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British comedian Peter Sellers (1925-1980) was an incredibly versatile actor. He played Chief Inspector Clouseau in the Pink Panther films with as much ease as Clare Quilty in Lolita (1962). Stanley Kubrick asked him to play three roles in Dr. Strangelove (1964) for which he was nominated for an Academy Award.
Richard Henry Sellers was born in 1925 in Southsea, a suburb of Portsmouth, England. He was literally born into show business. His parents, William "Bill" Sellers and Agnes Doreen "Peg" née Marks, were vaudeville performers in an acting company run by his grandmother, and Peter arrived while they were appearing in Southsea. Although christened Richard Henry, his parents called him Peter, after his elder stillborn brother. He made his stage debut at the Kings Theatre, Southsea, when he was two weeks old. Sellers remained an only child. He began accompanying his parents in a variety act that toured the provincial theatres, causing much upheaval and unhappiness in the young Sellers' life. Sellers studied dance as a child before attending St. Aloysius’ Boarding and Day School for Boys. As a teenager, he learned to play the drums and played with jazz bands. At the age of 18, Sellers entered the Royal Air Force during World War II. There he became part of a group of entertainers who performed for the troops. Sellers played his drums and did dead-on impersonations of some of the officers. After the war, he struggled to launch his comic career for several years. After several previous attempts, Sellers managed to land work with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) by winning over radio producer Roy Speer during a phone conversation. His spot-on impersonations helped to make him a beloved radio comedian. In 1951, Sellers joined fellow comics Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine for The Goon Show. The program proved to be hugely popular with listeners who tuned in to hear their absurd skits and bits. The success of The Goon Show helped Sellers break into films. In 1951 the Goons made their feature film debut in Penny Points to Paradise (Anthony Young, 1951). Sellers and Milligan then penned the script to the short Let's Go Crazy (Alan Cullimore, 1951), the earliest film to showcase Sellers's ability to portray a series of different characters within the same film, and he made another appearance opposite his Goons co-stars in the flop, Down Among the Z Men (Maclean Rogers, 1952). In 1954, Sellers was cast opposite Sid James, Donald Pleasence and Eric Sykes in the comedy Orders Are Orders (David Paltenghi, 1955). Then he landed a part as one of the oddball criminals in the classic Ealing comedy The Ladykillers (Alexander Mackendrick, 1955) with Alec Guinness. The Ladykillers was a success in both Britain and the US, and the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Sellers starred with David Tomlinson and Wilfrid Hyde-White as a chief petty officer in Up the Creek (Val Guest, 1958). In 1959, his career really took off with the satire I’m All Right, Jack (John and Roy Boulting, 1959). For his part as Fred Kite, the dogmatic communist union man, he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. In The Mouse That Roared (Jack Arnold, 1959) with Jean Seberg, Sellers played three characters: the elderly Grand Duchess, the ambitious Prime Minister and the innocent and clumsy farm boy selected to lead an invasion of the United States. This box office hit helped to introduce Sellers to the American audiences. In 1959 he was also nominated for an Academy Award for the eleven-minute short The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (Richard Lester, Peter Sellers, 1959). Sellers portrayed an Indian doctor, Dr Ahmed el Kabir opposite Sophia Loren in the romantic comedy The Millionairess (Anthony Asquith, 1960) based on the George Bernard Shaw play. The Goon Show ended its run in 1960, but the program proved to be a strong influence on British comedy. It paved the way for such future comedy shows as Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Peter Sellers hit his stride in the early 1960s with three of his most famous roles. Stanley Kubrick asked him to play the role of the mentally unbalanced TV writer Clare Quilty in Lolita (Stanley Kubrick, 1962), opposite Sue Lyon, James Mason and Shelley Winters. Sellers introduced audiences to the world’s most bumbling detective, French Inspector Jacques Clouseau, in Blake Edwards’s The Pink Panther (1963). The film proved to be a huge success, and it was quickly followed by the sequel A Shot in the Dark (Blake Edwards, 1964) again with Herbert Lom as Commissioner Dreyfus and Burt Kwouk as Cato. Andrew Spicer in The Encyclopedia of British Cinema: “In Clouseau, Sellers combined his vocal ingenuity and skill as a slapstick comedian, yet always retained an essential