Louise Brooks was quite probably the sexiest of all the silent screen actresses. Her life ended up being… interesting, not to say tragic. But I’m endlessly fascinated by her… and Pandora’s Box (excerpt) is easily the greatest silent movie ever made, because of her. (If you want the movie, be warned that it’s only available in PAL format.)
Astonishing. Diary of a lost girl, indeed.
…and I’m not talking about granny-swapping at the retirement home, either.
Earlier in the week, I referred to the “Swinging 60s” in talking about the late Jane Birkin, and I found her pics in a long-forgotten pic folder of similar totties. So why not show them? After all, they make a great review of what the latter half of that decade was all about.
Anita Pallenberg
Brigitte Bardot
Charlotte Rampling
Françoise Hardy
Jane Seymour
Jean Shrimpton
Judy Geeson
Julie Christie
Julie Ege
Lulu
Lynda Bellingham
Lynn Redgrave
Sally Geeson
Twiggy
Verushka
Random Totties
All I want to know is, when did Christina Hendricks turn into Kathy Griffin?
At least the important bits stayed put.
I see that 60s icon Jane Birkin has died. Of course, to many she’s best remembered as the other half of the duet with Serge Gainsbourg on Je T’Aime, Moi Non Plus (which could never be released today, and is only SFW if you work at Playboy or Penthouse). Here’s the duo:
…and here she is, solo:
Classic Sixties, she was.
R.I.P.
I’ve never seen any of her silent- or talkie movies, but I have to admit that I am fascinated by this willowy Brit actress (born in Germany to a Russian mother: why not British?).
She even appeared in a commercial — some time, I suspect, before it became popular.
Classically beautiful.
Somewhat more modern, Stella Stevens is still a classic beauty:
Didn’t look too bad in color either:
Of course, there was the Playboy thing:
…and still sexy at 60-ish:
Let’s hear it for the girl from Yazoo City, Mississippi…