Venus Dovetails Beauty

Venus Dovetails ''Beauty'' and ''Woman''

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Picasso's ''War and Peace'' - www.art.com

Human Rights Year in Pictures - 2005

''twiggy'' ~ model

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Diana, "The People's Princess"

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LIFE-05: Princess-To-Be
At Buckingham Palace, after announcing her engagement to Prince Charles

LIFE-30: The People's Princess
Comforting amputees in Angola in January 1997, while holding 13-year-old Sandra Thijica, who lost her left leg to a land mine in 1994.

~ photos from "Time's Life-Retrospective" ~

Marilyn Monroe, "...the most fragile and loveable legend of all"

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~ quote by "Look Magazine" in her memory

"Marilyn played the best game with the worst hand of anybody I know." - Edward Wagenknecht, author

Audrey Hepburn ~ Chic, Compassionate

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Actress

Humanitarian

Judy Garland, 1922-1969 ~ Our Dorothy to Consummate Singer

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"The Wizard Of Oz" - 1939 publicity photo taken during Richard Thorpe's direction. Their make-up would change under Victor Fleming's direction.

Hirschfield caricature

Billy Holiday, Jazz Vocalist, 1915 - 1959

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Billy - 1949

''Femme'' ~ by Picasso

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from www.art.com

Twiggy ~ "The Face of 1966"

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September 13 2004

Diana, 1961-1997 ~ Princess of Wales, philanthropist, fashion icon

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That Uncertain Smile

A family album picture of Lady Diana Spencer in her baby carriage at Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk in 1962 - LIFE-02

The future Princess of Wales during a summer holiday in 1971 in Itchenor, West Sussex in Britain - LIFE03: Hint Of A Smile

14-year-old Lady Diana Spencer receives a kiss from her pet pony 'Souffle' in Scotland in 1974. - LIFE04: Horsing Around

Prince Charles and Princess Diana on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on their wedding day on July 29, 1981. - LIFE06: Wedding Bells

The royal newlyweds on the grounds of Balmoral Castle, Scotland whilst on their honeymoon in August 1981. - LIFE07: Blissful Smiles

With Prince William at Kensington Palace, in December, 1982 - LIFE-08: Child's Play

Ten years later, looking their separate ways during a memorial service on a tour of South Korea on November 3, 1992 - LIFE-09: Drifting Apart

Sailing with William, then 9, and Harry, 7, in Niagara Falls, Ontario in 1991 - LIFE-09: Smooth Sailing

Reunited with her children as she arrives aboard HMS Brittania in Toronto Harbor on October 25, 1991 - LIFE-12: All Aboard

Engaged to Prince Charles in 1981, Diana visited with Princess Grace of Monaco in March, 1981. - LIFE-15: A Royal Engagement

During a private audience with Pope John Paul II in August, 1985 - LIFE-16: Holy Meeting

President Nelson Mandela, whom Diana visited in Cape Town in March 1997, paid her tribute as "an ambassador for victims of land mines, war orphans, the sick and needy throughout the world. - LIFE-17: Paying Her Respects

Diana met with first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton at the White House in June 1997 following an American Red Cross event that raised money for land-mine victims around the world. - LIFE-18: Charitable Acts

Arriving at the Royal Albert Hall for a gala performance of Swan Lake on June 3, 1997. Diana was a patron of English National Ballet since 1988 and had retained official links with the ballet along with five other charities throughout her life. - LIFE-21: Graceful Beauty

Visiting Leicester to formally open The Richard Attenborough Centre for Disability and Arts - LIFE-23: Crusades

A 1982 portrait by Lord Snowdon - LIFE-24: Portrait Of A Lady

Touring an Angolan mine field, January 1997. Diana had visited Angola and the former Yugoslavia several times during the previous year, lending her high profile to mine-clearance efforts. - LIFE-28: The Halo Trust

With Mirzeta Gabelic, a teenager crippled by a land mine, in Sarajevo, August, 1997. Diana had arrived for Healing Handsa three-day private visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina to focus world attention on the continuing plague of land mines and to call for a complete ban on the production, sale and use of them. - LIFE-29: Healing Hands

Princess Diana ~ 1961-1997
"One year after her death on the last of August, 1997, TIME looked back at the people whose lives were forever changed by Diana, Princess of Wales."

