#holden and tallulah

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I thought y'all might enjoy some pics of my new little one, Tallulah. Big bro Holden is still getting used to her 🤭 but she's the sweetest little girl. Dad finally gave in and let me keep one of the kittens, the other three went all together to a family where they will be together and deeply loved. Lu will be adored here and deeply needed in this shitty time. She may not be the only one I'm holding close, but she's so precious and loved 😂🩵🩷 (yes I got her name from the song) 🖤

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MOVIES on TV!

Part 1 ~ The Movies of “I Love Lucy”

When “I Love Lucy” premiered in 1951, Lucille Ball was a bona fide movie star. By contrast, her creation Lucy Ricardo was a fan - idolizing film stars and Hollywood. 

~FACTUAL FILMS~ 

THE TALL MEN ~ “Lucy Visits Graumans” (1955) 

Other than this establishing shot, there is no mention of the film, which starred Clark Gable and Jane Russell. “Lucy” actors Will Wright and Harry Shannon were also in the cast. It premiered at Graumans on September 22, 1955. 

BLOOD ALLEY ~ “Lucy and John Wayne” (1955)

The film is promoted by Wayne approving of a large poster of the film, which co-starred Lauren Bacall. 

SABRINA ~ “Getting Ready” (1954)

LUCY: (on the phone) “Would you like me to give a message to any of the gang out there? You know, Clark or Cary or Van or Marlon? Oh, all right. (writing) Tell Bill Holden that Marion Van Vlack saw ‘Sabrina’ five times!”

Sabrina is a 1954 romantic comedy-drama directed by Billy Wilder, based on Samuel A. Taylor’s play Sabrina Fair. In addition to Holden, the movie starred Humphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn. “I Love Lucy” character actors Ellen Corby and Nancy Kulp play supporting roles.

THE COUNTRY GIRL ~ “L.A. at Last” (1955) 

William Holden promotes his latest film co-starring Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly. Also in the cast were “Lucy” actors Sarah Selby, Frank J. Scanell, Gene Reynolds, Paul Fix, and Harold Miller. 

THE BIG COMBO ~ “The Star Upstairs” (1955)

Cornel Wilde promotes his latest film co-starring Richard Conte, Brian Donlevy, and Alan Wallace. Also in the cast were “Lucy” actors Jack Chefe and William Conaty. 

A PRIZE OF GOLD ~ “The Tour” (1955) 

Richard Widmark promotes his latest film, his first for Columbia Pictures. 

CAMILLE ~ “The Dancing Star” (1955)

While singing “How About You” with Van Johnson, Lucy mentions the 1936 film Camille, which starred Greta Garbo and Robert Taylor. Although Taylor never appeared on the series, Lucy claims to have met him at the Farmer’s Market and gotten his autograph on an orange. As for Van Johnson, he appeared with Lucy and Desi in Too Many Girls (1940) and with Ball in Easy To Wed (1946).  

There are several other mentions of the film throughout the series, but it is unclear if they are referring to the character from the Dumas fils book and play or the film. This is also true of Gone With The Wind. 

CAPTAIN LIGHTFOOT ~ “In Palm Springs” (1955)

Guest star Rock Hudson promotes his latest film co-starring Barbara Rush and Jeff Morrow. 

THE SHEIK ~ "The Hedda Hopper Story" (1955)

MRS. MCGILLICUDDY: "Oh, and I must see the house where Rudolph Valentino lived.  Oh, I'll never forget him in ‘The Sheik’.  (sings) I'm the Sheik of Araby. Your love belongs to me..." LUCY: "You know, they're grooming Ricky to be another Rudolph Valentino." MRS. MCGILLICUDDY: "Ricky? Ricky who?" RICKY: "Ricky me. That's who." MRS. MCGILLICUDDY: "You? (mocking laugh) Why, you're not fit to touch the hem of his bernouse!"

THE IRON PETTICOAT ~ “Lucy and Bob Hope” (1956)

As Hope enters Yankee Stadium, a young fan (David Saber) asks him for an autograph. Before granting it, he asks the boy “Have you seen my latest picture, ‘The Iron Petticoat?’”  The boy eagerly replies, “Yes, sir.”  However, the film, co-starring Katherine Hepburn, didn't premiere in the USA until early January 1957, three months after this episode aired. It was produced and directed by Ralph and Betty! Not the Ramseys, but Betty Box and Ralph Thomas. Hope had appeared in two films with Lucille Ball, and would do two more. 

LIFEBOAT ~ “The Celebrity Next Door” (1957) 

Ethel gushes to Tallulah Bankhead that she saw her in Lifeboat (1944). 

SAYONARA ~ “The Ricardos Go To Japan” (1959)

Trying to be savvy about Japanese customs, Lucy says she sat through Sayonara twice. The 1957 film details a romance between an Air Force pilot (Marlon Brando) and a Japanese woman (Miyoshi Umeki), winning four Oscars.

FOREVER DARLING ~ “Ricky’s European Booking” (1955) 

The episode features the Pied Pipers singing the title song from Lucy and Desi’s upcoming fantasy film featuring James Mason. 

At the end of the original broadcast of “Bon Voyage”, there was a tag scene to promote the film (and record). Although cut for syndication, the DVD restores this tag scene. Lucy and Desi [or is it Ricky?] are seen sitting in deck chairs.

