I'm not kind, I'm vicious. It's the secret of my charm.

constantly tired, constantly worrying, and constantly obsessing over charlie chaplin, gene tierney & laird cregar. that's all you need to know.

[maudlinandmagnificent]

Remembering Linda Darnell on the anniversary of her death.

October 16th 1923 — April 10th 1965

[maudlinandmagnificent]

Remembering Linda Darnell on the anniversary of her death.

(October 16th 1923 — April 10th 1965)

“The ravages of time no longer terrify me. I am told that when surface beauty is gone, the real woman emerges.”

[maudlinandmagnificent]

Remembering Linda Darnell on the anniversary of her death.

October 16th 1923 — April 10th 1965

“A sweeter girl never lived.” - Henry Hathaway

[valentinovamp]

Gene Tierney and dog (1940s)

[two-thirtyy]

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Look buddy, i’m just trying to make it to Friday.

[taykoutmccleod]

reblog if its friday and you made it

[maudlinandmagnificent]

Remembering Laird Cregar on the anniversary of his death.

(July 28th 1913 — December 9th 1944)

“…One of the truly great young actors [the] stage has produced in the last ten years.” – John Barrymore

[maudlinandmagnificent]

Remembering Laird Cregar on the anniversary of his death.

(July 28th 1913 — December 9th 1944)

“Laird was an extraordinary man… He was a wonderful actor and died much too young.” - Vincent Price

[maudlinandmagnificent]

Remembering Laird Cregar on the anniversary of his death.

July 28th 1913 — December 9th 1944

“Laird was a classy fellow … [who] was magic to direct in [The Lodger], to say the least.” - John Brahm

[maudlinandmagnificent]

Remembering Laird Cregar on the anniversary of his death.

July 28th 1913 — December 9th 1944

“If anything happens, I don’t want any grieving. I’ve done the two things I wanted most. I’ve been on the stage and I’ve been on the screen.”

[maudlinandmagnificent]

okay but how bad does your life have to be before you start comparing yourself to shelley levene from glengarry glen ross? 😂

[maudlinandmagnificent]

Remembering Laird Cregar on his birthday.

28th July 1913 — 9th December 1944

“Laird was a barrel of talent. He was a joyous actor to watch. Laird had such richness of spirit; he just bounced all over the place! He was really something. Hell, when word got out that Laird was doing a scene, everyone on or near the lot showed up to watch.” - Marc Lawrence

[maudlinandmagnificent]

Remembering Laird Cregar on his birthday.

28th July 1913 — 9th December 1944

“I never wanted to be anything but an actor… There have been times, though, when I’ve wished my ambition wasn’t so firmly fixed.”

[maudlinandmagnificent]

Remembering Laird Cregar on his birthday.

(28th July 1913 — 9th December 1944)

“I’ve driven friends and relations crazy since I can remember. I used to spend hours making faces in the mirror then run out and say, ‘What’s this face?’ to anyone I could nab… In Philadelphia, where I grew up, they thought I was mad.”

[cherchezlafemmepardieu]

Olivia de Havilland, classic star of Hollywood and two-time winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress, died peacefully in her sleep at her home in Paris, France on Saturday. She was 104.

[margoblack]

"I would prefer to live forever in perfect health, but if I must at some time leave this life, I would like to do so ensconced on a chaise longue, perfumed, wearing a velvet robe and pearl earrings, with a flute of champagne beside me and having just discovered the answer to the last problem in a British cryptic crossword."

Olivia de Havilland

July 1, 1916 – July 25, 2020

[20th-century-man]

Olivia de Havilland July 1, 1916 – July 25, 2020

[satedanfire]

R.I.P. Dame Olivia de Havilland July, 1, 1916 - July, 25, 2020