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British Real Hand-Coloured Photograph postcard, no. 3384/1. Photo: Paramount. Publicity still for Service for Ladies (Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast, 1927).
Suave and debonair American actor Adolphe Menjou (1890-1963) with his trademark waxy black moustache was one of Hollywood's most distinguished stars and one of America's 'Best Dressed Men'. He started as a matinée idol in the silent cinema in such classics as Ernst Lubitsch's The Marriage Circle (1924). His sound films included Morocco (1931) with Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper, A Star is Born (1937), and Stanley Kubrick's Paths of Glory (1957) with Kirk Douglas. In 1931, he was nominated for an Oscar for The Front Page (1931).
Adolphe Jean Menjou was born in 1890 in Pittsburgh. He was the elder son of hotel manager Albert Menjou. His Irish mother, Nora Menjou-Joyce, was a distant cousin of the famous Irish author James Joyce. Menjou had a younger brother, Henri Menjou, who made an attempt to become an actor and played in three films for Paramount in the mid-1930s. Their French émigré father moved the family to Cleveland, where he operated a chain of restaurants. He disapproved of show business and sent his son to Culver Military Academy in Indiana in the hopes of dissuading him from an acting career. Later, at Cornell University, Menjou abruptly changed his major engineering to liberal arts and began auditioning for college plays. He did some vaudeville work, and from 1915 on, he appeared as an extra for such film studios as Vitagraph, Edison and Biograph. During World War I, he served as a captain with the Ambulance Corps in France. After the war he found employment off-camera as a productions manager and unit manager. After six years of struggle he finally broke into the top ranks with substantial roles in The Faith Healer (George Melford, 1921) and Through the Back Door (Alfred E. Green, Jack Pickford, 1921), starring Mary Pickford. He earned a Paramount contract and played Louis XIII in The Three Musketeers (Fred Niblo, 1921), starring Douglas Fairbanks and the influential writer Raoul de Saint Hubert in Rudolph Valentino's classic The Sheik (George Melford, 1921). Menjou established his slick prototype as the urbane ladies' man and wealthy roué opposite Edna Purviance in Charlie Chaplin's A Woman of Paris (1923). Paramount capitalized on Menjou's playboy image by casting him as matinée leads in Broadway After Dark (Monta Bell, 1924), Sinners in Silk (Hobart Henley, 1924), The Ace of Cads (Luther Reed, 1926), A Social Celebrity (Malcolm St. Clair, 1926) and A Gentleman of Paris (Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast, 1927).
The stock market crash led to the termination of Adolphe Menjou's Paramount contract and his status as a leading man. Gary Brumburgh at IMDb: "MGM took him on at half his Paramount salary and his fluency in such languages as French and Spanish kept him employed at the beginning. Rivalling Gary Cooper for the attentions of Marlene Dietrich in Morocco (1930) started the ball rolling for Menjou as a dressy second lead. Rarely placed in leads following this period, he managed his one and only Oscar nomination for "Best Actor" with his performance as editor Walter Burns in The Front Page (Lewis Milestone, 1931). " Other successful films include Forbidden (Frank Capra, 1932), Little Miss Marker (Alexander Hall, 1934), A Star is Born (William A. Wellman, 1937), Stage Door (Gregory La Cava, 1937) and Golden Boy (Rouben Mamoulian, 1939). During the war, he entertained the troops overseas and worked for the radio. He played the slick and slimy lawyer Billy Flynn opposite Ginger Rogers in Roxie Hart (William A. Wellman, 1942). After the war he played secondary parts in The Hucksters (Jack Conway, 1947) and State of the Union (Frank Capra, 1948). His last lead was in the crackerjack thriller The Sniper (Edward Dmytryk, 1952). His role was a San Francisco homicide detective tracking down a killer who preys on women in San Francisco. For the first time in nearly two decades, he appeared without his moustache .In 1947, Menjou cooperated with the House Committee on Un-American Activities in its hunt for communists in Hollywood. Menjou was a leading member of the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals, a group formed to oppose communist influence in Hollywood. His last notable film was the classic anti-war picture Paths of Glory (Stanley Kubrick, 1957) in which he played the villainous General Broulard. After Disney's Pollyanna (David Swift, 1960), featuring Hayley Mills, he retired from acting. In 1963, he died in his home in Beverly Hills after a nine-month battle with hepatitis. He married three times. His second wife was actress and co-star Kathryn Carver. They married in 1928 and divorced in 1934. Since 1934 he was married to actress Verree Teasdale, with whom he had an adopted son, Peter. His autobiography was called 'It Took Nine Tailors' (1947).
Sources: Gary Brumburgh (IMDb), Wikipedia and IMDb.
President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)
President Donald J. Trump delivers his State of the Union address Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)
President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are greeted by staff members are they arrive to the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, following the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
President Donald J. Trump arrives in the House chamber and is greeted by members of Congress prior to delivering his State of the Union address Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)
President Donald J. Trump delivers his State of the Union address Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
President Donald J. Trump delivers his State of the Union address Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, in the House Chamber in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.. (Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen)
President Donald J. Trump delivers his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
Rush Limbaugh gives a thumbs-up to President Donald J. Trump from the House Gallery Tuesday evening, Feb. 4, 2020, after President Trump awarded Limbaugh with the Medal of Freedom during the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen)
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This is the East Tennessee Veteran's Memorial, taken at night. The stones list the names of those East Tennesseans who died in wars, from the First World War on. The center monolith has the words Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear, one on each side. These are taken from President Franklin D. Roosevelt's State of the Union Address to the Congress in January, 1941.