humanity through the inspector's indefatigable dignity in the face of a hostile universe.” In Kubricks’s cold war satire Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Stanley Kubrick, 1964), Sellers once again showed his ability to tackle multiple characters the well-meaning US President Merkin Muffley, unflappable RAF Group Captain Lionel Mandrake and the nightmarish Dr. Strangelove himself, the government's adviser on nuclear warfare, who is unable to control his own body. His black gloved hand always tries to make a Nazi salute, expressing an ineradicable desire to dominate and destroy. Kubrick later commented that the idea of having Sellers in so many of the film's key roles was that "everywhere you turn there is some version of Peter Sellers holding the fate of the world in his hands". In 1964, Sellers had his first heart attack. He was reportedly clinically dead for two and a half minutes before being revived. This incident marked the beginning of his heart troubles, and he later had a pacemaker installed to help manage his heartbeat. Making a full recovery, Sellers continued to work in the cinema. What's New Pussycat (Clive Donner, 1965) with Peter O'Toole and Romy Schneider, was another big hit, but a combination of his ego and insecurity made Sellers difficult to work with. When the James Bond spoof, Casino Royale (Ken Hughes, John Huston, Joseph McGrath, Robert Parrish, 1967) ran over budget and was unable to recoup its costs despite an otherwise healthy box-office take, Sellers received some of the blame. His films of the late 1960s and early 1970s had some decidedly mixed results.
It was his famed character Inspector Clouseau who gave Peter Sellers a boost at the box office with The Return of the Pink Panther (Blake Edwards, 1975) with Christopher Plummer and Catherine Schell. This hit spawned two more Pink Panther films, The Pink Panther Strikes Again (Blake Edwards, 1976), and Revenge of the Pink Panther (Blake Edwards, 1978). Sellers earned raves for his subtle, understated turn as the simple gardener Chance who becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful businessman and an insider in Washington politics in Being There (Hal Asby, 1979), a film adaptation of Jerzy Kosinski's novel. His character spouts ideas and comments based on his years of television-watching, which are confused by others as words of wisdom. Sellers earned a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for his performance. After making this remarkable black comedy, Sellers’s career seemed to be on an upswing. But he never lived to realise this new wave of potential. His last film was The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (Piers Haggard, 1980), a comedic re-imagining of the eponymous adventure novels by Sax Rohmer; Sellers played both police inspector Nayland Smith and Fu Manchu, alongside Helen Mirren and David Tomlinson. The film, completed just a few months before his death, proved to be another box office flop. Peter Sellers died in a London hospital in 1980, after suffering another heart attack. Sellers was only 54. In his personal life, Sellers struggled with depression and insecurities. Wikipedia: “An enigmatic figure, he often claimed to have no identity outside the roles that he played. His behaviour was often erratic and compulsive, and he frequently clashed with his directors and co-stars, especially in the mid-1970s when his physical and mental health, together with his alcohol and drug problems, were at their worst. Sellers was married four times”. He was survived by his fourth wife Lynne Frederick, and three children from his previous marriages. His son Michael and daughter Sarah came from his first marriage to Anne Howe and daughter Victoria came from his second marriage to actress Britt Ekland. He was also briefly married to Miranda Quarry from 1970 to 1974. Sellers was portrayed by Geoffrey Rush in the biopic The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (Stephen Hopkins, 2004).
Sources: Andrew Spicer (The Encyclopedia of British Cinema), Ashley G. Mackinnon (IMDb), Biography.com Wikipedia and IMDb.
This is a modified Nikon SB-24 flash unit with flash bulb in an external enclosure. I had this small 19 inch softbox that I wanted to use somehow, however the opening was too small for any flash to fit in it. So I went with modifying SB-24 unit. Turned out extremely useful. Besides, the flash bulb can reside inside this softbox even when softbox is closed. It takes about 10 seconds to open this umbrella and it is ready. Not bad for something that is only 15 inches long when collapsed.
when i bought this wrap top, the salesperson showed me at least 6 different ways of wearing it. i remember two. (these don't count)
wed, january 7:
- gray wrap: mexx (remixed here)
- black shift dress: f21
- oversized black pearl & ribbon necklace: h&m
- sheer tights: ?