LUCY: “Did you see the ship’s newspaper? They just raved about your new MGM record of ‘Forever, Darling.’ They said it’s gonna be one of the top records of the year. Let’s get them to play it on the public address system. I know how modest you are, but think what a treat it would be for the passengers.”

SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS ~ “Lucy in the Swiss Alps” (1956)

LUCY: “You remember that picture 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'? Somebody shot a pistol and it caused a great, big avalanche.”

After getting trapped by an avalanche, Ethel asks “How'd they get out in 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'? Lucy replies that “They waited for the spring thaw!”

~FICTIONAL FILMS~

DON JUAN

The film that takes Ricky Ricardo to Hollywood is mentioned in dozens of episodes. 

“Don Juan is all about love. It’s got nothing to do with marriage.” ~ “Don Juan and the Starlets” (1955)

SIGNORA LORENZO: “Hark! Do I hear a footfall? Is that you, Don Juan?” DON JUAN: “Yes, it is I, O lovely one. Would that I had the power to tell you what is in my heart tonight.” SIGNORA LORENZO: “What do you mean, my dearest?” DON JUAN: “I have come to say farewell.“ SIGNORA LORENZO: “No, say not so.” DON JUAN: “Would that I could ask you to fly with me, but I know that you’re devoted to your husband, Count Lorenzo.” SIGNORA LORENZO: “Yes, much as I love you, I must stay with him. He is old and feeble and he needs me.” DON JUAN: “But for him, I would sweep you into my arms and carry you over yon garden wall.” SIGNORA LORENZO: “Oh, that I could cut these ties that bind me!” DON JUAN: “Do not cry, my dearest. It was not meant to be. I had no right to win your heart. I had no chance to win your love. So, now, I’m afraid I must say farewell."

Lucy reads that Variety reports that Ricky’s Don Juan is scheduled to have a $3 million budget and be filmed in color. Errol Flynn played Don Juan in Adventures of Don Juan in 1948, which was also in color and budgeted at 3.5 million dollars. Douglas Fairbanks played the character in 1934, and John Barrymore was in a 1926 version that featured a young Hedda Hopper, before she turned to journalism.

MOON OVER BAGHDAD ~ “The Mustache” (1952)

A talent scout (John Brown) is casting a new film called Moon Over Baghdad, an Arabian nights-style Technicolor extravaganza. This is the first time we get a hint of Ricky’s movie aspirations, which will eventually take the foursome to Hollywood in season 4. Through tenuous connections (“My agent has a friend whose brother-in-law knows the talent scout’s wife.”), Ricky, Lucy (beard concealed), and the Mertzes all vie for his consideration. In the final scene, Lucy has finally managed to remove her whiskers and Ricky lands a screen test for the film, although we never hear anything about it again, even when he tests for Don Juan in season 4.  There’s also an offer for Lucy.

LUCY: “I don’t care what they pay me. I am not going to play the part of your father!”

WOMEN FROM MARS ~ “Lucy is Envious” (1953) 

Lucy and Ethel make money to fulfill a pledge by doing a stunt for an upcoming film, Women from Mars. The plot was most likely inspired by the 1953 film The War of the Worlds which is also about a Martian invasion. Two days before this episode aired, a British film called Devil Girl from Mars hit US cinemas. Also hitting the big screen in 1953 was Invaders From Mars, which featured Hillary Brooke (“The Fox Hunt”) and Richard Deacon (“The Celebrity Next Door”). America had Martian madness!

BITTER GRAPES ~ “Lucy’s Italian Movie” (1956)

On the train to Rome, Lucy is eyed by Vittorio Philippi (Franco Corsaro). Taking the title literally, Lucy investigates the wine-making business, leading to one of the funniest scenes in television history as Lucy stomps grapes. 

After a tussel in the vat, Lucy proves to ‘blue’ for the role - a typical American tourist - which goes to Ethel instead. Lucy one bitter grape! 

TROPICAL RHYTHMS ~ ���Home Movies” (1954)

Ricky creates an audition film for a television project. Then Lucy and the Mertzes add their own home movie (a Western) to create a very chaotic film. 

GUYS & DOLLS ~ “Lucy and the Dummy” (1955)

When the episode was running short, a preview clip of the upcoming MGM film musical starring Frank Sinatra was inserted into the Executive Show sequence. After one airing, the sequence was removed and has never been restored. The morning after the original broadcast, fans phoned a bewildered Sinatra to tell him he was on “I Love Lucy” last night - which he knew nothing about! 

~UNMENTIONED TITLES~

Un-Titled Florida Project ~ “Desert Island” (1956)

Ricky announces that he’s going to be in a film about the history of the state of Florida. The movie will feature Claude Akins (as a giant native), Joi Lansing and Jil Jarman. Ricky says he will appear in the ‘modern’ scenes playing with his band in the hotel nightclub. In real life, Desi Arnaz got his start in showbusiness in a Florida nightclub.

CLUNY BROWN ~ “The Fox Hunt” (1956) 

A few seconds of establishing stock footage of Berkshire Manor was taken from the 1938 Ernst Lubitch film Cluny Brown, which was filmed by 20th Century Fox in a Hollywood studio, but takes place in England. In the film, the home is named Friars Carmel Manor, but with the exception of the lettering bearing the name, the footage is identical.

