#citizenscreen

[clarulitas]

Carmen Miranda in Buenos Aires photographed by Annemarie Heinrich, c. 1930s

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1850- El matrimonio es una gran institución, por supuesto, si te gusta vivir en una institución.

(Groucho Marx)

[classicladiesofcolor]

“The musicians were just going wild. In the same way they did when they watched Jimi Hendrix rehearse…and Fred Astaire.” – Dick Cavett When I watched the HBO documentary, L…

[onefootin1941]

PEOPLE YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW BETTER

I was tagged by rubysbrugh

The rules are to tag ten people you would like to know better.

Name: Polly

Birthday: October 26

Gender: female

Sexual orientation: straight

Height: 5’8

Favorite color:dark red

Current date/time: Jan 22, 2015, 11:14 pm

Last thing you googled: movie times for Birdman


First thing that comes to mind: how much I liked Birdman


Favorite book(s): I am a big reader.  Love all the classics. Best modern day book recently was The Beautiful American by Jeanne Mackin. Gone With the Wind always comes to mind, Love bios and autobios. Books about WW2, the Civil War. Anything by Dickens, F Scott Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Tolstoy, Georges Simenon. The Oz books, The Secret Garden, Lewis Carroll, Coming Home & September by Rosemunde Pilcher. CS Lewis, Austen, Harper Lee--must stop somewhere but there are so many.

Favorite movie(s): Gone With the Wind. Must keep it to one title. But anything with Gable, Stany, Ginger, Kate H, Cary, Jimmy S, Audrey H, Bette D,.Vivien L, Doris, Judy G. Or directed by Hitchcock.  Love Paul Newman, Brando and Steve McQ movies, Elvis, Natalie Wood, Redford, all the musicals & their stars, All the classic screwball comedies & their stars. Disney. current folk: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCap, Kate Winslet, Emma Stone, Jude Law--but yikes there are too many. 

Favorite drink: milk! 

Favorite alcoholic beverage: rose' wine or tequila

Last movie I saw in theater: Birdman

Dream holiday: London at Christmas or NYC in fall

Dream Wedding: small wedding in a country church

Dream job:script continuity editor

I am tagging: miss-jitterbug,oldstrawhat,helloheavyheart,oldhollywoood, citzenscreen, iambiebambi, paul-varjak, classickat, mildredsfierce, classichollywoodstuff,

If you’ve already been tagged, or just don’t want to do this, please don't feel obligated. Tis cool.  

[classicladiesofcolor]

The first version of “El Manicero” that became a certified hit was recorded by Cuban singer/actress, Rita Montaner in 1928. Montaner later performed the song in the 1938 movie, It Happened in Havana, originally titled El Romance del Palmar. [Thanks to Aurora, who is co-hosting, Hollywood's Hispanic Heritage Blogathon]

[classicglamourgirl]

Put your music on shuffle and answer these questions! Once you’re done tag 10 followers!

I was tagged by rara-retro - thank you! :)

1) Title of the first song describes how you die

Rolling in the Deep - Adele

2) Second Song describes your love life

Aubrey - Righteous Brothers (Thank Greg! It doesn’t hurt!)

3) Third song will be played at your wedding

Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy - Queen (Old Rock n’ Roll man!)

4) Add “in my pants” to the title of this song

Its Time “in my pants” - Imagine Dragons

5) Fifth song will be playing at your funeral

Twilight Time - The Platters (Kinda cool!…)

6) Sixth song will be your theme song

Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera

7) Seventh song will play when you think of someone you love

When You Told Me You Loved Me - Jessica Simpson (ok.. I think I’HEART BROKEN !) 

8) Add “with a shovel and a screwdriver” to the title of this song

Still Beautiful “with a shovel and a screwdriver” - Jessica Simpson

9) Ninth song describes your week

Like a Song - Lenka

10) Tenth song will play when you miss someone

I Will Remember you - Sarah McLachlan (really ok ok.. this has gone too far)

I tag: citizenscreen megenesgal jessicadraperx gummgarland hepburny classichollywoodlights loveeverythingoldhollywood richardbooton jimmyspookart classic-world-1950s