- black rubber riding boots: manhattan saddlery
mysteriously, all the color has disappeared from my wardrobe. i never thought i'd ever be wearing this much gray or neutral... but i'll roll with it!
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Mid Bob Shaved Nape articles. Lovely Bob Hair Style Ideas ... Bob hairstyles are highly versatile and offer a timeless elegance combined with an incredible ...
"Star flower" - this fabric is just the cutest! Love at first sight in the fabric store *lol*. The colors are so soft and beautiful and all those little star shaped flowers <3!
I just had to make a cute little top from it and share it with you all!
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My dearest flickr friends,
The summer finally is ending, so I thought “Why not celebrate the end of summer and the start of autumn with a lovely fashion collection” ; )?
This is “Goodbye Summer”, a cute little fun collection of new boho style pieces and some basics. As always, I try to create fashions that are highly versatile and easy to combine.
The new line is picture intense, so I’d recommend to go to my “Goodbye Summer” album and there you’ll find all new designs. My etsy shop has been updated already!
May your days be sunny and bright and the new season bring us all lots of beautiful memorable moments…
Dearest greetings,
Nina*
The modern safety pin was the invention of Walter Hunt. He invented this in 1849! Others in history had their own similar pins, but this invention included a spring at the bottom to keep the safety pin in place.
For CC April Most Versatile
Not sure if it's my best in terms of clarity but it's one of my favourites.
Taking at Wentworth, NSW, Australia at the Murray/Darling confluence
Seen at Dunstable Square in April 1991 is Leyland Olympian / Alexander F641 LMJ of Luton and District. These versatile motors were equally at home on town services such as the 37 between Luton and Dunstable as seen here or cross country routes like the 61 to Aylesbury or interurban such as the 321 to Watford. I well recall these vehicles operating on all these routes in the early 1990's - several buses including F641 LMJ seen here had dual purpose coach style seats and could also be found deputising for coaches on the 757 London Victoria service at times of vehicle shortages.
Scanned from an acquired slide.
Wocekiya sign at the Standing Rock Sacred Stone protest camp. Photographed with an Olympus OM-2n Using a Zuiko MC Autozoom f/4 35-70mm lens. The film is Kodak Max Versatility 400, expired 09/2004.
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poncho
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The 'Most Versatile' challenge is set by the Compositionally Challenged Group. Thanks very much Sharon for this months super themes.
In this month's challenge, 11 members entered 94 photos, and 8 members completed all 10 themes. These members, in play order were: Ms J, Dave, Robin, Maria, Linda, Sandi, Sharon, Andy.
This montage features at least one photo per person, and at least one photo per theme. To view the complete challenge and entries, click Here.
Class……………………………V-class Destroyer
Builder………………………..R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co, Hebburn
Yard number……………….494
Laid down..………………….31 Jan 1917
Launched….…………………31 Oct 1917
Completed.………………….11 Feb 1918
Propulsion.…………………..2 shafts : 2 sets of Brown-Curtis SR geared Steam Turbines : 3 Yarrow oil fired boilers.
Speed..…………………………34 knots (max)
Range…………………………..3500 / 1800 / 900 nm at 15 / 18 / 32 knots (as built)
History
.1943: Jan: Taken in hand at Grangemouth for conversion into a Long Range Escort. 1 boiler was removed, fuel stowage rose up to 445t, engine power decreased to 15 000hp, maximal speed was 25kts.
1945: Reduced to reserve.
1947: Placed on disposal list.
1948: Sold to BISCO and towed to breakers yard at Granton
The vessel was allocated the following pennant numbers.
F29……………..1917
G10…………….1918 to 1919
D32…………….1921 to 1940
I32………………1940 to 1948
Versatile room divider, can be reversed, rotatated, and used either as a room divider or shelving unit.