STAGE DOOR ~ “Lucy’s Italian Movie” (1956)

LUCY: “The calla lilies are in bloom again.”

This is a quote from Stage Door (1937), which Lucille Ball always called her ‘big break’. It was Katherine Hepburn’s first line in the play within the film, and was repeated throughout the movie. Ball always admired Hepburn, and it is possible the writers included the line as an homage to her.

BUS STOP ~ “Lucy and Superman” (1957) 

The Appleby’s come over for a social evening. As the scene opens, Caroline is in mid-sentence talking about a film.  

CAROLINE: “And he picked up Marilyn Monroe, slung her over his shoulder and carried her off!”

Although the title is never mentioned, the film they are discussing is Bus Stop, starring Marilyn Monroe and Don Murray. It was released in August 1956, two and a half months before this episode was filmed. Frequent “Lucy” character actor Hans Conried has a featured role in the film.

HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE ~ “Changing the Boys Wardrobe” (1953)

The gang is heading to the movies to see “That picture we’ve been trying to get to for weeks with Marilyn Monroe.” The movie is either Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, which premiered in New York City in July 1953, or How To Marry A Millionaire, which premiered (just in Los Angeles) one day after this episode was filmed.

ETHEL: “Wasn’t that a wonderful dress she had on in the big number?”  

Both films were musicals, so this doesn’t narrow it down very much. In either case, it is likely that the title goes unmentioned because Lucy and Desi had just filmed The Long, Long Trailer for MGM Studios and How To Marry a Millionaire and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes were 20th Century Fox pictures.

~FILM INSPIRATIONS~

MURDER AT THE VANITIES ~ “Lucy Gets Into Pictures” (1955)

Lucy finally gets a part as a murdered showgirl in an (un-named) Hollywood movie directed by Ricky’s friend Frank Williams (Lou Krugman). The film may have been inspired by 1934′s Murder at the Vanities, in which Lucille Ball had an uncredited role as a showgirl.

THE MAJOR AND THE MINOR ~ “The Kleptomaniac” (1952)

Under hypnosis (and with a knowing wink to Ethel), Lucy reverts to childhood, with a story and a voice doubtlessly influenced by Ginger Rogers in the 1942 film The Major and the Minor. 

LUCY: “It all started when I was a little girl. I was riding on the streetcar one day and I looked up and I saw a box and it said, 'take one.’ So I took one. From then on, I took anything that came into my pretty head even though it didn’t say 'take one.'  I took a bright new penny. I took a bicycle. I took a little boy. But my mother made me give him back.

DUCK SOUP ~ “Lucy and Harpo Marx” (1955) 

The mirror routine between Lucy and Harpo was first performed by Groucho in Duck Soup (1933). Lucille Ball and Harpo had appeared together in Room Service in 1938 for RKO Studios. 

DANCE, GIRL, DANCE ~ “Bullfight Dance” (1955)

The final look for Lucy’s bull costume was no doubt inspired by Ferdinand the Bull, the story of the bull who’d rather pick flowers, than face the picador.  The character was integral to the story of Lucille Ball’s 1940 film Dance, Girl, Dance.

GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES ~ “Second Honeymoon” (1956)

The plot of this episode very closely follows the adventures of Lorelei Lee (Marilyn Monroe) in the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. In common with this episode and the film is extra Monty O'Grady, who played a passenger on both vessels!  Also look for “I Love Lucy” actors Norma Varden (Mrs. Benson in “The Ricardos Change Apartments”), Elliott Reid (Edward Warren from “Face To Face”), and Bennett Green (Desi’s stand-in and veteran background player).

Lorelei’s dinner companion turns out to be a seven year-old boy, just like Lucy’s ping pong partner turns out to be young Kenneth Hamilton played by nine year-old Harvey Grant.

Lucy gets stuck in a porthole just as Lorelei did, also draping a blanket around her shoulders so passersby wouldn’t know what was really going on.

~FILM FUNNIES~

“Ricky Needs an Agent” (1955)

Trying to suggest possible film projects for Ricky, Lucy insert him into the titles of some of Hollywood’s best-known movies:

“Ricky, Son of Flicka” / Thunderhead, Son of Flicka (1945)

“A Streetcar Named Ricardo” / A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

“Gone With the Cuban Wind” / Gone With the Wind (1939)

“Three Cubans in a Fountain” / Three Coins in the Fountain (1945)

“It Happened One Noche” / It Happened One Night (1934)

“Seven Brides for Seven Cubans” / Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

“Meet Me in St. Ricky” / Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

“The Ricardos of Wimpole Street” / The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957)

“Andy Hardy Meets the Conga Player” / Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)

“Arsenic and Old Ricky” / Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

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any names like aspen, scout or wolf

pref neutral but i dont mind ^^

ASPEN︰ abagail. acacia. addison. addy. akifumi. alexandrina. allan. allen. allyson. alyvia. anson. antimony. arbor. archer. arden. aria. arrow. artemis. arwen. ash. asher. ashton. aspyn. astatine. aster. astrid. atlas. atticus. aurelion. aurora. autumn. ava. avalon. averie. avery. azalea. azir. bear. birch. blair. braniff. briar. caleb. camdyn. cameron. carsen. cason. caspian. cedar. chance. charlotte. clover. colt. cyril. cyrus. dalton. daxton. declan. easton. eden. ellah. elm. ember. emerson. emery. everest. everett. everly. fauna. fern. finn. forest. forrest. graham. greyson. hadley. harlow. harper. hazel. hudson. hunter. ivy. jade. jason. jasper. jaxen. juniper. kai. kason. kinsley. lachlan. landen. landon. lela. liam. linden. luca. luna. mercury. nova. oak. oliver. orion. owen. paisley. parker. paxton. peony. phoenix. pine. piper. quinn. rain. raven. river. rowan. sage. samson. sawyer. scarlett. sierra. sycamore. violet. westin. willow. wren. yasmin.