"In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression—everywhere in the world. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way—everywhere in the world. The third is freedom from want—which, translated into world terms, means economic understandings which will secure to every nation a healthy peacetime life for its inhabitants—everywhere in the world. The fourth is freedom from fear—which, translated into world terms, means a world-wide reduction of armaments to such a point and in such a thorough fashion that no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor—anywhere in the world. That is no vision of a distant millennium. It is a definite basis for a kind of world attainable in our own time and generation. That kind of world is the very antithesis of the so-called new order of tyranny which the dictators seek to create with the crash of a bomb."
—Franklin D. Roosevelt, excerpted from the State of the Union Address to the Congress, January 6, 1941
President Donald J. Trump arrives in the House chamber and is greeted by members of Congress prior to delivering his State of the Union address Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden greet Scott Kelly, First Lady's State of the Union box guest, in the Blue Room of the White House, Jan. 20, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
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Because:
1--Here are some interesting points to think about prior to the 2020 election, especially to my friends on the fence, like moderate Democrats, Libertarians and Independents and the never Trump Republicans and those thinking of "walking away" from the Democratic Party
2--Women are upset at Trump’s naughty words -- they also bought 80 million copies of 50 Shades of Gray.
3--Not one feminist has defended Sarah Sanders. It seems women’s rights only matter if those women are liberal.
4--No Border Walls. No voter ID laws. Did you figure it out yet? But wait.. there's more.
5--Chelsea Clinton got out of college and got a job at NBC that paid $900,000 per year. Her mom flies around the country speaking out about white privilege.
6--And just like that, they went from being against foreign interference in our elections to allowing non-citizens to vote in our elections.
7--President Trump’s wall costs less than the Obamacare website. Let that sink in, America.
8--We are one election away from open borders, socialism, gun confiscation, and full-term abortion nationally. We are fighting evil.
9--They sent more troops and armament to arrest Roger Stone than they sent to defend Benghazi.
10--60 years ago, Venezuela was 4th on the world economic freedom index.
Today, they are 179th and their citizens are dying of starvation.
In only 10 years, Venezuela was destroyed by democratic socialism.
11--Russia donated $0.00 to the Trump campaign. Russia donated $145,600,000 to the Clinton Foundation . But Trump was the one investigated!
12--Nancy Pelosi invited illegal aliens to the State of the Union. President Trump Invited victims of illegal aliens to the State of the Union. Let that sink in.
13--A socialist is basically a communist who doesn’t have the power to take everything from their citizens at gunpoint ... Yet!
14--How do you walk 3000 miles across Mexico without food or support and show up at our border 100 pounds overweight and with a cellphone?
15--Alexandria Ocasio Cortez wants to ban cars, ban planes, give out universal income and thinks socialism works. She calls Donald Trump crazy.
16--Bill Clinton paid $850,000 to Paula Jones To get her to go away. I don’t remember the FBI raiding his lawyer’s office.
17--The same media that told me Hillary Clinton had a 95% chance of winning now tells me Trump’s approval ratings are low.
18--“The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people’s money”— Margaret Thatcher
19--Maxine Waters opposes voter ID laws; She thinks that they are racist. You need to have a photo ID to attend her town hall meetings .
20--President Trump said — "They’re not after me. They’re after you. I’m just in their way."
Now, go Back & Read this Again like your Future Depends upon it, Because it Does. H/T Tim Allen
President Donald J. Trump delivers his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen)
On site materials: twigs, bark, fungus, roots, toadstool, cork, reeds, duck poop
For the international project Land Art Connections
12:00 Noon, February 24, 2009
Marin Wetlands, California, USA
A series of pictograms created to highlight the international development achievements and goals highlighted during President Barack Obama's 2016 State of the Union address on January 12, 2016.
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (July 29, 2021) Sailors assigned to Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN 780) fold the 24-star American Flag aboard the battleship Missouri (BB 63). Missouri became the 24th state of the union on August 10, 1821. The 24-star flag is being flown in celebration of the state's bicentennial. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael B. Zingaro)
President Joe Biden signs copies of his State of the Union address, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in the Treaty Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)
As First Lady Melania Trump and gallery guest Rush Limbaugh look on, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Townsend Williams embraces his wife Amy Williams and their children, 6 year-old Elliana and 3 year-old Rowan Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, during the State of the Union address in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)
President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address, Tuesday, February 7, 2023, on the House floor of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)
First Lady Melania Trump greets gallery guest Joshua Smith, brother of 16 year-old Channing Smith who died by suicide in September 2019 after a cyber bullying incident, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, prior to attending President Donald J. Trump’s State of the Union address at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)
President Donald J. Trump delivers his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)
Deputy Secretary of State Heather Higginbottom participates in a Twitter Q&A as part of the White House's "Big Block of Cheese Day" following the President's State of the Union Address, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. on January 13, 2016. [State Department Photo/Public Domain]
President Donald J. Trump arrives in the House chamber and is greeted by members of Congress prior to delivering his State of the Union address Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
President Donald J. Trump delivers his State of the Union address Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, in the House Chamber in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.. (Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen)
A member of Congress gives the thumbs-up to President Donald J. Trump during his State of the Union address Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)
President Donald J. Trump introduces State of the Union Gallery guest Juan Guaido, recognized as the legitimate leader of Venezuela by the United States and over 50 countries, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, during the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen)
A series of pictograms created to highlight the international development achievements and goals highlighted during President Barack Obama's 2016 State of the Union address on January 12, 2016.
President Donald J. Trump delivers his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)
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