Strobist Info:
Canon 430EX II triggered by Aputure TrigMaster II Versatile Trigger, Camera Left, slightly behind the subject (drops)
Vancouver Skyline
Across Burrard Inlet from Lonsdale Quay
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
A quick, pleasant SeaBus passenger ferry ride took us from Waterfront Station on Vancouver's harbor -- east (left) of Canada Place, where the cruise ships are docked -- across Burrard Inlet to Lonsdale Quay in North Vancouver. (The comparatively small boat left of the cruise ships is a SeaBus ferry, passenger capacity 385.) Lonsdale Quay market area site was home to a significant shipyard from 1906 into the 1990s; it opened as Wallace Shipyards in 1906, later operated as Burrard Dry Dock, Burrard-Yarrows, and finally as Versatile Pacific Shipyards. Peak output of the yard came in World War II when it produced 109 of the 312 "Victory Ships" produced in Canada [from "History of a Great Shipyard - City of North Vancouver", on line]. Our first evening in Vancouver, our family group of nine had dinner at a restaurant in the low building on the waterfront, just right of the cruise ships. [ Note this was a short-telephoto (70mm) shot.]
The skyline is quite impressive, and suggests a larger city than Vancouver's 603,502 at the 2011 census (Siri says 631,500 now), but the city accounts for roughly a quarter of the Vancouver metro area's population (about 2.5 million) and occupies only 44.4 square miles of the metro area's 1,042 square miles (by comparison, the city of Calgary, Alberta, has 318.6 square miles). Vancouver is Canada's third-largest metro area, behind Toronto and Montréal. It impressed us as a clean city with good public transportation and a beautiful geographic setting.
Press "L" for larger image, on black.
German postcard by Film-Foto-Verlag, no. A 3439/1, 1941-1944. Photo: Star-Foto-Atelier / Tobis.
Pretty Hungarian actress Lili Muráti (1914-1963) appeared in nearly 40 films between 1935 and 1995. She was a leading star of the Hungarian cinema in the 1930s. Her role in David Lean’s Dr. Zhivago (1965) became the subject of an urban legend.
Lili Muráti was born in 1914, in Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary (now Hungary). At 16, she made her stage debut. One of her first film roles was the title role in the romantic comedy A Csunya Lany/A Plain Girl (Bela Gaal, Hermann Kosterlitz aka Henry Koster, 1935), which was more or less remade by Marion Davies as Ever Since Eve (Lloyd Bacon, 1937). Next Lili starred in another romantic comedy, Einok Kisasszony/Miss President (Endre Marton aka Andrew Marton, 1935), as a headstrong girl who inherits the ownership of a textile plant. In both films and also in several later films she starred with Paul Javor, who was sometimes billed as the Hungarian Clark Gable. Popular films followed like the comedy 120-As Tempo/80-Mile Speed (László Kardos, 1937) and the musical farce Fizessen, nagysád!/Pay Up, Madam (Ákos Ráthonyi, 1937). These films made Lili Muráti one of the greatest film stars of Hungary. Internationally the Hungarian films did very well, e.g. in 1937, Hungary stood in fourth place in America’s film import. Fourteen Hungarian films were shown in theatres in the USA that year. After the Nazis took over in Austria-Hungary she also worked in German language productions as Was Geschah in Dieser Nacht (Theo Lingen, 1941). She appeared mainly in Hungarian productions like Házasság (1942), Megálmodtalak/I Dreamt You (1943) and Egy nap a világ (1944), written and directed by her husband Johann von Vásáry, who also wrote the scripts for several other films starring his wife.
