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the cowboy actor Rex Bell. She was 28.
A doting mother, she raised two sons while battling a weight problem and mental illness. She was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1949, and spent the rest of her life, off and on, in mental institutions where she was subjected to regimens of shock treatments.
She died of a heart attack in West Los Angeles, on September 26, 1965, at the age of 60 years old.
Bow was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and, in 1994, a United States postage stamp, designed by caricaturist Al Hirschfeld, honored her. Max Fleischer's character Betty Boop was partly modeled after Bow. Songs were written in her name, and books and documentaries continue to explore the trailblazing role she had in shaping film and culture in general.
SOURCES Clara Bow:
http://www.imdb.com/
http://www.biography.com/people/clara-bow-9221851#synopsis
http://www.clarabow.net/biography/biography.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Bow
The Great Gatsby (1974 film)
Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1925 novel, The Great Gatsby. Directed by Jack Clayton, and starring Robert Redford in the title role of Jay Gatsby, Mia Farrow as Daisy Buchanan, Bruce Dern as Tom Buchanan, Sam Waterston as Nick Carraway, Karen Black as Myrtle Wilson, Scott Wilson as George Wilson, and Lois Chiles as Jordan Baker.
This movie, though a classic, was almost too annoying to watch. Technically, it lacks luster. The costumes and decor are beautiful, but the directing is sloppy, not short of cinematographic laziness peppered with technical blunders.If it wasn’t for Sam Waterson, the actors were lifeless, dull or borderline unlikable.
of cinematographic laziness peppered with technical blunders. With the exception of Sam Waterston, the actors are lifeless, dull or borderline unlikable.
For starters, why are the male actors’ faces covered with sweat when their attire remains impeccable? It is a distraction that doesn't make sense. Ok, a few references about the hot weather are made, but the shiny, beaded faces do not bring anything to the storyline, the acting, or the visual, and make me wonder if it was a desired effect or bad makeup. The elegance, charm and sensuality leads to an untidiness about the movie, which is also observed in the photography. As, for the choice of the gigantic close-ups of Mia Farrow, they seem more forced than desired (of course she was pregnant at the time of the shooting!)
Second, while reusing some shoots can be time saving, it be-comes an insult to the viewer when badly managed. The party scenes are the most excruciating to watch for that reason. Partygoers are seen in the same costumes, performing the
Photos Credits for "The Famous Flappers" article:
Pg 34: Louise Brooks, The Canary Murder Case, 1929, publicity still. Image courtesy mptvimages.com
Pg 35: Middle: Louise Brooks, c. 1925. Image courtesy mptvimages.com
Pg 35: Bottom: Uncredited Louise Brooks, c. 1929
Pg 36: Clara Bow, Paramount Photos, 1920’s. The Primrose Path (1925)
Pg 37: Top: Undated, uncredited Photo
Pg 37: Bottom: Clara Bow, Get Your Man, 1927, Paramount. Image courtesy mptvimages.com
Pg 38: Clara Bow, Kid Boots, 1926, Paramount. Image courtesy mptvimages.com
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Image: Great Gatsby Promotional poster designed by Diener-Hauser.
Sources Louise Brooks:
http://www.imdb.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Brooks
http://www.britannica.com/biography/Louise-Brooks
http://www.pandorasbox.com/louise_brooks_society