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#1

Passing Angels - for November

Posted: 10/31/06 at 9:42pm

(Forgive me for jumping the gun a bit, but I'm not going to be able to post this in the morning)

Some of the wonderfully talented ladies of the past who celebrated their birthdays in November. They're gone - but their contributions to the entertainment world will make them live forever in our hearts and our memories:


Passing Angels - for November
Jane Froman (11/ 01/1907 – 4/22/1980)


Passing Angels - for November
Natalie Schafer (11/05/1900 – 4/10/1991)


Passing Angels - for November
Vivian Leigh (11/05/1913 – 7/07/1967)


Passing Angels - for November
Juanita Hall (11/06/1901 – 2/28/1968 )


Passing Angels - for November
Esther Rolle (11/08/1920 – 11/17/1998 )


Passing Angels - for November
Hedy Lamarr (11/09/1913 – 1/19/2000)


Passing Angels - for November
Marie Dressler (11/09/1868 – 7/28/1934)


Passing Angels - for November
Dorothy Dandridge (11/9/1922 – 9/08/1965)


Passing Angels - for November
Edna Mae Oliver (11/09/1883 – 11/09/1942)


Passing Angels - for November
Ina Balin (11/12/1937 – 6/20/1990)


Passing Angels - for November
Kim Hunter (11/12/1922 – 9/11/2002)


Passing Angels - for November
Grace Kelly (11/12/1929 – 9/14/1982)


Passing Angels - for November
Jean Seberg (11/13/1938 – 9/08/1979)


Passing Angels - for November
Hermione Baddeley (11/13/1907 – 8/19/1986)


Passing Angels - for November
Louise Brooks (11/14/1906 – 8/08/1985)


Passing Angels - for November
Veronica Lake (11/14/1919 – 7/07/1973)


Passing Angels - for November
Rosemary DeCamp (11/14/1910 – 2/20/2001)


Passing Angels - for November
Gloria Foster (11/15/1933 – 9/29/2001)


Passing Angels - for November
Imogene Coca (11/18/1908 – 6/02/2001)


Passing Angels - for November
Dorothy Collins (11/18/1926 – 7/21/1994)


Passing Angels - for November
Eleanor Powell (11/19/1912 – 2/11/1982)


Passing Angels - for November
Gene Tierney (11/19/1920 – 11/6/1991)


Passing Angels - for November
Judy Canova (11/20/1913 – 8/05/1983)


Passing Angels - for November
Vivian Blaine (11/21/1921 – 12/09/1995)


Passing Angels - for November
Geraldine Paige (11/22/1924 – 6/13/1987)


Passing Angels - for November
Geraldine Fitzgerald (11/24/1913 – 7/17/2005)


Passing Angels - for November
Frances Dee (11/26/1907 – 3/06/2004)


Passing Angels - for November
Hope Lange (11/28/1931 – 12/19/2003)


Passing Angels - for November
Virginia Mayo (11/30/1920 – 1/17/2005)


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mamie4 5/14/03
#2

re: Passing Angels - for November

Posted: 10/31/06 at 9:45pm

Absolutely gorgeous, as always. I can't believe it's been 5 years since Gloria Foster left us.
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"Shut up! It's been 29 years!!!" --the incomparable Patti LuPone in her MUCH DESERVED Tony acceptance speech for Gypsy.

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#3

re: Passing Angels - for November

Posted: 10/31/06 at 10:30pm

Breathtakingly, heartbreakingly gorgeous.

You even made Marie Dressler and Edna Mae Oliver look pretty.

Mamie--I think you should do a Passing Angels Daybook Calendar--a page-a-day with one of your photos and a little paragraph extolling their virtues as performers.

I would buy it!
#4

re: Passing Angels - for November

Posted: 10/31/06 at 10:45pm

I'm so glad you mentioned those two, PJ. You will never know how THRILLED I was to find that photo of Ms. Dressler. I'm probably prouder of finding that one photo more than any other one. (I've always loved Ms. Oliver's looks, so that was a no-brainer for me!)

I like the idea of having a way to say a word or two about these great ladies. Boobs has asked me to do the gentlemen next year and I do owe him. I'm just not sure I'll be able to find the photos I need to do them justice. To tell the truth, I started this thread because I kind of felt that this site was rather male-oriented and I wanted to give the ladies their just due. I started looking at January and had about 120 names and then gave up. So we'll have to see how it turns out.
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mamie4 5/14/03
#5

re: Passing Angels - for November

Posted: 11/1/06 at 4:09am

This is my favorite thing to look forward to here.