SCOUT︰ arrow. atticus. bear. birdie. blue. bowie. charlotte. clover. cove. dash. falcon. finch. finley. finn. frankie. harlow. harper. hawk. hazel. henry. holden. huck. huckleberry. indigo. jack. juno. kate. kit. liam. lucy. lynx. olive. oliver. phoenix. piper. poppy. quinn. ranger. rory. rowan. ruby. rue. sadah. sadayo. sade. sadi. sadia. sadiya. saeed. sage. said. saida. saidah. saide. sailor. saint. satha. satu. satya. sawyer. scarlett. scotia. scott. seath. seth. shada. shaddie. shadiya. shadow. shigeto. sid. sijuwade. sita. sky. skye. sloane. sonny. stella. stewie. story. suede. sujata. sunday. syed. tallulah. tripp. vale. violet. willow. winter. wren.

WOLF(E)︰ ace. aio. amelia. ardent. aria. arrow. ash. asher. atlas. atticus. aurora. autumn. axel. bear. birch. blanchefleur. cedar. cole. cora. destry. ebner. evangeline. experience. february. finn. flower. forest. forrest. fox. gabriel. halian. hawk. haydon. holden. holmes. hunter. ivy. jasper. jori. kiersten. knight. liam. lightning. lily. lumière. luna. lynx. maeve. maine. marguerita. midnight. mulberry. oak. ocean. oliver. orion. phoenix. pine. quill. rain. river. rock. sage. scarlett. seele. silas. sixten. snow. sonder. stone. tristin. urien. vadim. violet. walt. walvia. ward. wells. wendey. wendi. wendie. wheeler. wilder. wiley. will. william. wisdom. wolfgang. wolfie. wolverine. wulviva. wylie. xavier. yevetta. zeo. zephyr.

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@goodvibesandsunglasses asked: “ you can’t be serious. “ from Holden to Tallulah

It had honestly felt like this little pathetic feud had been going on for far too long. But there was no way she was letting it slide. She paid for that space for her car. It was reserved for her, and her apartment number. And it was obvious from the fact that it had her apartment number on it.

Yet here she was again, looking at the car, that was not hers, in her parking spot.

It was his!

And no matter how many times she had spoken to him about it, he still parked in her spot. Time and Time agan.

She thought about having it towed, but as her fingers tightened around her key as she looked at it, anger took over.

Slowly her key dug a little into the side and she swept it quickly.

There wasn't much of a mark, but enough to piss him off.

A satisfied smirk graced her lips as she turned around and started to head to her car to have to drive it across the road, yet again, to be able to park her car.

But she froze when she heard his voice. She wasn't going to back down though.

"Too freaking right I'm serious." Tallulah said as she turned to face him, looking him straight in the eyes. "I pay for this spot, yet somehow you and your car always seem to be taking up the space." Tallulah said as she put both her hands on her hips. "Move it, or it gets towed." She replied. "Better yet, pay me back for the money I spend on this damn spot, but not been able to use it." She added.

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some new glamour shots of the lads

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William Holden, Tallulah Bankhead, Ronald Colman and Benita Hume at a party in 1950

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I was talking to my friend about it and i wanted to hear your thoughts, we were trying to imagine which old Hollywood actresses and actors could play mcu , dc character like spiderman, ironman, black widow, harley quinn, batman, the joker, captain america, catwoman, batgirl etc.. my friend had a vision of rita hayworth / rita hayworth as cat woman , Vivien leigh as Harley quinn and i was like umm interesting.

Ooh I LOVE this convo! Your friends pick aren’t actually bad but Vivien Leigh would never do the role cause she thinks she’s above it LOL

MCU:

Captain America: young Gary Cooper

Iron Man: Cary Grant or Errol Flynn

Spider-Man: young Henry Fonda

Black Widow: Myrna Loy or Jane Russell

Hulk: Jimmy Stewart or Fred MacMurray

Thor: I want to say William Holden but that’s very tentative lmao

Loki: Tyrone Power

Scarlett Witch: Lizabeth Virginia Scott

Vision: Leslie Howard or Montgomery Clift

Hawkeye: Burt Lancaster or Dana Andrews

DC:

Batman: Robert Mitchum

Superman: Rock Hudson or William Holden

Wonder Woman: Gloria Grahame

Flash: John Garfield or Alan Ladd

Aqua man: Clark Gable

Joker: Laurence Olivier (who wouldn’t do it tbh) or Kirk Douglas OR Douglas Fairbanks

Cat woman: Eartha Kitt (which already happened) or Rita Hayworth or Tallulah Bankhead

Harley Quinn: Young Norma Shearer or Veronica Lake or Loretta Young

Batgirl: Patricia Neal or Joan Bennett

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A Brief Biography on Montgomery Clift

Montgomery Clift’s 100th birth anniversary is October 17th,2020. There are probably a great deal of bios on Monty, but I felt like it was only fair to start my celebration of him with a brief biography. I plan to talk about his individual films in later posts which is why his filmography isn’t super descriptive, but don’t worry, I will get to these later on. I believe knowing the Clift off-screen will help us understand his art better... or maybe that’s just me. Either way, stick with me and you will learn all you need to know about the one and only Montgomery Clift. 

