on my Substack: I (finally) wrote about the many faces of pre-Code showgirl and controversial astrologist, Nadine Dore, whose interesting life kept popping up in the background during seemingly unrelated research. open.substack.com/pub/vitaphon...
Behind Closed Dores: The Many Faces of Nadine Redman, AKA Carol Wyndham
Nadine Dore: Dancer, actress, pilot, equestrian, minister, astrologist, and filer of studio suits when Olivia de Havilland was a schoolgirl
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December 11, 2024 at 3:05 PM
For free on my Substack: I (finally) wrote about the many faces of pre-Code showgirl and controversial astrologist, Nadine Dore, whose interesting life kept popping up in the background during seemingly unrelated research. open.substack.com/pub/vitaphon...
I was absent from Twitter for a minute and heard most folks moved over here when I got back. Joining the party!
December 11, 2024 at 5:47 AM
I was absent from Twitter for a minute and heard most folks moved over here when I got back. Joining the party!