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Rita Hayworth & Orson Welles in “The Lady from Shanghai” (1947)
The Lady from Shanghai is a 1947 film noir directed by Orson Welles and starring Welles, his estranged wife Rita Hayworth and Everett Sloane. It is based on the novel If I Die Before I Wake by Sherwood King.
Robert Coburn, Rita Hayworth in “The Lady from Shanghai” directed by Orson Welles, 1947 via
Robert Coburn, Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth in “The Lady from Shanghai” directed by Orson Welles, 1947 via
Gene Tierney in Film Noir “Laura” (1944)
Laura is a 1944 American film noir produced and directed by Otto Preminger. It stars Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews and Clifton Webb along with Vincent Price and Judith Anderson. The screenplay by Jay Dratler, Samuel Hoffenstein and Betty Reinhardt is based on the 1943 novel Laura by Vera Caspary. Tierney was best known for her portrayal of the title character in the film.
Gene Tierney in Laura directed by Otto Preminger, 1944 via
Gene Tierney in Laura directed by Otto Preminger, 1944 via
Fitting shoes by Lisa Larsen (1949)
Lisa Larsen, Fitting shoes, at Capezio Theatrical Shoes, New York, ca. 1949 via
Capucine by Philipe Halsman (1960)
Sophia Loren in “Madame” (1961)
Alfred Eisenstaedt, Sophia Loren in “Madame”, 1961 via
1950s Supermodel Bettina in Jacques Fath
Simone Micheline Bodin (1925-2015), known professionally as Bettina or Bettina Graziani, became one of the century’s first supermodels, rivalled in the forties only by the “English beauty” Barbara Goalen. Before becoming a model she was described as:
“…a freckle-faced rail worker’s daughter from Brittany”
She was renamed and recreated by Jacques Fath, who told her:
“We already have a Simone; you look to me like a Bettina”
Bettina was invited by Christian Dior to join his fashion house which she refused, choosing instead to work for Fath.
Jacques Fath in studio with Bettina Graziani, 1950 via
Bettina Graziani in Jacques Fath Dress, 1949 via
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