Time's Life-Retrospective

Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962 ~ actress, sex symbol, pop icon

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"This girl had something I hadn't seen since silent pictures. She had a kind of fantastic beauty like Gloria Swanson and she radiated sex like Jean Harlow. She didn't need a soundtrack to tell her story." ~ Leon Shamroy, the cinematographer who shot Marilyn's first screen test

"No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they are pretty, even if they aren't." - Marilyn

"She is a brilliant comedienne, which to me means she also is an extremely skilled actress." ~ Sir Laurence Olivier, co-star of "The Prince and the Showgirl"

"I've learned about living from her. I took her as a serious actress even before I met her. I think she's an adroit comedienne, but I also think she might turn into the greatest tragic actress that can be imagined." ~ Arthur Miller, writer and husband

"Marilyn's a phenomenon of nature, like Niagara Falls and the Grand Canyon. All you can do is stand back and be awed by it." ~ Nunnally Johnson, producer of "How to Marry a Millionaire"

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"I knew I belonged to the public and to the world, not because I was talented or even beautiful, but because I had never belonged to anything or anyone else." - Marilyn

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"She was wonderful. We were taught never to clap at the Actors Studio ~ it was like we were in church - and it was the first time I'd ever heard applause there." ~ Kim Stanley, the actress who originated Marilyn's "Bus Stop" role on stage

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"Nobody discovered her, she earned her own way to stardom." ~ Darryl Zanuck, president of 20th Century Fox

''It's all make believe, isn't it?'' - Marilyn Monroe

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"She was an absolute genius as a comedic actress, with an extraordinary sense for comedic dialogue. It was a God-given gift. Believe me, in the last fifteen years there were ten projects that came to me, and I'd start working on them and I'd think, 'It's not going to work, it needs Marilyn Monroe.' Nobody else is in that orbit; everyone else is earthbound by comparison." ~ Billy Wilder, director of "Some Like it Hot" and "The Seven Year Itch"

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"She went right down into her own personal experience for everything, reached down and pulled something out of herself that was unique and extraordinary. She had no techniques. It was all the truth, it was only Marilyn. But it was Marilyn, plus. She found things, found things about womankind in herself." ~ John Huston, director of "The Asphalt Jungle" and "The Misfits"

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"It stirs up envy, fame does. People...feel fame gives them some kind of privilege to walk up to you and say anything to you--and it won't hurt your feelings ~ like it's happening to your clothing." - Marilyn

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"I saw that what she looked like was not what she really was, and what was going on inside her was not what was going on outside, and that always means there may be something to work with. In Marilyn's case, the reactions were phenomenal. She can call up emotionally what is required for a scene. Her range is infinite." ~ Lee Strasberg, creator-director of the Actors Studio

"[Hollywood is] a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul." ~ Marilyn Munroe

"Marilyn is as near a genius as any actress I ever knew. She is an artist beyond artistry. She is the most completely realized and authentic film actress since Garbo. She has that same unfathomable mysteriousness. She is pure cinema." ~ Joshua Logan, director of "Bus Stop"

"Her quality when photographed is almost of a supernatural beauty." ~ Lee Strasberg

"Marilyn was one step from oblivion when I directed her in The Asphalt Jungle. I remember she impressed me more off the screen than on…there was something touching and appealing about her." ~ John Huston, director of "The Misfits" and "The Asphalt Jungle"

"Her work frightened her, and although she had undoubted talent, I think she had a subconscious resistance to the exercise of being an actress. But she was intrigued by its mystique and happy as a child when being photographed; she managed all the business of stardom with uncanny, clever, apparent ease." ~ Sir Laurence Olivier

"She was pure of heart. She was free of guile. She never understood either the adoration or the antagonism which she awakened." ~ Edward Wagenknecht

"She had a great natural dignity and was extremely intelligent. She was also exceedingly sensitive." ~ Edith Sitwell, poet

Reference, The Marilyn Monroe web-site:

Marilyn Monroe's Official Web site .. About Marilyn

Audrey Hepburn ~ Actress, Philanthropist

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"The 100 Greastest Stars of All Time" Entertainment Weekly 1997

1959 ~ from "Jump Book"
- Philippe Halsman's famous series of celebrity jumps

Audrey, age 10

A young Audrey

1 early school performance

2 an early school performance

3 an early school performance

Audrey at Kew Gardens, 1950

Audrey ~ Publicity stills, 1951

As Sabrina Fairchild in Sabrina, 1954

"She had a quality no other actress had: a curious combination of lady and pixie. She was a joy to work with- enormous talent and no ego."
- Sidney Sheldon

"Is there a woman who would not want to look like Audrey?" - Hubert de Givenchy [Photograph: Anthony Beauchamp]

"I never understood what makes me so special...that was a job, not reality." - Audrey Hepburn
[Photograph by John Engstead]

"She was somebody who comes along whose friendship you cherish." - Blake Edwards [Photograph by Bud Fraker]

"This kid has an inner quality that radiates right through."
- Jerry Wald, Producer, the movie Sabrina

"I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped." - Audrey Hepburn

"She was the first to make something that's not sexy, sexy." - Cynthia Rowley

Photograph by Mark Shaw, LIFE

This girl single-handedly could make bosoms a thing of the past!" - Billy Wilder

"Audrey was always entirely certain of who she was and how she wanted us to see her." - Richard Avedon

Audrey's Childhood Drawings - 1

Drawing 2, 1944

Drawing 3

Drawing 4

Audrey with her Mother, Ella van Heemstra - Taken on Dec. 17, 1953

With Givenchy, one the set of The Funny Face in Paris.

