🌺 Happy National Gardening Day! A Pictorial

“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” — Audrey Hepburn

 

Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendor in the grass, the glory in the flower,
we find our strength in what remains—
the sun, the soil, and April rains.

Lucille Ball

 

 

Joan Blondell 

 

Marsha Hunt

 

Ann Savage

 

Norma Shearer 

 

Ava Gardner

Joan Crawford

 

 

 

 

A Brief Intermission… Our Wedding Premiere on National Classic Movie Day

​Hello to my followers and CMBA members! 

I just wanted to pop in and say I know I’ve been a little quiet lately. The past few months have been a bit of a whirlwind with wedding planning and it’s definitely taken up most of my time.

For the members, I also wanted to let you know I won’t be able to make our general membership meeting… because it falls on our wedding day—on National Classic Movie Day. Our wedding theme is classic Hollywood and it's been so fun to plan. I can't wait to share to it with everyone!  

I really miss being more active here and can’t wait to get back into things soon. I already have a few ideas I’ve been thinking about and I’m excited to dive back in once things settle.

Thank you everyone for sticking with me—it really means a lot.

Seleus 

⭐Actors on Actors: Christopher Plummer on Julie Andrews

"Working with Julie Andrews is like getting hit over the head with a valentine."- Christopher Plummer on Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music (1965) 

Back in 1965, a younger and less experienced Plummer would refer to her as “Miss Disney” (and even “Ms. Wonderful”), a light, slightly teasing nod to her polished, wholesome image. But over time, that teasing gave way to genuine admiration. You can really see the shift in the way he spoke about her in later years; there was clear respect for both her talent and who she was.

They stayed close for years, right up until his passing in 2021. Watching them in interviews, you’d swear you were seeing an old married couple, bickering, laughing, completely at ease. He loved to tease her, but it was always wrapped in real admiration for her talent, her poise, and that unmistakable presence she had both on and off screen.

🌸 Happy First Day of Spring! A Pictorial

 

Linda Darnell 

Rita Hayworth

Joan Fontaine

Shirley Temple

Eleanor Parker

Myrna Loy

Sandra Dee

June Lang

Deborah Kerr

Marlene Dietrich

Barbara Stanwyck

Paula Prentiss

Susan Hayward

Janet Gaynor

Ann Sothern

Deanna Durbin

Sophia Loren

⭐Actors on Actors: Glenn Ford on Rita Hayworth

"She was the most beautiful, glorious creature then. Film posters cried, 'There was never a woman like Gilda' - and they were right. There has never been anyone in the history of movies that had such a magical presence on film. She was delightful and sexy, and she moved with such grace and glamour. We had worked together when we were both coming up in the business, and then she had zoomed to the top... I can remember when we were at Camp Pendleton [the Marine Corps base near San Diego], and every young Marine there had her picture pinned up in every locker and on every wall. I would see her in those very sexy pinup poses in slinky lingerie and think how different her image seemed from the very shy [woman] | knew..." — Glenn Ford on friend and frequent co-star Rita Hayworth

 

 

🌟Classic Off-Screen Quotes: Meryl Streep

"One of the most important keys to acting is curiosity. I am curious to the point of being nosy. What that means is you want to devour lives. You're eager to put on their shoes and wear their clothes and have them become a part of you."-- Meryl Streep 

 

☂️Happy National Umbrella Day! A Pictorial

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