After the war, Lili Muráti left Hungary in 1947 and moved to Spain in 1948. There she became a popular comedy actress on stage. From 1964 on, she also appeared in film comedies like Playa de Formentor/Beach of Formentor (Germán Lorente, 1964) with Gabriele Tinti, and Escala En Tenerife/Stop in Tenerife (León Klimovsky, 1964). The next year she became the subject of one of the most famous film urban legends (as retold on IMDb and other sources). Lili played the woman with a baby who tries to jump onto a train in Dr. Zhivago (David Lean, 1965). She fell during the take. Legend has it that the woman had her legs badly damaged, and even would have amputated her legs in the fall. Director David Lean would have kept the scene in and the filming would have continued. In fact, David Lean biographer Kevin Brownlow discovered that Muráti wasn’t severely hurt and came back several weeks later to do the scene again. Brownlow relied on letters of Murati when writing his biography of the great director. She continued her film career with supporting parts in Spanish and international productions like Carola de día, Carola de noche/Carola By Day, Carola By Night (Jaime de Armiñán, 1969) starring Marisol, Encrucyada Para Una Monja/A Nun at the Crossroads (Julio Buchs, 1970) with Rosanna Schiaffino, the erotic Les belles au bois dormantes/Versatile Lovers (Pierre Chenal, 1970) with Marisa Mell, Proceso a Jesús/Jesus’ Process (José Luis Sáenz de Heredia, 1974), the erotic thriller Die Insel der tausend Freuden/The Island of 1000 Delights (Hubert Frank, 1978) with Olivia Pascal, the horror comedy La Momia Nacional/The National Mummy (José Larraz, 1980) and the avant-garde film Diario De Invierno/Winter Diary (Francisco Regueiro, 1988) with Fernando Rey. She also appeared in several Spanish tv series. Her last film appearance was in the Hungarian TV documentary, Mint csúnya lány nagyon helyes voltam (1994), in which she was interviewed about her life and career. Lili Muráti died in 2003, in Madrid, Spain, at age 92. She was married to writer-director Johann von Vásáry till his death in 1963.
Sources: Hal Erickson (All Movie), Rusty White (Entertainment Insiders), Andrew L. Simon (Made in Hungary: Hungarian contributions to universal culture), El Mundo, IMDb, and Wikipedia.
And, please check out our blog European Film Star Postcards.
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Ex-one, displaced due to double deckers arriving on the route
Numberplate: KX13AUR
Fleet Number: 4249
Type: Optare Versa
Company: Arriva Essex
Route: 9
Destination: Shoeburyness, East Beach
Location: Shoeburyness, East Beach
German postcard. Photochemie, No. K.1819. Photo: Alex Binder, Berlin.
Käthe Haack (1897-1986) was an extremely versatile German actress. Between 1915 and 1980 she appeared in some 230 films and television productions.
Käte Lisbeth Minna Sophie Isolde Haack was born in Berlin, Germany, in 1897. She was the daughter of cloth merchant Karl Wilhelm Paul Haack and his wife Sophie Margaret, née Jahn. After attending a private lyceum in Berlin-Charlottenburg, she took acting lessons with Seraphine Détschy and Hans Kaufmann. In 1914 she received her first engagement at the Stadttheater Göttingen (City Theater Goettingen). From 1915 on she played most of the time in Berlin. There she performed for the theatre of Victor Barnowsky, but also at the Theater am Kurfürstendamm, Schiffbauerdamm Theater, Hebbel-Theater, Theater in the Hradec Street, Volksbühne Berlin and the Deutsches Theater. Her roles included Johanna in Der einsame Weg (The Lonely Way), Anni in Ferenc Molnár's Spiel im Schloss (Play in the Castle), Clara in the premiere of Der fröhliche Weinberg (The Merry Weinberg) in 1925 and Mayor Gülstorff in the premiere of Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (The Captain from Köpenick) at the Deutsches Theater in 1931, directed by Heinz Hilpert. 1935 to 1944 she worked at the Preußischen Staatstheater Berlin (Prussian State Theater in Berlin) under Gustaf Gründgens.
