The problem was not that Patricia Neal was a beauty — she was. The problem was that nobody actually saw her beauty because she was an electrifying actress. (Never forget that it was her performance as Olivia Walton in an otherwise-forgettable movie that spawned the popular TV series The Waltons.) Here she is:
Elegant and graceful, she was the thinking man’s alternative to the otherwise-forgettable stars of the 1950s.
…that I inexplicably still find sexy. I know I know, they are long past their “Use By” date, but still…
Cyndi Lauper (75)
I just think she’d be great fun.
Marsha Blackburn (70)
Like so many beautiful women in this country, she’s a native of Laurel, MS.
Blythe Danner (79)
Always loved her, and would love to meet her in person, as long as she didn’t bring her dreadful daughter (Gwyneth Paltrow) along.
I don’t think I have to explain my confusion between these two actresses:
Margaret Qualley
Margo Stilley
I don’t think I’ve ever seen Miss Qualley in anything, but I certainly remember La Margo in the gloomy 9 Songs movie, oh yes I do…
I watched The Quiet Man not so long ago, and fell in love yet again with the exquisite Maureen O’Hara.
Oh, and in glorious, flaming-red color:
Truly, a classic.
Oh FFS… just when I’d figured out the difference between Maya 1 and Maya 2, the foul DM throws another couple Maya houris my way. Meet Maya Hawke (no, I have no idea either) and Maya Vander (ditto):
These, I can tell apart.
Outside the classic Italian beauties (Sophia, Gina etc.) I’m not quite sure that anyone of that ilk came close to Pier Angeli.
And in color:
Just exquisite. And a tragic, early death from suicide at age 39.