#joan crawford in colour

[bitter69uk]

“Hollywood’s most representative “Great Movie Star” and the screen’s finest personification of no-holds-barred ambition, Joan Crawford created her own screen persona early, doubtless basing it on her own desperate climb from the bottom of society and pushed this screen image to the very peak of stardom. The outward manifestations changed, but the core of the image never altered: she was a tough, shrewd, determined woman who wanted the best things in life and would do anything to get them – even murder. “I love to play bitches,” she once said, and in the end, she came to symbolize the bitch-goddess success, the dark side of the American dream. She looked like a star, she behaved like a star, she was a star.”

/ From The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of The World’s Great Movie Stars (1979) by Ken Wlaschin /

Born on this day in San Antonio, Texas: the fierce and regal Miss Joan Crawford (née Lucille LeSueur on 23 March somewhere between 1904 and 1908. The precise year of Crawford’s birth is contested although 1906 seems to be generally accepted). Pictured: the diva – in blazing colour! - featured in the August 1942 issue of Photoplay magazine.

Photoplay, August 1942

[emmaandherartblog]

Joan Crawford pencil portraits!

[sonjabysonjamorgan]

meee

[bitter69uk]

“… but what caught my attention and slightly disappointed me about her was not the colour of her foundation-smooth, pale pink complexion that seemed to take its tone from a sea of freckles (I hadn’t expected those), but the wild colour of her hair. I had thought it would be black or brown or some solid dark hue, and instead it was a kind of champagne pink, the colour one sees on a lot of California matrons in supermarkets.” 

The late, great film historian John Kobal dissing Joan Crawford’s pink hair in his 1986 book People Will Talk: Personal Conversations with the Legends of Hollywood. Pictured: Crawford in 1957. 

[babysdrivers]

tagged by @callumilott ily 💜

LAST SONG: joan crawford by blue oyster cult (certified 80s banger, do recommend)

FAVOURITE COLOUR: yellow and red/burgundy (although not together like those ferrari racesuit abominations from a few years ago)

CURRENTLY WATCHING: i've been on a twitch binge recently, in particular i've been watching my canadian boy SmallAnt play pokemon (would also recommend)

SWEET/SAVOURY/SPICY: i like savoury and spicy, i only really eat sweets if i proper fancy them

CURRENT OBSESSION: pokemon! i'm currently doing a pokemon play-through in german (a language i do not speak) which has been really interesting

LAST THING I SEARCHED: mewtwo :)

tagging: @racingliners @cillianmurphys @vetteldixon @seblrina @ivettel

[maudeboggins]

the first film I saw Norma Shearer in was The Women and I think that negatively coloured my perception of her for years (decades?) because I thought she was the worst one in that (Paulette Goddard, Rosalind Russel, and Joan Crawford outshine her completely and when I saw the film as a teen I found her matronly and submissive). Watching her pre-code films now is wild, she's so sexy and cool! This is a problem I've had with a lot of actresses who took up more "good woman" roles in the late 30s and 40s (eg Claudette Colbert or Myrna Loy) because when I first got into classic films as a teen, I could not relate to those women or their characters and found them old and stodgy. Similarly I always thought actors like Gary Cooper or Cary Grant in the 1940s were so ancient and couldn't believe any woman would be attracted to a man that old

[sunnie-angel]

sunnieee, my beautiful cinephile friend, can you please recommend me a film! Any genre, any year!!

sending love,

naz (@midnightorchids)

hello naz 💕

i think i read recently you were getting into gothic horror lately? this isn’t exactly that, but mildred pierce (1945) is a haunting film noir that i would really, really recommend. joan crawford is just so excellent in this as a woman accused of murdering her husband. really though, it’s a movie about mothers and daughters and the complicated relationships they have.

this is a link to the film on archive.org (it’s a coloured version even though the original is in black and white, but it’s the only one i found)

[moeshachare]

FAS3003 - Visit to exhibition - Twiggy - The Drag Market

After our class visit to The Rep Theatre, I also attended the exhibition 'Twiggy - The Drag Market'.

Twiggy is a well-known pioneer of Birmingham’s Queer scene who has displayed their costumes and photography from the past four decades.  Their outfits have been inspired by their love of performance and theatre, along with the era of 1940s Hollywood with the influence of the biggest stars of that time such as Joan Crawford and Bette Davis.

Although this theme is somewhat different from my narrative, there are some major comparisons in terms of costume, colours, decorations and forms. Visiting this exhibition has really inspired my design direction as it includes various colours and techniques such as layering, sculpting and embellishing. This strongly links to my narrative as this designer has used the same or similar elements used in Caribbean carnival and their concept resonates my idea of freely expressing ourselves through their costumes.  I intend to use or create feathers, sequins and jewel shapes for my further samples. These are the main elements within a carnival costume so, these shapes and structures are a great starting point.