Already in 1915 Käthe Haack also completed her first film appearance. She played her first role in the short film Pension Lampel (1915, Max Mack) opposite Hanni Weisse. After a highly praised performance in Mack's Der Katzensteg/The Cat Walk (1915, Max Mack), Haack further pursued her film career. During the 1910’s she portrayed a wide range from good-natured to vicious characters in such films as Das Tagebuch des Dr. Hart/The Diary of Dr. Hart (1916, Paul Leni) opposite her later husband Heinrich Schroth, Die Hochzeit im Excentricclub/Marriage at the Excentricclub (1917, Joe May) written by Fritz Lang, Das Spiel vom Tode/The Game of Death (1917, Alwin Neuss), Sein bester Freund/His Best Friend (1918, Uwe Jens Krafft) opposite Max Landa, and in the title role of the detective film Die Ratte/The Rat (1918, Harry Piel, Joe May) opposite Heinrich Schroth as Joe Deebs. In the 1920’s, she was more or less reduced to parts of dull bourgeois women or amiable housewives in such successful productions as Der tote Gast/The Dead Guest (1921, Karl Freund), Jugend/Youth (1922, Fred Sauer), Wilhelm Tell (1923, Rudolf Dworsky, Rudolf Walther-Fein), Hedda Gabler (1924, Franz Eckstein) starring Asta Nielsen, and Der alte Fritz/The Old Fritz (1927, Gerhard Lamprecht) with Otto Gebühr. As an extremely versatile actress, she received numerous role offers and could continue her career after the end of the silent era. At the same time, she changed her image from a ‘young and street-smart girl’ to a wife and mother. During the 1930s, Haack was one of the most successful and popular actresses and appeared in box office hits like Berlin - Alexanderplatz (1931, Phil Jutzi) starring Heinrich George, Emil und die Detektive/Emil and the Detectives (1931, Gerhard Lamprecht) as Emil’s mother, Der Hauptmann von Köpenick/The Captain from Köpenick (1931, Richard Oswald), Quick (1932, Robert Siodmak) with Hans Albers, Pygmalion (1935, Erich Engel) starring Jenny Jugo, and Fridericus (1936, Johannes Meyer). In the 1940s, she starred in elaborate large-scale productions like the biography Bismarck (1940, Wolfgang Liebeneiner) and the monumental Münchhausen/The Adventures of Baron Munchhausen (1943, Josef von Báky) starring Hans Albers.
After World War II, Käte Haack remained one of best-known and most successful actresses of the German cinema and played in films ranging from melodramas like Herz der Welt/The Alfred Nobel Story (1952, Harald Braun) to crime movies like Dynamit in grüner Seide/Death and Diamonds (1968, Harald Reinl) starring George Nader, and comedies like Der letzte Fußgänger/The Last Pedestrian (1961, Wilhelm Thiele) with Heinz Erhardt. Furthermore, she received rave reviews for her roles as distinguished ‘Grande Dame’ in such films as Der Lord von Barmbeck/The Lord of Barmbeck (1973, Ottokar Runze) and Grete Minde – Der Wald ist voller Wölfe/Grete Minde - The forest is full of wolves (1977, Heide Genée) – a type of role she often portrayed at the end of her career. She remained successful as a theater actress in Berlin. Important post-war stage roles were Mrs. Antrobus in Wir sind noch einmal davongekommen (We got away once more, 1946, Hebbel-Theater), Gina Ekdal in Die Wildente (The Wild Duck, 1948, Renaissance Theater ), Mrs. Higgins in My Fair Lady (1963, a tour with 1500 performances) and Louise Mask in Carl Sternheim's Der Snob (The Snob, 1966, Renaissance Theater). In 1967 she was appointed ‘Berlin State Actress’ and in 1973 was awarded the Filmband in Gold for her long and outstanding achievements in the German film industry. In 1971 she published her memoirs under the title In Berlin und Anderswo (In Berlin and elsewhere). Käthe Haack was married to the actor Heinrich Schroth. Her daughter, Hannelore Schroth and her stepson, Carl-Heinz Schroth, were also well-known actors. Käthe Haack died in 1986 in her hometown Berlin.
Sources: Stephanie D’heil (Steffi-line), Thomas Staedeli (Cyranos), Filmportal.de, Wikipedia, and IMDb.
Italian postcard by B.F.F. Edit., no. 2011. Photo: Paramount Films.
Barbara Stanwyck (1907-1990) was an American actress, model and dancer. She was a film and television star, known throughout her 60-year career as a consummate, versatile professional with a strong, realistic screen presence. By 1944, Stanwyck had become the highest-paid woman in the United States. She was a favourite of her directors, including Cecil B. DeMille, Fritz Lang, and Frank Capra. After a short but notable career as a stage actress in the late 1920s, she made 85 films in 38 years in Hollywood before turning to television.
