Passing Angels - for December
Passing Angels - for December
Mamie
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/26/04
#1Passing Angels - for December
Posted: 12/1/06 at 7:15pm
Some of the wonderfully talented ladies of the past who celebrated their birthdays in December. They're gone - but their contributions to the entertainment world will make them live forever in our hearts and our memories:
Mary Martin (12/01/1913 – 11/03/1990)
Maria Callas (12/2/1923 – 9/16/1977)
Lillian Russell (12/04/1860 – 6/06/1922)
Lynn Fontanne (12/06/1887 – 7/30/1983)
Agnes Moorehead (12/06/1900 – 4/30/1974)
Hermione Gingold (12/09/1897 – 5/24/1987)
Margaret Hamilton (12/09/1902 – 5/16/1985)
Una Merkel (12/10/1903 – 1/02/1986)
Dorothy Lamour (12/10/1914 – 9/22/1996)
Frances Bavier (12/14/1902 – 12/06/1989)
Lee Remick (12/14/1935 – 7/02/1991)
Gladys Cooper (12/18/1888 – 11/17/1971)
Betty Grable (12/18/1916 – 7/02/1973)
Edith Piaf (12/19/1915 – 10/11/1963)
Irene Dunne (12/20/1898 – 9/04/1990)
Dame Peggy Ashcroft (12/22/1907 – 6/14/1991)
Lynne Thigpen (12/22/1948 – 3/13/2003)
Ruth Roman (12/23/1923 – 9/09/1999)
Ruth Chatterton (12/24/1893 – 11/24/1961)
Ava Gardner (12/24/1922 – 1/25/1990)
Carol Haney (12/24/1924 – 5/10/1964)
Fay Templeton (12/25/1865 – 10/03/1939)
Evelyn Florence Nesbit (12/25/1884 – 1/16/1967)
Marlene Dietrich (12/27/1901 – 5/06/1992)
Hildegarde Neff (12/28/1925 – 2/01/2002)
Viveca Lindfors (12/29/1920 – 10/25/1995)
Anna Magnani (12/30/1908 – 9/26/1973)
It's hard to believe that I've been posting these for a full year now. I want to thank everyone who's commented on the thread or sent me PM's thanking me for the Angel's thread. Believe me - it was an act of love.
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mamie4 5/14/03
#1re: Passing Angels - for December
Posted: 12/1/06 at 7:27pmYay! I share a birthday with Dorothy Lamour and Una Merkel -- two very beautiful ladies.
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia
#2re: Passing Angels - for December
Posted: 12/1/06 at 7:48pm
Mine's coming up on the 8th...Where's my picture? Of course, I'm not quite dead yet.
Happy almost b-day SM2!
"Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana." GMarx
#3re: Passing Angels - for December
Posted: 12/1/06 at 9:23pmAs usual..WONDERFUL. Thank You Mamie.
Bluemoon
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/28/04
#4re: Passing Angels - for December
Posted: 12/1/06 at 9:26pm
My lord, Agnes Moorehead was stunning.
Thanks for bringing the year full circle!
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Joined: 12/31/69
#5re: Passing Angels - for December
Posted: 12/1/06 at 9:33pm
lookit all them beauties!!!!
(i still cant believe/accept that Lynn Thigpen is gone.)
#6re: Passing Angels - for December
Posted: 12/1/06 at 9:55pm
Mamie, I love you for doing this each month.
Wow, December is the month that brought two of my favorite witches. 
#7re: Passing Angels - for December
Posted: 12/1/06 at 10:07pmMamie, WOW!
Mamie
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/26/04
#8re: Passing Angels - for December
Posted: 12/1/06 at 10:12pmActually your two witches were BORN in December, not taken. I celebrate their coming, not their departure!
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mamie4 5/14/03
#9re: Passing Angels - for December
Posted: 12/1/06 at 10:26pmthanks, as always! i love that photo of piaf :)
miss pennywise
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/7/04
#10re: Passing Angels - for December
Posted: 12/1/06 at 10:44pm
Marlene Dietrich was in a class by herself. Irene Dunne, too. Oh, hell, they ALL were!
