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7DOS Week #5: Good together ...Soap and Water make frothy bubbles. This did not turn out like I imagined, but here it is anyway...
British postcard by Film Weekly, London.
With his smooth, boyish good looks, American actor Richard Cromwell (1910-1960) had the makings of a Hollywood star in the early 1930s. The handsome actor became well known with The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935), sharing top billing with Gary Cooper and Franchot Tone. His film career reached its pinnacle with Jezebel (1938) with Bette Davis and Henry Fonda and John Ford's Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) also with Fonda. But soon after that, his meteoric career crashed and burned.
Richard Cromwell was born LeRoy Melvin Radabaugh in Long Beach, California, in 1910. he was the second of five children of Fay B. (née Stocking) and Ralph R. Radabaugh, who was an inventor. In 1918, when Radabaugh was still in grade school, his father died of the Spanish flu. Roy earnestly delivered morning newspapers to help out the family's budget crisis. on a scholarship, he attended the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, a precursor to the California Institute of the Arts. He continued to work part-time as a maintenance man, custodian and soda jerk. He set up a small art shop in Hollywood in the late 1920s and made masks and oil paintings there. He sold pictures, made lampshades, and designed colour schemes for houses. The handsome Cromwell made contacts with film stars of the time such as Anna Q. Nilsson, Colleen Moore, Beatrice Lillie, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford and Tallulah Bankhead, some of whom he also immortalised in his paintings and masks. He painted scenery for community theatre productions and eventually took on acting roles. His first film appearance was an extra role in King of Jazz (John Murray Anderson, Walter Lantz, 1930), along with the film's star, Paul Whiteman and his orchestra. On a whim, his friends encouraged him to audition for the lead role in a Columbia remake of D.W. Griffith's silent classic Tol'able David (1921) starring Richard Barthelmess. Radabaugh won the role over thousands of hopefuls. In storybook fashion, studio mogul Harry Cohn gave him his screen name Richard Cromwell and launched his career. Cromwell earned $75 per week for his work on Tol'able David (John G. Blystone, 1930), which co-starred Noah Beery Sr. and John Carradine. Gary Brumburgh at IMDb: "the studio publicity machines worked overtime to promote both the film and their new leading man. Richard lived up to all the hype once the reviews came out, giving a terrific debut performance in a very difficult role. As the rather weak-willed young boy who finds the strength and courage to right the injustice done to him, he hit overnight stardom". Amid the flurry of publicity, Cromwell toured the country and was even invited to the White House to meet President Herbert Hoover. Cohn signed Cromwell to a multi-year contract based on the strength of his performance and the success at the box office of his debut. In the following years, Richard played several leading roles in smaller films, often in youthful, somewhat sensitive roles. Leslie Halliwell later described him in his Filmgoer's Companion as the "friendly hero of the early talkies". Cromwell maintained a deep friendship with Marie Dressler, which continued until her death from cancer in 1934. Dressler personally insisted that her studio bosses cast Cromwell on a loan-out in the lead opposite her in Emma (Clarence Brown, 1932), also with Myrna Loy. Dressler was nominated for a second Best Actress award for her portrayal of the title role in Emma. This was another break that helped sustain Cromwell's rising status in Hollywood. He was now much in demand and his next roles were in The Age of Consent (Gregory La Cava, 1932) co-starring Arline Judge and Eric Linden, Tom Brown of Culver (William Wyler, 1932), and Hoopla (Frank Lloyd, 1933), where he is seduced by Clara Bow, in her final film. He made an early standout performance as the leader of the youth gang in Cecil B. DeMille's unusual cult-favourite, This Day and Age (1933). To ensure that Cromwell's character used the right slang, DeMille asked high school student Horace Hahn to read the script and comment. Cromwell then starred with Jean Arthur in Most Precious Thing in Life (Lambert Hillyer, 1934). He had his definitive breakthrough when he co-starred with Gary Cooper and Franchot Tone in the adventure film The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (Henry Hathaway, 1935), which was nominated for seven Oscars. Cromwell played the son of a senior officer who is tortured by insurgents. His father refuses to rescue him in order to demonstrate his impartiality. After this promising start, Cromwell's career received a bump when he wanted more artistic independence.
