Maureen O'Hara

Frigiliana

Just been watching Parent Trap the original version with my grandchildren , couldn't get over how stunningly beautiful Maureen O'Hara was .

Mr Snow

Totally agree with you. There is something very classy about women from that era. Here's a list of beautiful women I'm sure you will appreciate - I know I do when I watch those 'old' but classic films. {[]

http://www.imdb.com/list/ls000494015/

Nice to see a few Bond women get a mention - no surprise there. -{

Joshua

I have not heard of this woman but she is very beautiful.

Thunderpussy

She was indeed beautiful. Anotherof my favourites from the golden age of Hollywood.
Veronica Lake.

IanFryer

Veronica Lake was gorgeous. Tiny in stature, too, which is one reason why she was paired with Alan Ladd in movies so often. Her career declined, I always got the impression because she was too intelligent for a Hollywood that didn't always like smart women. Alcohol also played a part, sadly.

I especially like her in I Married a Witch (1942).

Frigiliana

Great photo Thunderpussy . I was surprised at how many of the actors and actresses had surgery to give them that classic look , don't know if it applies to Miss O'Hara suspect she was born classy , apparently she was a gifted athlete back in her youth in Ireland.

Chriscoop

I always enjoyed Maureen o hara in John Waynes films, particularly the quiet man, I love that film.

Frigiliana

Classic film , just remembered my son pinched my DVD of The Quiet Man a couple years ago and never gave it me back he can class it as his heir loom now .

Ammo08

My favorite western is still Mclintock!. Maureen O'Hara and John Wayne are so great together....

She was also great in The Long Gray Line with Tyrone Power.

But, for stunning it's hard to top Ingrid Bergman....

Charmed & Dangerous

Great thread! I was always partial to the beautiful Simone Simon, from Cat People and Curse of the Cat People, two of Val Lewton's greatest films:

Frigiliana

Strange how the black and white photos seem to add to their beauty .

Thunderpussy

There's an old photographic expression that colour
Shows the person while black and white portraits
Show the soul.
They also knew about lighting ! To help contour the
Face. As well as the basic rules of photographing women
Be at their eye line or slightly above. For men be slightly
Lower.

Frigiliana

Thanks Thunderpussy interesting facts .

always shaken

Ammo08 wrote:

My favorite western is still Mclintock!. Maureen O'Hara and John Wayne are so great together....

She was also great in The Long Gray Line with Tyrone Power.

But, for stunning it's hard to top Ingrid Bergman....

Great picture , from Casablanca if im not mistaken ,

Frigiliana

I'll admit to having a crush on this lady as a teenager Catherine Deneuve. Oozes sex appeal

Silhouette Man

Thunderpussy wrote:

There's an old photographic expression that colour
Shows the person while black and white portraits
Show the soul.
They also knew about lighting ! To help contour the
Face. As well as the basic rules of photographing women
Be at their eye line or slightly above. For men be slightly
Lower.

Yes, interesting stuff there, TP.

Thunderpussy

Grace Kelly

Number24

I think it was Jimmy Stewart who said in an interview that crew members on "Rear Window" came in early or even their day off. They just sat down and looked at Grace Kelly.....

Hardyboy

Maybe this thread should be retitled "Izabella Stuff--Retro Edition"?

Number24

Good idea, but perhaps it should be "Maureen Stuff"?

superado

On this page are my two most favorite blondes ever, Catherine Deneuve and Grace Kelly! Per the thread title, my favorite Maureen O'Hara movie was "The Battle of the Villa Fiorita" in which she co-starred with Rossano Brazzi.

ggl007

Beauty:

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Number24

Sofia Loren is one of the greatest beauties in movie history:

IanFryer

Charmed & Dangerous wrote:

Great thread! I was always partial to the beautiful Simone Simon, from Cat People and Curse of the Cat People, two of Val Lewton's greatest films:

My favourite movie podcast, The Secret History of Hollywood, has been covering the career of Val Lewton in recent episodes. The one on Cat People is just amazing! You can catch it here: https://www.attaboyclarence.com/

Firemass

Chriscoop wrote:

I always enjoyed Maureen o hara in John Waynes films, particularly the quiet man, I love that film.

Yeah! I also liked her in Rio Grande and How Green Was My Valley.

Enjoying Death

Hedy Lamarr was not only gorgeous but smart too.



At the beginning of World War II, Lamarr and composer George Antheil developed a radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes, which used spread spectrum and frequency hopping technology to defeat the threat of jamming by the Axis powers. Although the US Navy did not adopt the technology until the 1960s, the principles of their work are arguably incorporated into Bluetooth technology, and are similar to methods used in legacy versions of CDMA and Wi-Fi. This work led to their induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2014.

VesperMelograno

How have I not found this thread? Clearly, (see left) I have a deep love of Jean Harlow. She was incredibly smart, funny and talented. She hated being a sex symbol and when invited (forced to go) to an event once was told to really vamp it up. She showed up in camping gear and set up a campsite in the middle of the party. She also had several star sapphire worth more than my life.


I also have a thing for Carole Lombard who hated Harlow due to her (Harlow) dating her former husband. Lombard went on to marry Jean's best friend Clark Gable. The two ladies have fighting star sapphire. They often threw out the weight to show who literally had the/ was the bigger star.