And there's still no one like any of them.
http://www.roches.com/television/ss83kod.html
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#11re: Passing Angels - for December
Posted: 12/1/06 at 10:47pmI can't stop looking at that picture of Lee Remick....absolutely STUNNING !
#12re: Passing Angels - for December
Posted: 12/1/06 at 11:24pm
That Lee Remick photo IS a stunner.
But what's up with Anna Magnani and that kitty?
Mamie
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/26/04
#13re: Passing Angels - for December
Posted: 12/2/06 at 6:58am
PJ - I searched and searched for a really good photo of AM and with only one exception, that was the best I could come up with. This actress was known for her earthy portrayals - not necessarily for her stunning looks. The only exception I could find was a very tiny, out of focus photo where she was actually laughing out loud. When I tried to enlarge it, it became so out of focus that you couldn't see it.
Had it been anyone else, I wouldn't have used it. I would have just left them off the list. But it does look like AM! (If anyone has a better one - PLEASE send me a copy. I'll be happy to replace this one.)
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mamie4 5/14/03
#14re: Passing Angels - for December
Posted: 12/2/06 at 7:49am
How about this one, Mamie:
BTW: At Wikipedia and IMDb, it lists her birth date as March 7, 1908.
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia
Incognito
Featured Actor Joined: 2/22/06
#15re: Passing Angels - for December
Posted: 12/2/06 at 9:06amWow, what a looker Agnes Moorehead was in her day...
#16re: Passing Angels - for December
Posted: 12/2/06 at 9:18am
Great images, as always, Mamie.
A lovely tribute.
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Joined: 12/31/69
#18re: Passing Angels - for December
Posted: 12/2/06 at 9:51amAnna's just showing us her... kitty.
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#19re: Passing Angels - for December
Posted: 12/2/06 at 11:40am
Yes, I hardly recongnized Agnes there!
Another beautiful and inspiring lot here Mamie!
(And who was Hildegarde Neff? that's a very lovely photo)
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#20re: Passing Angels - for December
Posted: 12/2/06 at 11:45ami love that bemused expression on Lynn Fontanne's face!
miss pennywise
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/7/04
#21re: Passing Angels - for December
Posted: 12/2/06 at 12:29pm
Hildegarde Neff starred on Broadway in Silk Stockings.
She made a "comeback" in Billy Wilder's Fedora starring William Holden. A strange film, but I really liked it. Ms. Neff was chilling in it. (Am I the ONLY person on the planet who actually saw Fedora?)
http://www.roches.com/television/ss83kod.html
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~ Best12Bars
#22re: Passing Angels - for December
Posted: 12/2/06 at 12:51pm
i saw FEDORA and remember really liking it too. it's based on a tom tryon piece, is it not?
and whenever i see a photo of lee remick, i just wanna cry.
#23re: Passing Angels - for December
Posted: 12/2/06 at 12:53pmI miss Lee Remick. She was so sweet, charming, talented and gorgeous. *sigh*
"Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana." GMarx
Mamie
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/26/04
#24re: Passing Angels - for December
Posted: 12/2/06 at 3:09pm
Thanks, SM2. I've updated the photo. I had decided against that pic because she was frowning. The kitty pic wasn't exactly a smile - but it wasn't a frown either.
As for the birthdates - I found 3 different ones for Ms. Magnani. One came from an Italian fan site. You never know which is actually correct. (Some actresses changed their 'official' birthdays so many times that I gave up looking after finding 5!). I just decided in the multiple dates that the actual birthday wasn't as important as honoring the lady. We hadn't included Ms. M before so it seemed appropriate - and convenient - to use the December date. You'll notice that Margaret Hamilton is listed here for the second time. That's another case of multiple birthdays being listed. In her case I didn't mind listing her twice!
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mamie4 5/14/03
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