Vivian Leigh in Gone with the Wind (1939)

Clarence Sinclair Bull or Fred Parrish, Leslie Howard and Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind, 1939 via

Clarence Sinclair Bull or Fred Parrish Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable in Gone with the Wind via

Clarence Sinclair Bull or Fred Parrish, Vivien Leigh in a Scene from Gone with the Wind via

Clarence Sinclair Bull or Fred Parrish, Vivien Leigh with Yankee Deserter in Gone with the Wind, 1939 via

Clarence Sinclair Bull or Fred Parrish, Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara in Gone with the Wind, 1939 via

Clarence Sinclair Bull or Fred Parrish, Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind, 1939 via

Clarence Sinclair Bull or Fred Parrish, Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone with the Wind, via

Iconic Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra (1960s)

Cleopatra is a 1963 American epic historical drama film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, with a screenplay adapted from the 1957 book “The Life and Times of Cleopatra” by Carlo Maria Franzero, and from histories by Plutarch, Suetonius, and Appian.

The film chronicles the struggles of Cleopatra, the young queen of Egypt, to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome. The film stars Elizabeth Taylor in the eponymous role. She was still married to Eddie Fisher at the time, but began a highly public affair with Richard Burton on set while filming.

Three weeks into its theatrical release, Cleopatra became the number-one box office film in the United States, grossing $725,000 in 17 key cities. It held the top position for the next twelve weeks before being dethroned by The V.I.P.s, which also starred Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. It recaptured the number-one spot three weeks later, and proved to be the highest-grossing film of 1963.

The film won four Academy Awards and was nominated for five more. It also earned Elizabeth Taylor a Guinness World Record for the most costume changes in a film (65).

Elizabeth Taylor from the film Cleopatra via

Elizabeth Taylor from the film Cleopatra via

Elizabeth Taylor from the film Cleopatra via

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in 1962 on the set of Cleopatra, by Paul Schutzer The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock via

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton on the set of Cleopatra via

Richard Burton, Joseph L. Mankiewicz & Elizabeth Taylor on the set of Cleopatra via

Cleopatra director Joseph L. Mankiewicz chats with Liz Taylor on set. Paul Schutzer The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock via

Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’ Hara in “Gone with the Wind” (1939)

Unknown, Vivien Leigh “Gone with the Wind”, 1939 via

Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh for Gone With the Wind (1939)

Publicity photo of Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh for Gone with the Wind, 1939 via

Publicity photo of Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh for Gone with the Wind, 1939 via

Photo of Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh from Gone With the Wind, 1939 via

Publicity photo of Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone With the Wind, 1939 via

Publicity photo of Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Gone With the Wind, 1939 via

 

Alicia Rhett for film Gone With the Wind (1939)

Studio publicity portrait of Alicia Rhett as India Wilkes for film Gone With the Wind, 1939 via

Vintage Photos of Ingrid Bergman in Hitchcock´s Under Capricorn (1949)

Under Capricorn is, a 1949 British historical thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, about a man who is in love with a woman who turns out to be an alcoholic. Hitchcock considered it to be one of his worst films. It was based on the novel Under Capricorn (1937) by Australian novelist and politician Helen Simpson.

The film is a mystery involving a love triangle, set in colonial Sydney, New South Wales, Australia during the 1830s. The new Governor, Sir Richard (Cecil Parker), arrives with his cheery but indolent nephew, the Honorable Charles Adare (Michael Wilding), who is invited to dinner by a local business man (Joseph Cotten) and discovers that he already knows his wife, Lady Henrietta (Ingrid Bergman). She is now a hopeless alcoholic who is socially shunned, but she used to be a good friend of Charles’ sister when they were children in Ireland.

The title “Under Capricorn” references the Tropic of Capricorn, which bisects Australia. Capricornus is a constellation; Capricorn is an astrological sign dominated by the goat, which is a symbol of sexual desire.

Publicity shot of Ingrid Bergman and Michael Wilding in “Under Capricorn”, 1949 via

Publicity shot of Ingrid Bergman and Michael Wilding in “Under Capricorn”, 1949 via

Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Michael Wilding in “Under Capricorn”, 1949 via

Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Michael Wilding in “Under Capricorn”, 1949 via

Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Michael Wilding in “Under Capricorn”, 1949 via

Sophia Loren in “Madame” (1961)

Alfred Eisenstaedt, Sophia Loren in “Madame”, 1961 via

Beautiful Greta Garbo for Queen Christina (1933)

Portrait of Greta Garbo for Queen Christina directed by Rouben Mamoulian, 1933. Photo by Clarence Sinclair Bull via

Portrait of Greta Garbo for Queen Christina directed by Rouben Mamoulian, 1933. Photo by Clarence Sinclair Bull via

Beautiful Elizabeth Taylor in historical film Beau Brummell (1954)

George Bryan “Beau” Brummell (1778 – 1840) was an iconic figure in Regency England, the arbiter of men’s fashion, and a friend of the Prince Regent, the future King George IV.

Beau Brummell is a 1954 American-British historical film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. According to MGM records the film earned $1,049,000 in the US and $1,652,000 elsewhere. It made a loss of $383,000.

However, in recent years the film has attained a considerable cult status and popularity, largely because of the story of British high society in the colorful Napoleonic and Regency Eras and because of memorable performances by Granger, Taylor, Ustinov and Morley as “Mad King George III”.

Elizabeth Taylor by Virgil Apger in “Beau Brummell” directed by Curtis Bernhardt, 1954 via

Elizabeth Taylor by Virgil Apger in “Beau Brummell” directed by Curtis Bernhardt, 1954 via

Elizabeth Taylor by Virgil Apger in “Beau Brummell” directed by Curtis Bernhardt, 1954 via

Elizabeth Taylor by Virgil Apger in “Beau Brummell” directed by Curtis Bernhardt, 1954 via

Elizabeth Taylor by Virgil Apger on the set of “Beau Brummell” directed by Curtis Bernhardt, 1954 via

Elizabeth Taylor by Virgil Apger on the set of “Beau Brummell” directed by Curtis Bernhardt, 1954 via

Elizabeth Taylor by Virgil Apger in “Beau Brummell” directed by Curtis Bernhardt, 1954 via

Vivien Leigh in Gone With the Wind (1939)

Vivian Leigh for Gone with the Wind, 1939 via

Vivian Leigh for Gone with the Wind, 1939 via

Vivian Leigh for Gone with the Wind, 1939 via

Vivian Leigh for Gone with the Wind, 1939 via

Vivian Leigh for Gone with the Wind, 1939 via