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a place in the sun — 1951

Montgomery Clift

Elizabeth Taylor

Currently torn between wanting to learn something useful and wanting to escape reality.

I disappear sometimes. It’s my thing.

parents : we want grandkids.

me : the best I can do is not die

how tf every author the #1 New York times best seller

Dream Job: lottery winner who spends all their time making documentaries with insane budgets

rotten tomatoes means nothing, imdb rating means nothing, sometimes even letterboxd reviews mean nothing. the most effective way to show your love for a movie is to mass reblog gifsets of one

maybe life is just about going to the cinema

please be patient with me im from the 1900s

sandwiches of the stars, 1929

the clara bow sandwich: jumbo sardines with vinegar mixed with chopped hardboiled eggs on rye, with a pickle ($0.50);

the charlie chaplin sandwich: camembert, roquefort, and sierra cheese on buttered rye ($0.60);

the pola negri sandwich: creamed chicken on toast with parmesan cheese and paprika ($0.75);

the gloria swanson sandwich: egg and sweet corn omelette between buttered toast ($0.40);

the virginia lee sandwich: chicken and tomato on toast with mayonnaise and french dressing ($0.65)

you’ve never even heard of the wikipedia pages i’ve been on

Judy Garland

May Sarton, from Journal of a Solitude [ID in alt text]

I like Ink Drinker.

Philosopher in Meditation painted by Rembrandt (1606 - 1669)

GET TO KNOW ME MEME [3/10 movies]

I never had any friends later on like the ones I did when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?

Stand By Me (1986) | dir. Rob Reiner

A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951) dir. George Stevens

1920's Mineralava Beauty Products, the company that hired Rudolph Valentino and his wife Natacha Rambova to travel the United States giving dance exhibitions and promoting it's products. At each stop they chose a queen of beauty and needless to say, it was a sell-out at every venue! From His Fame Still Lives, FB.

Chanel (Gabrielle Coco Chanel) Art Deco Celeste brooch in white gold, diamonds and pearls, 1932.

Maurice Goldberg ~ Olive Thomas (A camera study). Theatre Magazine vol. 29, Jan–June 1919 | src internet archive

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Harlow was an actress who got along with everyone-with one exception: Wallace Beery. She had worked with Beery before in The Secret Six (1931) and the two had developed a dislike for each other that carried over into Dinner at Eight. Beery thought that Harlow wasn’t experienced enough as an actress and treated her rudely. Harlow found Beery gruff and boorish. Since the two were playing a husband and wife that can’t stand each other, the real-life feelings worked to the comic benefit of the characters. (x)

“Teen-Age Girls: They Live in a Wonderful World of Their Own”

Nina Leen, Life, Dec 11, 1944

James Dean and cousin Marcus Winslow, 1955.

Sidney Poitier photographed by Gordon Parks, 1959.

basically a lot of my problems boil down to me being really bad at waking up. and also really bad at going to sleep