Photo via Top Hollywood Actresses and Actors

Edward Montgomery Clift was born on October 17th, 1920 in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents were William Brooks Clift, a Wall Street Stockbroker, and Ethel Anderson Clift aka Sunny, who was a stay at home mom. He had an older brother named Brooks, and a twin sister named Roberta aka Ethel. The three of them would have an upbringing that is best described as unique, due to the fact that their mother would take them and their private tutors on travels across the world. It is safe to say that in Clift’s earlier years, his family was well off. The children got to go places and enjoy experiences that some people can only dream about.

Monty and his twin sister, Roberta aka Ethel, via The Hollywood Scrapbook

However, after the stock market crash, the Clift family lifestyle changed. The nomadic life of the Clifts was abruptly put to a halt. They had less money and had to root themselves in one place. During this unfortunate rooting, after living what some might call a normal life, Monty caught the acting bug at age 13. He joined a local youth theatrical club, which helped Sunny realize her son had natural talent thus resulting in her encouragement for him to pursue an acting career. His professional theatrical debut was in 1935, in the play Fly Away Home. He was only 14. Monty got to hone his craft with help from some of the best on Broadway, working with famous names such as Fredric March, Tallulah Bankhead, Lynn Fontanne, Alla Nazimova and Alfred Lunt. He credits them, and not the Actor’s Studio, for helping him become a great actor. Their guidance and his training paid off - he had his first leading role on stage at the age of 17. 

Monty with Alla Nazimova in a still for the Broadway Play “The Mother” circa 1939 via Martin Turnball

 By the time he was 18, Hollywood started calling, but he wasn’t interested. In 1938, he was offered the lead role in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - but turned it down. This would not be the only role he would turn down though. Monty seemed to have a set of standards that if complied with, would bring him to Hollywood. If his checklist demands weren’t met - he wasn’t interested because he wanted to be free. 

Monty with Tallulah Bankhead and cast for a Playbill for the Plymouth Theatre via Amazon

The main reason Clift turned down roles for movies is because he didn’t want to sign a contract, which would cause him to be loyal to one studio. He wanted to take roles that he thought were the best and even went as far as turning down 14 films in one year. Some of his most famous declines are Mrs. Miniver, East of Eden, and On the Waterfront. Monty turned down these roles because they just didn’t feel right for his Hollywood debut. However, there is one film he turned down that probably wasn’t 100 percent his idea. Clift was in a relationship with Libby Holman, who was a much older actress, when the script for Sunset Boulevard came his way. It has been said that the storyline, of an aging actress having an affair with a younger man, was a bit too close for comfort for Holman, and that’s why he turned down the role. Who knows if that is true, but that decision helped William Holden finally become the star he felt destined to be, all thanks to Monty. 

Clift with Libby Holman via Pinterest

Once Clift finally got a studio to agree with his terms of script and director approval, the ability to work at rival studios, and the ability to be a creative collaborator, he went to Hollywood, at the age of 28. His first film was 1948’s Red River, even though The Search was released first. 

Clift with child actor Ivan Jandl via Worthpoint

When Monty started making films, his acting style, along with James Dean and Marlon Brando, helped recreate the leading man. The new leading man wasn’t afraid to mumble, show a range of emotions, and have a focus on their beauty. The world was ready for Clift and his new leading man, and after Red River and The Search, most of his films were hits. He got four Oscar nominations for acting but unfortunately never won a statue. 

The tabloids were obsessed with him. He lived modestly in New York and rarely talked about his personal life. Monty was some sort of enigma that kept the press wanting more - especially when it came to his love life. They wanted to know who Monty was dating but he would never share those details. 

A magazine clipping about Clift via Making Montgomery Clift’s Twitter

Before we dive into the subject of his sexuality, I want you to watch a clip from a rare interview from the early 60s with Hy Gardner. Gardner asks Monty about his link to some of his female co stars, and I think it is interesting to hear him talk about this. (Clip section with question about co-stars starts at about 5:12)

Monty doesn’t say his sexual preferences in this clip. He seems to be going every way he can around the question without giving an explicit answer .But keep in mind, this is probably more about his privacy than being worried people will find out his true sexuality. How do I know this?

Because after watching the documentary film, Making Montgomery Clift, I learned how his sexuality and personal life was twisted and contorted into a Hollywood melodrama and of course, this was done after he wasn’t here to defend himself. It was just so easy to make him a tortured gay man because wasn’t that what every closeted gay man in the mid twentieth century was supposed to be? 