Richard Cromwell's next pictures at Columbia Pictures and elsewhere were mostly inconsequential. Cromwell starred with Will Rogers in Life Begins at 40 (1935) and appeared in Poppy (1936) as the suitor of W.C. Fields' daughter, Rochelle Hudson. In 1937, he portrayed the young bank robber in love with Helen Mack and on the lam from Lionel Atwill in The Wrong Road (James Cruze, 1937). A challenge was his lead role in The Road Back (James Whale, 1937), a sequel to the classic All Quiet on the Western Front (Lewis Milestone, 1930). The film chronicled the story of young German soldiers readjusting to civilian life after WWI. Fearful that this film would not do well in Germany, the new regime at Universal Pictures severely edited the film before release, removing much of the strongly anti-Nazi slant that author Erich Maria Remarque included in the original novel, and which director James Whale had intended to retain in the film version. The resulting film was not well-received. Richard Cromwell took a detour in his career to Broadway for the chance to star as an evil cadet in an original play by Joseph Viertel, 'So Proudly We Hail!'. The military drama was directed by future film director Charles Walters, co-starred Edward Andrews and Eddie Bracken, and opened to much fanfare. The New York Herald Tribune called Cromwell's acting "a striking portrayal" and The New York Times said that he "ran the gamut of emotions" in the play. Cromwell had shed his restrictive Columbia contract and pursued acting work as a freelancer in other media. Cromwell guest-starred on the radio in 'The Royal Gelatin Hour' (1937) hosted by Rudy Vallee, in a dramatic skit opposite Fay Wray. Enjoying the experience, Cromwell acted in the role of Kit Marshall on the radio soap opera Those We Love, which ran from 1938 until 1942. On-screen, Cromwell appeared in Storm Over Bengal (Sidney Salkow, 1938), for Republic Pictures, in order to capitalise on his success in The Lives of a Bengal Lancer. He stood out in supporting roles as Henry Fonda's brother, who kills a man in a duel of honour, in the romantic drama Jezebel (William Wyler, 1938) starring Bette Davis and as defendant Matt Clay to Henry Fonda's title performance in Young Mr. Lincoln (John Ford, 1939). In 1939, Cromwell again tried his luck on stage in a regional production of Sutton Vane's play 'Outward Bound', co-starring Dorothy Jordan. Cromwell drifted into secondary features. He enjoyed an active social Hollywood life with friends including Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Crawford, Franchot Tone, George Cukor, Cole Porter and William Haines. For Universal Pictures, Cromwell starred as a draftsman who thwarts the Nazis in Enemy Agent. He went on to appear in marginal but still watchable fare such as Baby Face Morgan (Arthur Dreifuss, 1942), with Mary Carlisle. Cromwell enjoyed a career boost with Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher (1943), the film adaptation of the hit radio serial. However, he was next up at Monogram Pictures, where he was cast as a doctor working covertly for a police department to catch mobsters in the forgettable though endearing Riot Squad.
During the last two years of World War II, Richard Cromwell served with the United States Coast Guard. Upon returning to California following the war's end, he acted in local theatre productions. He also signed on for live performances in summer stock in the East during this period. Cromwell's break from films due to his stint in the Service meant that he was not much in demand after the War's end. He failed to make a comeback as a film actor with a role in the Film Noir Bungalow 13 (Edward L. Cahn, 1948) and he retired from the film industry. All told, Cromwell's film career spanned 39 films. In the 1950s, he returned to his artistic roots and studied ceramics. He built a pottery studio on his property, becoming especially known and admired for his creative tile designs. Returning to the name Roy Radabaugh, Cromwell also wrote extensively, producing several published stories and an unfinished novel in the 1950s. Cromwell was married once, briefly (1945–1946), to actress Angela Lansbury, when she was 19 and Cromwell was 35. They were married in a small civil ceremony in Independence, California. Lansbury later stated in a 1966 interview that her first marriage was a mistake because Cromwell was gay. His homosexuality had been kept secret from the public and Lansbury had not known about it before the marriage. However, Cromwell and Lansbury remained friends until his death in 1960. She later described him as "charming with a good knowledge of jazz music". In 1960 he tried a second comeback in the film business. In July 1960, Cromwell signed with producer Maury Dexter for 20th Century Fox's planned production of The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (Andrew V. McLaglen, 1961), starring singer Jimmie Rogers. Diagnosed with liver cancer shortly thereafter, he was forced to withdraw and Chill Wills replaced Cromwell in the film. Richard Cromwell was a heavy smoker for many years and at times advertised Lucky Strike. He died on 11 October 1960 in Hollywood, at the age of 50. He is interred at Fairhaven Memorial Park in Santa Ana, California. For his services to the film industry, Cromwell has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (1627 Vine Street). Cromwell's legacy is preserved today by his nephew Dan Putnam and his cousin Bill Keane IV. In 2005, Keane donated materials relating to Cromwell's radio performances to the Thousand Oaks Library's Special Collection, "The American Radio Archive". In 2007, Keane donated memorabilia relating to Cromwell's film career and ceramics work to the AMPAS Margaret Herrick Library in Beverly Hills.
Sources: Gary Brumburgh (IMDb), Leslie Halliwell (Filmgoer's Companion), Wikipedia (English and German) and IMDb.
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A soap bubble is a thin film of soapy water enclosing air that forms a hollow sphere with an iridescent surface. Soap bubbles usually last for only a few seconds before bursting, either on their own or on contact with another object. They are often used for children's enjoyment, but they are also used in artistic performances. Assembling several bubbles results in a foam.
Soap bubble factiod: It's not the sharpness of an object that pops a bubble, it's the dryness. This can be observed by letting a bubble land on a dry hand and then a wet one and a wet hand could pass through it without breaking it, a dry one popped it. Thanks Steve for the additional information
Dedicate this bubble capture to my dear friend Janet.. who is always fond of bubbles and encouraged me to capture them whenever possible
A man is creating lots of soap bubbles in the center of the garden. Children are trying to catch bubbles.
i was very honoured to be asked to partake in the "I Am Legion For We Are Many - 3A Customs Group Show"
opening on Nov. 4th in San Francisco.
