are snakes necessary?main loves include jimmy stewart, barbara stanwyck, fred astaire, natalie wood, and ewan mcgregor.
a few of my favorite tv shows: parks and recreation, 30 rock, breaking bad, cougar town, raising hope, and elementary.
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“I don’t make love by kissing, I make love by dancing” - Fred Astaire
She was the most beautiful, glorious creature then. Film posters cried, “There was never a woman like Gilda” — and they were right. There has never been anyone in the history of movies that had such a magical presence on film. She was delightful and sexy, and she moved with such grace and glamour. We had worked together when we were both coming up in the business, and then she had zoomed to the top.
I can remember when we were at Camp Pendleton [the Marine Corps base near San Diego], and every young Marine there had her picture pinned up in every locker and on every wall. I would see her in those very sexy pinup poses in slinky lingerie and think how different her image seemed from the very shy brunette I knew when we were making The Lady in Question.
—Glenn Ford
Gilda (1946)
Actors by Philippe Halsman
Rita Hayworth, ca. 1945
Rita Hayworth clowning with husband Orson Welles, who is in a boat in their swimming pool, at home, photographed by Peter Stackpole, 1940s.
Glenn Ford visits Rita Hayworth on the set of her movie The Lady from Shanghai, 1947.
Dancing in Tijuana when I was 13—that was my ‘summer camp.’ How else do you think I could keep up with Fred Astaire when I was 19?
Fred Astaire & Rita Hayworth in You Were Never Lovelier, 1942.
A Femme Fatale is a mysterious and seductive woman. Whose charms ensnare her lovers in bonds of irresistible desire, often leading them into compromising, dangerous, and deadly situations.
Happy 94th Birthday, Rita Hayworth
(October 17, 1918 - May 14, 1987)“She just threw herself into things, and when you see the abandon with which she would dance, all you know is you want to watch her. And you’ll watch her in almost anything - you’d watch her wearing a paper bag. You’d rewind and watch it again, and rewind and watch it again.”
-Nicole Kidman
Rita Hayworth receives Thalians Miss Wonderful Award from Glenn Ford. Pictured also with Gene Kelly.