But that wasn’t Monty. His brother, Brooks Clift, is quoted saying that Clift’s sexuality “never seemed to bother him at all”. Clift’s companion Lorenzo James, said that he “wasn’t closeted at all and he wasn’t affected by his sexuality.” Clift had issues in his life, but his sexuality wasn’t one of them. He was a private guy who didn’t like giving interviews, so the press had a field day when they found out something he hid from the public, but not necessarily everyone in his life. Thus began the tragic gay man myth surrounding Monty.

The assumption that he was a tragic gay man may stem from the fact that he was moody and had drug and alcohol abuse. Yet, the Hollywood gossip columns and his own biographers portrayed his sexuality as something destructive in his life as opposed to being a part of him. 

Monty did have substance abuse issues, and it was assumed that this all started after his 1956 car accident, which he was constantly in pain from for the rest of his life. However, Clift’s brother blames the film Freud and the lawsuit between Clift, John Huston, and the producers as the reason Monty went into a downward spiral. Brooks explains that after this lawsuit, Monty couldn’t work and that depressed him, thus causing his substance dependency. 

Montgomery Clift died of a heart attack on July 23, 1966 at the age of 45. There are rumors that Clift was murdered, but the fact is, his heart just gave out

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tagged by the lovely @ifuckedmywholelifeup !!!!!

1. NAME: Tallulah

2. NICKNAMES: space flower

3. ZODIAC SIGN: Aquarius

4. HEIGHT: 5'6 or 5’7

5. LANGUAGES: English

6. NATIONALITY: Americana

7. FAVORITE SEASON: SUMMER with my long hair sundress bare feet i don’t care what they say about me what they say about me

8. FAVORITE FLOWER: mmmm the vagina ones so orchids i suppose

9. FAVORITE SCENT: cherries

10. FAVORITE COLOR: mmmmm blue, pink, red? maybe red because yes i’ve been very obnoxious lately

11. FAVORITE ANIMAL: kitties or oppossums

12. FAVORITE FICTIONAL CHARACTER(s): dominique francon, holden caulfield, myra breckinridge, madison montgomery, billy hargrove, me

13. COFFEE, TEA, OR HOT CHOCOLATE: hot chocolate with whipped cream!!!!!!

14. AVERAGE SLEEP HOURS: hmmm maybe 3-4 hours. the thing is that i’m living nihilism as an actual disease so i don’t really sleep, i take naps throughout the day and night

15. DOG OR CAT PERSON: kitties!!!!

16. NUMBER OF BLANKETS YOU SLEEP WITH: two!!!!!!

17. DREAM TRIP: a dream trip to my favorite fast food restaurant since they’re nonexistent in my dumbass hipster town

18. BLOG ESTABLISHED: mid 2015 bb

19. FOLLOWERS: 118

20. RANDOM FACT: when i was in 5th grade i went to urgent care so that the nurses could shove a tube up my ass and shoot water into me cause i didn’t eat enough fiber

tagging: @existential-bloomage @plasticblisss @moonlight-fairie @de-purs-sanglots @captainquixotic

[yesterdaysprint]

Bright Young Things: Standing - Richard Wyndham as sculptor Frank Dobson; Brian Howard as Everybody’s Mother; Elizabeth Ponsonby as Iris Tree; Cecil Beaton. Seated - the Hon. Stephen Tennant as Queen Marie of Romania; Georgia Sitwell, matching fake noses with Wyndham, as his model; Inez Holden; Harold Acton; and in front, Tallulah Bankhead as tennis star Jean Borotra, 1927

[jinx-on-mars-19xx]

ahhhh tallulah and holden 🖤 so cute!! sending you hugs <3 <3

Thank you so much! 🖤 Hugs back! They're still getting used to each other but she loves her big brother and he's scared of her (even though she's the size of his head 😂)

[daddvrios-blog]

— unusual & underused names masterlist by daddvrios.

under the cut you will find 403 uncommon (and also underused in the rpc) names ! they’ve all been sorted out by male, female & genderless, though you can use any of them for any gender. if you find this useful, please like/reblog. ( if you like my work, please consider buying me a coffee ! )

male.

abel

abraxas

adonis

ajax

alistair

alec

amadeo

amos

angus

ariel

arlo

armani

asa

atlas

axel

balthazar

barnabas

bartholomew

bentley

bernard

blade

blaise

bodhi

boris

boris

boston

bronson

brutus

buck

byron

cabot

cael

caelan

cain

calder

caspar

caspian

castor

cato

cedric

chaton

chester

cian

clay

clinton

clyde

colt

coltrane

conan

constantine

cormac

cosmo

crane

dante

darcy

darius

daxton

don

duncan

easton

echo

enoch

enzo

eros

ewan

ezekiel

felix

fergus

flynn

flynt

fox

garren

gaston

gayle

godfrey

grey

gunner

gunther

gus

hank

hannibal

hans

hansel

harlem

harvey

hawk

hayden

heathcliff

hector

hercules

hermes

holden

icarus

ilya

inigo

isaiah

jaxon

jericho

johann

kace

kai

kanye

kato

kelso

kenzo

kingsley

kit

knox

kyan

lance

lars

lazarus

lennox

levi

lincoln

lucius

luther

magnus

major

mars

mateo

maximus

merle

mica

milan

milo

milos

monte

mordecai

morgan

neptune

nero

nikolai

nixon

norman

onyx

orion

orson

oscar

osiris

otis

pan

parc

perseus

pike

reagan

reese

reggie

remi

rex

rio

roan

rocket

roger

roman

romulus

ronan

roux

rowan

roy

rufus

ryker

salazar

salem

samson

scorpio

shiloh

silver

sirius

slate

tad

thor

trip

trystan

turner

vasili

vernon

ward

wes

wiley

wolf

wolfgang

wyatt

wystan

zander

zane

zephyr

zeus

zion

female.