This visit has been beneficial for my research as I can begin to think about what approaches I will take for my designs, in regard to scale, material, technique and colour. With this research, I would like to produce my own feathers and sequins through printing and embroidery techniques which will be cost-effective and gives me the ability to produce more samples with less waste. My final outcome and samples will showcase sustainability because rather than ordering feathers and sequins which can be very expensive, I can use good quality fabrics and a range of textile techniques to achieve the same results for a fraction of the cost ordering feathers and sequins. I want to explore more innovations within carnival costumes.

[emmaandherartblog]

Collage of the Past

[aoifuh]

Joan Crawford

[mostlygibberish]

"If you're not sure by now, telling you won't help."

I liked the part with the terrible rear projection.

A compelling, complex western story, full to bursting with melodrama and queer coding. The core premise of Johnny Guitar was a spiteful feud between two powerful women, ostensibly stemming from a love triangle that hardly materialised and totally failed to convince.

Neither woman seemed particularly interested in "Dancin' Kid", the man they were allegedly fighting over, played by Scott Brady. Joan Crawford's Vienna was too busy re-igniting an old flame with the eponymous ex-gunslinger Johnny, portrayed by a tall, handsome Sterling Hayden. 

Meanwhile, Mercedes McCambridge's performance as Vienna's permanently sneering rival, Emma, came across more like bitter resentment that she couldn't have Vienna for herself than jealousy over any man. The way they stared each other down and spoke about the inevitability of killing one another had more passion behind it than anything else in the whole movie.

Every scene with Ernest Borgnine was so funny to me; His unreasonable, bug-eyed rage was just great to watch. Vivid, strongly contrasting colours lent an interesting style to the visuals, and there were also some nice shots of a building burning at night.

I quite enjoyed the inclusion of the Peggy Lee song, Johnny Guitar, undoubtedly a respectful nod to the classic video game Fallout: New Vegas (2010), for which that tune is known.

An excellent, subversive western, which I'm very glad I got around to watching.

[mctherdearest]

01.  alias or name: margaux. 02.  birthday: february 3rd 03.  zodiac sign: aquarius sun, scorpio moon, gemini rising (it explains... a lot). 04.  height: 5′3″ / 1,63m. 05.  hobbies: writing, reading, taking naps, video games, watching tv shows/films 06.  favorite colour: dark blue. 07.  favorite book: been thinking a lot about “the luminaries” by eleanor catton recently. 08.  favorite food: pasta all day every day 09.  last film or show watched: “euphoria” and “leonardo” 10.  inspiration: mostly music, fanfiction reading and talking with other muns ! 11.  story behind url: kinda reminiscent to the book “mommy dearest” by joan crawford’s adopted daughter christina about how she was abused by her mother + it was the url i used when i first wrote walburga many moons ago !

tagged by: @marblecarved tagging : anyone who sees this !

[maudeboggins]

I read in an old magazine that franchot tone bought joan crawford a set of star sapphire earrings and necklace and ever since then i just feel like star sapphires are the epitome of glamour. I dont even like the colour and they wouldnt suit me but i can’t stop thinking about star sapphires

[shiningwizard]

Sudden Fear (David Miller, 1952)

Whatever sway or self-determination Joan Crawford had in Hollywood i’m grateful for and a fan of the results. Especially these results. Suspense noir about her as a rich playwright falling for an actor she wouldn’t hire, their seemingly harmonious romantic life seeming less harmonious when a girl from the actor’s past shows up. And less harmonious still (in some sort of future-sighted irony) as he finds out Crawford’s will states that her estate goes to charity rather than to him. Love, care and caress as they feel under trust then distrust. So many great touches, coming more and more as the movie goes on. If the final chase sequence were filmed in colour, during day without noir lighting, it would look like a San Francisco skate video.

[theheadlessgroom]

THE MUSE’S MOTHER.

general information:

FULL NAME: June Augusta Pace

MAIDEN NAME: Burke  

NICKNAME(S) OTHER NAMES: Junie, Junebug  

DATE OF BIRTH: June 4th  

NATIONALITY: American  

OCCUPATION: Various-she’s a regular Jill of all trades!

RELIGION: Irish-Catholic (converted when she married Wilhelm)  

SEXUALITY:  Heterosexual

appearance:

FACE CLAIM: Joan Crawford   

HEIGHT:  5′3 

WEIGHT:  140 lbs.

HAIR COLOUR: Black  

EYE COLOUR: Olive-green  

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: Wild and curly hair as black as ink, worn and calloused hands, and an infectious smile (with a small gap between her two front teeth!)   

background:

HOMETOWN: New Orleans, Louisiana  

CURRENT RESIDENCE: New Orleans, Louisiana   

MARITAL STATUS: Married 

EDUCATION LEVEL: Homeschooled

FATHER: August Burke  

MOTHER: Josephine Burke (nee’ Pratt)   

SIBLINGS: None, she was an only child  

SPOUSE: Wilhelm Pace 

CHILDREN: Randall Pace!  

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