Barbara Stanwyck was born Ruby Catherine Stevens in 1907 in Brooklyn, New York. She was the daughter of Catherine Ann (McPhee) and Byron E. Stevens, a bricklayer. Her mother died when she was accidentally knocked off a trolley by a drunk. Her father abandoned his children in grief after the death of his wife. Her elder sister brought up Barbara and was partially raised in foster homes. Later, she went to work at the local telephone company, but she had the urge to enter show business. At seventeen, she went to work as a showgirl. In 1928, Barbara moved to Hollywood and proved to be an extremely versatile actress who could adapt to any role. Barbara was equally at home in all genres, from melodramas, such as Forbidden (Frank Capra, 1932) and Stella Dallas (King Vidor, 1937), to thrillers, such as Double Indemnity (Billy Wilder, 1944), also starring Fred MacMurray. She excelled in comedies such as Remember the Night (Mitchell Leisen, 1940) and The Lady Eve (Preston Sturges, 1941) and in Westerns, such as Union Pacific (Cecil B. DeMille, 1939).
Barbara Stanwyck was also well known for her TV roles as Victoria, the matriarch of the Barkley family in the Western series The Big Valley (1965). In 1983, she also played in the hit mini-series The Thorn Birds (1983), which did much to keep her in the public eye. She turned in an outstanding performance as Mary Carson. One of her last roles was in the hit drama series The Colbys (1985). She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress four times, for Stella Dallas (1937), Ball of Fire (1941), Double Indemnity (1944) and Sorry, Wrong Number (1948). For her television work, she won three Emmy Awards, for The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1961), The Big Valley (1966) and The Thorn Birds (1983). Her performance in The Thorn Birds also won her a Golden Globe. She received an Honorary Oscar at the 1982 Academy Award ceremony and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1986. She was also the recipient of honorary lifetime awards from the American Film Institute (1987), the Film Society of Lincoln Centre (1986), the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (1981) and the Screen Actors Guild (1967). Barbara Stanwyck died in 1990, leaving 93 films and a host of TV appearances as her legacy. She was married twice, to film actors Frank Fay (1928-1935) and Robert Taylor (1939-1952). Her son, Dion Anthony 'Tony' Fay (1932), was adopted. Frank Fay and Stanwyck's marriage and their experience in Hollywood later became the basis of the Hollywood film A Star is Born. Their stormy marriage finally ended after a drunken brawl, during which he tossed their adopted son, Dion, into the swimming pool. Despite rumours of affairs with Marlene Dietrich and Joan Crawford, Stanwyck wed Robert Taylor, who had gay rumours of his own to dispel. Their marriage started on a sour note when his possessive mother demanded he spend his wedding night with her rather than with Barbara. In 1957, Tony, her adopted son, was arrested for trying to sell lewd pictures while waiting to cash his unemployment check. When questioned by the press about his famous mother, he replied, "We don't speak". She saw him only a few times after his childhood.
Sources: Denny Jackson (IMDb), Wikipedia and IMDb.
And, please check out our blog European Film Star Postcards.
A small versatile mech with 4 built in hard-points on it's shoulders and hips for various weapon/gear load-outs plus standard low-slung manipulators and sensor array to complete the package.
I reworked my Vermit XS mech, www.flickr.com/photos/53458657@N04/13334547405/ which I was not all that happy about, into this and like the look much more. It's like Mechwarrior with arms. Gave it a little recycled pieces scene. Still fits a fig.
Little different thermal image cartoon type editing applied to the shot. Just becuase I'm away from the bricks with nothing better to do.
versatile rail motor car АМ140 was used as the base for the АМ-140-01 ПК (АМ140ПК), new rail motor car of higher comfort www.flickr.com/photos/cetus13/54475933087/in/dateposted/
Both rail motor cars of АМ140 family are produced by Sinara-Transport Machines Holding (part of the Sinara Group) on the Sverdlovsk Track Repair and Mechanical Plant (ОАО "Свердловский путевой ремонтно-механический завод "Ремпутьмаш", код 1598).
Speed, 140 km/h
Twin diesel generator 540kW,
electric transmission
Number of drive/brake axles 4/4
Sari silk
longterm project
sari silk
art yarn
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kamikaze knitting
anarchic crochet
experimental freeform
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1991 Ford Versatile 9030 4WD bi-directional loader tractor.
An import from the USA registered in April 1992.
Cheffins vintage and classic auction, Sutton -
"1991 FORD VERSATILE 9030 Bi-Directional diesel TRACTOR Reg. No. J110 JHG Serial No. D470150 Reported by the vendor to be a one owner tractor with 6,011 hours showing."
Unsold.