abilene

agatha

althea

amethyst

andromeda

aphordite

april

aqua

aspen

astoria

astrid

athena

atria

bambi

blossom

brooklyn

calliope

callisto

cerise

chanel

cher

cherry

china

clementine

cleo

clover

cosima

coralee

cressida

daisy

daphne

delphine

dominique

donatella

dorcas

dot

dove

electra

emerald

europa

eve

fae

fiona

fiorella

fleur

flo

flora

florence

freya

gaia

gail

ginger

harriet

hazel

ida

ira

ireland

iris

isis

jene

june

juniper

juno

kamali

kinsey

kira

kiza

laurel

lavinia

lena

lenore

lune

malia

margot

mercedes

mercy

merida

mila

minerva

moana

nebula

nixie

nova

nuru

nyx

olympia

paz

pepper

petra

pia

poppy

ramona

rhona

ricki

roma

rowena

roxanne

sage

sien

sienna

sinead

summer

suri

sybil

tallulah

temple

tesla

topaz

venus

vienna

willow

winifred

xanthe

yulia

zella

zora

genderless.

alaska

alexis

angel

arden

arizona

avery

azure

bandit

barton

basie

basil

berlin

bo

bowie

camden

cashmere

chandler

colbalt

cooper

corona

dakota

donnie

eden

foster

francis

gene

giles

hadley

harlow

idris

indie

indigo

jan

jet

jude

jupiter

justice

kieran

kyler

lark

lennon

london

lonnie

lonny

lou

lupe

marley

micah

mickey

milan

misha

monroe

moon

navy

nemesis

neo

neruda

nike

noah

north

oak

olive

paris

paxton

peach

phoenix

presley

rayner

rey

river

robbie

robin

roscoe

royce

rue

rush

sal

sailor

saint

sawyer

seven

shea

sinclair

skyler

spencer

sydney

tate

teagan

teddy

tempest

van

vega

versace

vita

winslow

winter

yves

zola

[wastedyvuth]

ship list.

Adonis Cameron + Tallulah Ambrose

Ashton Manning + Coco Kyle

Bambi Kyle + Spencer Argent

Brayden Carrow + Madison Lantsov

Cyrus Hamilton + Annaliese Brady

Dinah Bryant + Jai Romes

Eleanora Alecsandri + Benjamin Navarro

Enrique Salvador + Aphrodite Cameron

Florencia de la Cruz + Griffin Visser

Holden Sawyer + Mila Caldwell

Kaja Novak + Apollo Cameron

Kirrali Argent + ??

Levi Collins + Savannah Knight

Luka Caldwell + Elizabeth Hale

Malachai Brady + Francesca Delaney

Nathaniel Ackerman + Athena Olsen

Oliver Mikaelson + Freya Caldwell

Pandora Darling + Ryker Demsky

Romeo Winters + Talia Montague

Sage Melrose + Wren Mikaelson

Sebastian Reyes + Josephine Amaro

Siobhan Kelley + Colton Bishop

Skylar Cohen + Bristol Kline

Vincent Hudson + Larissa Brooks

[tetedurfarm]

photoshoot outtakes

holden wanted to snurf but then got mad at the people smell on his face, cloud nine makes a weird face, tallulah is WAY too pregnant to want to put up with me, and britney the chicken investigates ginko

[midtownmeadows]

names for sims!

Hey, folks! I saw some other simblrs (i wish i remembered who so i could give credit ;_;) making lists of names for sims so I thought that would be fun to do too! They’re an odd (and some normal) bunch of names that you can use for all sims! Click “keep reading” to see names. I just didn’t want to take up your whole dashboard (it’s super long, sorry)!

*= new names added to list (from July 4th)

