Sunday, February 14, 2021
Writer Richard Harding Davis
is said to have popularized the clean shaven look in 1900s USA. Was an American journalist and writer of fiction and drama, known foremost as the first American war correspondent to cover the Spanish–American War, the Second Boer War, and the First World War.[1] His writing greatly assisted the political career of Theodore Roosevelt. He also played a major role in the evolution of the American magazine. His influence extended to the world of fashion, and he is credited with making the clean-shaven look popular among men at the turn of the 20th century.
Photograph taken in New York, 1890 |
The only achievement I am really proud of is the friends I have made in this community. - Gary Cooper
I didn't start out to be a movie star. I started out to be an actor.
Ray Milland, 1937 |
Charles Rochefort as ‘Ramses’ in ‘The Ten Commandments’, Cecil B. DeMille, 1923 |
Zachary Scott was an American actor, most notable for his roles as villains and mystery men. |
Yul Brynner, 1956, by Genevieve Naylor |
William Bakewell |
Vincent Price |
Ronald Colman in Cynara 1932 |
Lon Chaney Jr. |
Lew Ayres, 1932 |
John Derek. |
Jerry Lewis rare young portrait |
Jeffrey Hunter |
Guy Madison, “The Last Frontier”, 1955 |
Ivor Novello, was a Welsh composer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainer s of the first half of the 20th century. |
Charlie Chaplin, 1921. |
French star Jacque Catelain in Le Vertige (Marcel L’Herbier, 1926) wearing a robe by Sonia Delaunay |
Fredric March |
Farley Granger. |
Errol Flynn, 1930′s |
Actor Derek Williams |
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr, 1930s |
Elijah Wood
Elijah Jordan Wood (born January 28, 1981) is an American actor, film producer and DJ. He made his film debut with a minor part in Back to the Future Part II (1989). Landing a succession of larger roles, he was critically acclaimed as a child actor by age 9, being nominated for several Young Artist Awards. As a child, he starred in the films Radio Flyer (1992), The Good Son (1993), North (1994), and Flipper (1996).
He began to take on teenage roles in the films The Ice Storm (1997), Deep Impact and The Faculty (both 1998). He is best known for his high-profile leading role asFrodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's epic film trilogy The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003). Since then, he has chosen varied roles in films such as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Sin City, Green Street, Everything Is Illuminated (all 2005), and Bobby (2006).
Wood also provided the voices of the main character in the award-winning animated musical films Happy Feet (2006) and Happy Feet Two (2011), as well as the eponymous lead in the Tim Burton-produced action/science fiction film 9 (2009). In 2005, he started his own record label, Simian Records. He did the voice acting forSpyro in the Legend of Spyro trilogy. In 2012, he began voicing Beck in the animated series Tron: Uprising, Sigma in the tenth season of the Rooster Teeth series, Red vs. Blue, and Wirt in the Cartoon Network miniseries Over the Garden Wall (2014). From 2011 to 2014, Wood played the role of Ryan Newman in FX's cult dark comedy,Wilfred.
The only thing an actor owes his public is not to bore them. - Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando |
Marlon Brando, 1948. |
Marlon Brando photographed by Philippe Halsman, 1949. |
Marlon Brando durante el rodaje de “Su Excelencia el Embajador” (The Ugly American), 1963 |