Despite her mother's objections, Audrey married Mel on September 25, 1954.

She met Mel Ferrer at friend Gregory Peck's party. Despite the eleven-year difference in their ages, the attraction was immediate.

"It can't be easy married to a world celebrity, but I really did put my career second and still it didn't help at the end." - Audrey [The couple separated in 1967.]

With Fred Astaire on the set of Funny Face, Paris, 1956

Audrey, in 1976, returned to films after an eight-year absence.

Audrey at 50

Blackglama Fur Legend Ad

In 1988, Audrey was appointed as a special Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF.

Audrey in Vietnam, 1990

"A child is a child in any country, whatever the politics."

"I've been auditioning my whole life for this role, and I finally got it." Audrey Hepburn, on her role as a special ambassador for UNICEF.

"Fame creates a certain curiosity. I'm using that curiosity for the children." - Audrey Hepburn

In response to the label "Saint Audrey" which some journalists referred her to, "After all," Audrey said, "I am doing only what any other human being would do."

On 20 January, 1993, Audrey, who was diagnosed with colon cancer after her trip to Somalia, died at the age of 63. - Photograph by Steven Meisel

"I don't think that many people knew that when Audrey had to appear in public and give a speech, she was very nervous, terribly nervous! But she always pulled it off beautifully." - Nancy Reagan

Katharine Hepburn, 1907-2003 ~ Actress, Activist

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"If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun."
~ Katherine Hepburn

Link: Quote Me On It

"I never realized until lately that women were supposed to be the inferior sex."

"Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then."

"Life is hard. After all, it kills you."

"If you give an audience a chance they will do half your acting for you."

"What you will receive in return varies. But it really has no connection with what you give. You give because you love and cannot help giving."

"To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time."

"Plain women know more about men than beautiful women do."

"If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased."

"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (1967)

Plot Summary: The answer to that question is – your new son-in-law's parents. A wealthy white family is informed that their daughter's intended is coming to meet them, and he's black. Scripted in the late 60s, the idea of a bi-racial marriage was still fairly shocking. To smooth this over, the son-in-law to be is a prince. He's a Doctor who lives in Switzerland and intends to take their daughter there to live. Set in California, it's not quite a return to Selma, Alabama, but was controversial in its day. ~ Summary written by John Vogel

Tracy and Hepburn's last film together

Trivia

Katharine Hepburn's character's daughter is played by Hepburn's actual niece Katharine Houghton.
Spencer Tracy died 17 days after filming was completed.
Katharine Hepburn never saw the completed movie. She said the memories of Tracy were too painful.
When Portier and Houghton arrive at SFO on a United Airlines flight, they take Yellow Cab #1850 in town. The phone number of the cab company is painted on the side of the car. Today, the same number (626-2345) will still get you in touch with Yellow Cab.
Katharine Hepburn had to use her salary as backing in order to make this movie because Spencer Tracy was so ill that the studio didn't think that he would make to the end of the picture.
Mr Prentice ( Roy Glenn) says to his son John ( Sidney Poitier) "You'll be breaking the law in 17 states. You'll be criminals." By the time people saw the movie this was no longer true. On June 12th, 1967, the US Supreme Court in the case Loving v Virginia declared anti-miscegenation laws unconstitutional.
The 3-inch bronze sculpture of Spencer Tracy featured in the film that Katharine Hepburn created herself was one of the items that were included in her estate auction in 2004. The bust was the most sought after item and fetched the most money which was sold for $316,000, compared to an estimate of $3,000-$5,000.
In some shots, Katharine Hepburn clearly shows some head and hands trembling related to her hereditary shake, for example when she is pouring a drink to the Reverend right after his second arrival.

"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" poster

"An Affair to Remember: The Remarkable Love Story Of Katharine Hepburn And Spencer Tracy" ~ by Christopher Andersen

Entertainment Weekly: To Andersen's credit, though a Hepburn fan … he doesn't whitewash Tracy's drinking binges, his violent outbursts, his verbal abuse, and Hepburn's seemingly masochistic embrace of him. ~ This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Ingram: During their 26 years together, Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tray mesmerized audiences worldwide wit their famous on-screen chemistry like no other couple. Yet their private love affair--which ended only with Tracy's death in 1967--remained shrouded in secrecy. Now, Christopher Andersen draws on his extensive conversations with Hepburn as well as others who knew the legendary duo intimately to tell the poignant love story of these American icons and the life they shared. Includes a 24-page, color photo section.

"Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get — only with

what you are expecting to give — which is everything."

~ Katherine Hepburn

DVD ~ yet to be released

Katharine Hepburn's Signature

Judy Garland, 1935 - 1950 ~ The Young Protege

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Sept 27 1935, LA - Frances Gumm, aka "Judy Garland", having her initial MGM contract approved by the Los Angeles Superior Court

1935- Early MGM publicity photo

1935- In Chicago, during the World's Fair

1937- Judy showing off her charm bracelet

1939- With Toto in a publicity photo for 'The Wizard Of Oz'

1938- Publicity picture for 'Everybody Sing'

1939- With Mickey Rooney in publicity photo for 'Babes In Arms'

1939- With a lollipop

1939- With Arthur Freed and Roger Edens

1939 - Hollywood youth

Posing for publicity photos with Mickey Rooney after winning her juvenile Oscar - 1939

Putting her footprints in front of Grauman's Chinese Theater

1940- publicity photo, glamourous at age 18

1940- publicity photo, age 18

1940- on the set of a photo shoot

1940- With Mickey Rooney in publicity portrait for 'Strike Up The Band'

Publicity photo circa 1940

Publicity photo circa 1940

1940- Celebrating her 18th birthday with mother Ethel and MGM Studio Chief Louis B. Mayer

1941- Signing autographs in Little Rock, Arkansas

1941- With David Rose after announcing their engagement

1942- With Mickey Rooney in the 'Hoe Down' number from 'Babes On Broadway'

1940- glamorous publicity photo

1942- With her mother, Ethel Gumm

1942- Promotional photo for 'For Me And My Gal'

1943- Promotional photo for 'Girl Crazy'

1943- On the set of 'Girl Crazy' during the shooting of the 'Embraceable You' number

1943- Publicity photo for the 'I Got Rhythm' finale to 'Girl Crazy' with Tommy Dorsey and Mickey Rooney

1943 portrait of Judy Garland

1943- publicity photo for 'Presenting Lily Mars'

1943- In her dressing room, in costume while shooting 'Presenting Lily Mars'

1943- Publicity photo for 'Girl Crazy' with Mickey Rooney

1943- Performing on the radio

1945 publicity photo

1945- With Robert Walker in promotional photo for 'The Clock'

1945- publicity photo

1946- Lux Soap ad

1947- With baby Liza

1947- On the set of 'The Pirate' with husband/director Vincente Minnelli

1948- With Mickey Rooney, recording their duet 'I Wish I Were In Love Again' for 'Words And Music'

1948- On the set of 'The Pirate'

1948- On the set of 'Words and Music' with daughter Liza and Mickey Rooney

1948- With Gene Kelly in publicity photo for 'The Pirate'

1948- With Gene Kelly in publicity photo for 'The Pirate'

1949- On the set of 'In The Good Old Summertime'

1949- On the set of 'In The Good Old Summertime'

1949- Liza visits Judy on the set of 'Summer Stock'

With Van Heflin in publicity photo for 'Presenting Lily Mars' 1950's publicity artwork

1950- 'Get Happy' from 'Summer Stock'

Judy Garland, 1951 - 1969 ~ Glamorous, Tragic

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1951- clown

1952- vaudeville, New York

1952- With Liza and baby Lorna

1953- clown

September 29 1954- At the premier of ''A Star Is Born'' on with Jack Warner and Sid Luft

1955- With Liza during Judy's TV special

1956- With husband Sid Luft on the SS United States

1960s- taken during one her concerts

1961 - promotional photo

1961- while on tour in Texas

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

1961 - taken at Carnegie Hall

1961 - Broadway

1961 - Carnegie Hall

1961 - Chicago Civic Center

1961 concert, Texas

April 1962- Manhattan Center

1963 "I Could Go on Singing"

1963 "I Could Go on Singing"

1963 - her TV show

1963 - her TV show

1963 TV show

1963 - her TV show with Barbra Streisand

1964- On the 'Jack Parr Show'

1964 with her Liza

1965- With Vincente Minnelli and Liza

1967 tour, sequins

1967 concert tour

1967 test for "Valley of the Dolls"

1969- In Copenhagen

1969- Performing in Copenhagen

1969- Performing in Copenhagen

The famous Blacklama ad- ''What becomes a legend more?''