Updated On: 11/1/06 at 04:09 AM

#6

re: Passing Angels - for November

Posted: 11/1/06 at 7:10am

It always take me by surprise. And then I see and say, "It's the first of the month already? And then I click on it, and the photos of Mamie's Angels are always SO beautiful.

And there will always be a really beautiful one, like the Marie Dressler, of a actress who was known for her funny looks, and by making someone like that beautiful, Mamie becomes an angel!
#7

re: Passing Angels - for November

Posted: 11/1/06 at 7:13am

Here's what Marie Dressler looked like when she made the cover of Time magazine, so those of you who don't know her can see (a) what she looked like in Tugboat Annie and Min and Bill and (b) that she was a BIG deal and (c) how beautiful Mamie made her look.

re: Passing Angels - for November

And if you DON'T know her, rent Dinner at Eight!

Updated On: 11/1/06 at 07:13 AM

#8

re: Passing Angels - for November

Posted: 11/1/06 at 7:18am

re: Passing Angels - for November

thank you for these posts!
& i hope you dont mind, i wanted to share my favorite Gerladine Paige photo!

#9

re: Passing Angels - for November

Posted: 11/1/06 at 7:23am

WOW..another BEAUTIFUL flock of Angels..thank you Mamie.

I never realized how much Diana Canova looked like her Mom.
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson
#10

re: Passing Angels - for November

Posted: 11/1/06 at 8:15am

Thank you Mamie!
Best thread BWW has to offer.
xo
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
#11

re: Passing Angels - for November

Posted: 11/1/06 at 8:41am

Great job, Mamie! So many wonderful memories.......love the look on Vivian Blaine's face - her eyes say it all.


And then there's my beloved Vivien Leigh......


Thanks so much!
#12

re: Passing Angels - for November

Posted: 11/1/06 at 8:44am

Vivien Leigh and Hedy Lamarr in the same month. It's almost more than I can take. re: Passing Angels - for November
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be enbered with your old nonsense. ~ Emerson
#13

re: Passing Angels - for November

Posted: 11/1/06 at 9:16am

I love that picture of Geraldine Paige too. I try my hardest to stay away from picturing them in roles they played and that's why I chose (at the last minute) the pic I did, rather than the beautiful Alexandra. In other cases, like Hermione Baddeley, I simply had no choice. I searched and searched and could only come up with a couple of very tiny photos that just weren't that good. So the Mary Poppins DVD came out and I took a screen cap!
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mamie4 5/14/03

Updated On: 11/20/06 at 09:16 AM

#14

re: Passing Angels - for November

Posted: 11/1/06 at 9:24am

And yet the photo of Hermione really works - as does the one of Imogene Coca. Laughter was so much a part of their gift to us. If I were to be remembered after my death, I'd want it to be an image of me laughing.
#15

re: Passing Angels - for November

Posted: 11/1/06 at 9:31am

I really appreciate your saying that, Moony. There have been many, many times when I just couldn't find a typical 'glamour shot', but I'd run across a candid photo showing a big laugh and I just couldn't resist. Last month one of my favorite actresses was pictured this way. Melina Mercouri was a beautiful woman but I always picture her having this incredible spirit and joie d'vivre. That image I used certainly wasn't glamorous, but it was definitely spirited - just like her.
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mamie4 5/14/03
#16

re: Passing Angels - for November

Posted: 11/1/06 at 10:33am

Such a bevy of beauties! Thanks, Mamie, for those gorgeous photos.

I knew November was a stellar month... that's why I picked it for myself!

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#17

re: Passing Angels - for November

Posted: 11/1/06 at 10:41am

Mamie, thanks so much for this!
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#19

re: Passing Angels - for November

Posted: 11/2/06 at 2:46pm

Thank you all for your kind words. (Bumping this up from page 3)
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mamie4 5/14/03
#20

re: Passing Angels - for November

Posted: 11/10/06 at 10:02pm

Bumping the good stuff!
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."
#21

re: Passing Angels - for November

Posted: 11/10/06 at 10:36pm

thanks for bumping this cause i missed it before. WONDERFUL as always. whenever i see VIVIEN, i get misty ...

re: Passing Angels - for November
RIP glebby <3
#24

re: Passing Angels - for November

Posted: 11/19/06 at 9:28pm


re: Passing Angels - for November
" ...the happiness in the tune convinces me that I'm not afraid."

Updated On: 11/19/06 at 09:28 PM

#25

re: Passing Angels - for November

Posted: 11/19/06 at 9:30pm

...gorgeous dog, and blue eyes yet. Love it Glebb.
"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion." -- Author Unknown

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