In appreciation of Old Hollywood

* I do not own any of the pictures on this blog. I love classic films. #oldhollywood #old hollywood

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All About Eve (1950) dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz

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judy garland in till the clouds roll by (1946)

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Audrey Hepburn photographed by Hans Gerber in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, 1954

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Marpessa Dawn

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Marpessa Dawn, during her dance lesson, photographed by Loomis Dean (1960).

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Dorothy Dandridge (1954)

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A black and white summer beauty break, courtesy of ten classic actresses and entertainers — Audrey Hepburn, Julie Andrews, Dorothy Dandridge, Dolores del Río, Pam Grier, Rita Hayworth, Eartha Kitt, Carole Lombard, Marilyn Monroe, and Anna May Wong ☀️💕

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Dorothy Dandridge performing at the Riviera Hotel on November 23, 1955, in Las Vegas.

📷: Las Vegas News Bureau

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Dorothy Dandridge putting on a dazzling performance in her sequined leotard as she ends her opening night at the Riviera Hotel, in Las Vegas, with the number entitled "Oo-Ah-Oh," on November 28, 1955.

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Dorothy Dandridge with her manger Earl Mills and writer-historian Clarence A. De Lima (l.) on producer Raul Fernandez’s estate. These are some of the last pictures ever taken of Dorothy.

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Two of the very last pictures of Dorothy Dandridge. She is photographed here applying makeup as she prepared to depart from Oaxaca, Mexico for Los Angeles on September 7, 1965.

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"I think that a lot of talent and ability is going to waste in America because it is being denied the right to participation. I hope that one day this will change."–Dorothy Dandridge.

Photograph: By photographer Phil Stern, captured on the set of the film, Porgy and Bess (1959)

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Dorothy Dandridge photographed with Pearl Bailey on the set of the film Porgy and Bess (1959), captured by photographer Phil Stern.

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Dorothy Dandridge arriving with her sister Vivian Dandridge at the 27th Annual Academy Awards held at the Century Theatre in New York City on March 30, 1955. Dorothy became the first African American woman to be nominated for an @theacademy Award for Best Actress, and the first African American actress to present an award at the ceremony.