Soap Bubbles Bambaboss: 1:12 3A Bambaboss with customized face, added Pustefix Backpack and clear rotocast soap bubbles and paintjob.
Back to shooting soap again! This time I used undiluted washing up liquid in a tiny frame (a child's 'bubble wand'). The inner circle (which contains the soap) measures 18mm.
The patterns and colours are natural apart from being brightened in Photoshop - and I have removed the outer, ugly, plastic frame too. There are two more shots in the Comments.
Anyone interested in this type of photography, please feel free to join the Soap Films group and add some photos!
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I joined the soap bubbles club recently in Google+. It seems to be difficult for children not to tip a container than they blow up soap bubbles.
On June 22, 2013 in Hikarigaoka Park, Nerima ward.
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最近僕はGoogle+の中でシャボン玉倶楽部に加入しました。子供たちにとって難しいのは、容器を傾けないことのようです。
2013年6月22日、練馬区、光が丘公園にて。
Soap bubbles being blown from a tube. Nikon D3200 and 2 cheap flashguns.
A soap bubble is the most beautiful, most exquisite thing in nature. I wonder how much it would cost to buy a soap bubble, if there was only one in the world? - Mark Twain.
I love to smell the fragrance of the soap bubbles and I love their consistency on my skin.
Feb. 9th, 2008
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Cold Process Soaps with Red Clay. This Soap has a floral citrus scent of rose geranium, lemongrass and sweet orange essential oils.
Новая партия:)
Make this fun "jelly" filled soap with glycerin soap! Find the full tutorial in the Soapylove book: www.soapylove.com/item.php?item_id=25&category_id=3 It also works great as a faux Ding Dong!
This is my first attempt at soap film photography. I am not having the basics like macro lense, tripod, flashguns etc for this one. But ive spent a lot of time learning (reading articles and discussions etc.) soap film photography so, i had to upload some of the decent shots i got ;)
Back to shooting soap again! This time I used undiluted washing up liquid in a tiny frame (a child's 'bubble wand'). The inner circle (which contains the soap) measures 18mm.
The patterns and colours are natural apart from being brightened in Photoshop. There's a second shot in the Comments.
Anyone interested in this type of photography, please feel free to join the Soap Films group and add some photos!
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Find me on:
RedBubble / Twitter / Qype / Firth of Clyde / Around Scotland
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Mary, why weren't you home when I came for our Rendezvous?
Sorry, Steve, but I had to do the Laundry!
It's Mike isn't it! You'd rather be with Mike that with me when I come over!
No, Steve! I have some socks that needed washing! You've got to believe me!
Is it obvious that I'm not good at writing Soap Opera dialogue?
Dickerson Pike (US 31W/41/431) - East Nashville
Hello to anyone who found this here:
These glycerin soap sprinkles are super fun to make, but they're not as obvious as you might think - there's a trick to getting the dots nice and round instead of flat little discs. Check out the new Let's Get Soapy eZine (Issue #8) for the full tutorial!
I pour my soaps into a unique molds, which I carve myself. My soaps are made from natural ingredients, vegetable oils, pure volatile oils, at times from goat milk. They get their color from herbs, coloring plants. #soap #artisan #handmade #gift_for_eco_friendly #natural #wholesome #healthy #ornament
Soap stone work for sale. Love the intricate work where there is a simialr thing carved insde those mesh like things . They make elephants too this way.
Thomas Couture (French, 1815–1879)
Title
Soap Bubbles
Date
ca. 1859
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
51 1/2 x 38 5/8 in. (130.8 x 98.1 cm)
Couture triumphed at the Salon of 1847 with his "Romans of the Decadence" (Musée d'Orsay, Paris), a monumental canvas whose depiction of a Roman orgy was interpreted as a satire of the corrupt regime of the July Monarchy (1830–48). With "Soap Bubbles," he reused a traditional vanitas image: the bubbles symbolize the transience of life, while the wilting laurel wreath on the wall suggests the fleeting nature of praise and honors. The word "immortalité," inscribed on the paper inserted in the framed mirror, reinforces the painting's allegorical content. In 1867, Édouard Manet, who studied in Couture's Paris atelier, painted "Boy Blowing Bubbles" (Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon), which, although recalling Couture's precedent, counters his master's allegory with an emphatically naturalistic portrayal.
Bubble reflection.__I was going to post this around Christmas, but forgot to. So why not now. It's a reflection in a soap bubble about 10 cm in diameter, blown up with a tube.
For my lovely wife, who is also my best friend!
She's a Nits fan forever.
I once 'rescued' a VHS tape for her with all the video's from Nest. She is now the proud owner of a DVD of Nest specially produced for her!
Soap Bubble Box appears on the album Nest. Nits (formerly The Nits) are a Dutch art rock group, founded in 1974.
They still perform: take a look at their website:NITS.