A

Apricot

April

Adelaide

Adeline

Andre

Acer

Ace

Alaska

Atticus

Arnie

Aubrey/Audrey

Augusta/August

Anais*

B

Bernie/Burnie

Bernard

Bernadette

Benali

Beck

Bass

Basil

Beatrice

Beau/Bo

Beetie

Blair

Bran

Brita

Birdie

Baxtor

Briar

Berit

Bug*

C

Corrine

Camille

Cameron

Cormac

Canne

Cantor

Calypso

Cal

Callie

Cooper

Caroline

Clark

Cosmo

Carl

Calliope

Clove

Chi

Cyrus

Cinder*

D

Della

Denver

Dakota

Dewie

Donovan

Dallas

Dale

Davi

Dorian

Dusty

Delia*

E

Ellis

Elsie

Elyse/Elise

Elma

Eden

Etta

Eloise

Esme

Elle

Emmy

Ember*

F

Fjord

Ferris

Francine

Frankie

Fleur

Florence

Frances/Francis

Flynn

Flo

Fry

Fig

Finnick*

G

Gem

Gin

Gladia

Gloria

Glimmer

Goliath

Gillian

Genie

Gene

Georgia

Graham

Guppy*

Gazpacho*

Gillie/Gilly*

H

Helena

Hank

Hila

Hooper

Holly

Hugo

Hal

Harper

Harriet

Holden

Hill*

Hyde*

Holland*

I

Ilbie

Iona

Ian

Indiana

Indi

Iver

Ida

Irene

Iris

Imogen

Iker*

Ines*

J

Jason

Jam

Jo

Joji

Joanna

Joanne

Jolene

Jetson

Joel

Jeanne

Jeannie

Junie

Juniper

Janie

Jacqueline*

Jade*

Jupiter*

K

Kellin

Kipper

Kane

Karl

Kibb

Kit

Kahlo

Kip*

L

Lula

Lillian

Lilith

Laurel

Lake

Locke

Laude

Landy

Lore

Lark

Levi

Lou

Lindy*

Lavender*

M

Mandy

Maude

Maeve

Mynt

Morin

Mathias

Marina

Mariana

Marion

Marmalade

Mars

Marnie

Maryland

Marigold

Margot

Margie

Marcie

Myrtle

Murdoch

Moody*

Mabel*

Mack*

Madelaine*

Magdalene*

Magi*

Malcom*

Mars*

Mercury*

N

Nellie

Nelle

Nova

Nest

Ned

Nora

Norm*

Nectar*

Nectarine*

Nadine*

Naan*

Neptune*

Neville*

Newt*

Nico*

Nicola*

Nix*

Noelle*

Noir*

O

Octavia

Oakland

Olive

Ott

Ophelia*

Opal*

Ode*

Olympia*

Omar*

Orion*

Orlando*

Oscar*

Ove*

Oz*

Ozzie*

P

Paola

Poppy

Penn

Pipper

Primrose

Pepper

Pip*

Peck*

Peach*

Prunella*

Papaya*

Pandora*

Park*

Pascal*

Pearl*

Percy*

Petra*

Phillipa*

Phineas*

Phoebe*

Phyllis*

Pier*

Pilar*

Pippa*

Puck*

Pyre*

Pluto*

Q

Quail

Quinn

Quincy

Quill

Queenie*

Quaker*

Quiche*

Quinoa*

R

Ruby

Rudy

Rosette

Rosalie

Roseland

Rosalind

Rosemary

Ross

Roscoe

Roch

Rhea

Ranger

Rogue

Riggs

Robin/Robyn*

Robbie*

Rodney*

Rae*

Reyna*

Ramona*

Randy*

Raul*

Regina*

Remi*

Rhett*

Ringo*

River*

Rocky*

Rosetta*

Rusty*

Rocket*

S

Sloan

Sandy

Steph

Sparrow

Sundae/Sunday

Soleil

Sun*

Shan*

Saffron*

Sagan*

Sage*

Samara*

Saturn*

Saul*

Sawyer*

Scout*

Selma*

Seneca*

Sarge*

Shelby*

Shell*

Shepherd*

Shiloh*

Sigfrid

Silas*

Siobhan*

Smitty*

Solange*

Stevie*

T

Tallulah

Tulip

Thatcher

Thyme*

Tilly*

Thad*

Taro*

Tempest*

Teo*

Thea*

Theo*

Theodora*

Trixie*

Trudy*

Troy*

Terra*

U

Urma

Ulrich/Ulrike/Ulric

Ulysses

Uma*

Uri*

Unity*

V

Vienna

Vicari

Vince

Vinny/Vinnie*

Violet*

Violetta*

Val*

Valentine*

Valeria*

Vic*

Valley*

Venice*

Venus*

Vera*

Verne/Vern*

W

Winnie

Winifred

Winona

Wren

Wes

Weswick

Wilfred

Walter

Wallace*

Wilma*

Wilbur*

Wick*

Willa*

Wynn/Winn*

X

Xena

Xerxes

Xi*

Xylo*

Y

Yuri

Yuna

Yuma

Yang*

Ynez*

Yvette*

Z

Zara

Zephyr

Zirconia

Zen*

Zig*

Ziggy*

[namcdesire]

stubbornly, her knees are drawn up and she obliges tallulah with a gentle scratch under the chin. averts her gaze back down at her book even though she isn't reading. she's still thinking of her wife. her wife in lace-lined silk. her wife who, against reason, seems to get lovelier every day. "tallulah's. she's absolutely terrible, you know." looks up at fiona over her glasses for that, that faint shadow of a smile playing coyly in the corners of her mouth. "she never lets me get anything done. haven't been able to finish a book since we met." now, she's talking about fiona, obviously, even though the cat really is almost that bad. "worse, still, it always has to be on her terms. i can never get her attention when i want it." looks back down at her book, the over to tallulah. "it's a good thing i like her as well as i do. she's awfully pretty." blanche sets her book aside, with a light thud on the nightstand. takes off her glasses and rests them on top of the book too. there is something distinctly feline, self satisfied, and maybe a little indulgent in the way she lays herself back against the pillows, raises an arm so that the covers fall just so. it's been a long time. a long time for them, anyway. with zelda over most of the day, holden too when he's off, they scarcely have time for it. "are you going to come to bed, sugar?" purred quiet and with a small rearrangement of hips meant to entice. "maybe you could read to me later? it might be easier for me to pay attention."