Passing Angels - for November
Passing Angels - for November
Mamie
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/26/04
#0Passing 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:
Jane Froman (11/ 01/1907 – 4/22/1980)
Natalie Schafer (11/05/1900 – 4/10/1991)
Vivian Leigh (11/05/1913 – 7/07/1967)
Juanita Hall (11/06/1901 – 2/28/1968 )
Esther Rolle (11/08/1920 – 11/17/1998 )
Hedy Lamarr (11/09/1913 – 1/19/2000)
Marie Dressler (11/09/1868 – 7/28/1934)
Dorothy Dandridge (11/9/1922 – 9/08/1965)
Edna Mae Oliver (11/09/1883 – 11/09/1942)
Ina Balin (11/12/1937 – 6/20/1990)
Kim Hunter (11/12/1922 – 9/11/2002)
Grace Kelly (11/12/1929 – 9/14/1982)
Jean Seberg (11/13/1938 – 9/08/1979)
Hermione Baddeley (11/13/1907 – 8/19/1986)
Louise Brooks (11/14/1906 – 8/08/1985)
Veronica Lake (11/14/1919 – 7/07/1973)
Rosemary DeCamp (11/14/1910 – 2/20/2001)
Gloria Foster (11/15/1933 – 9/29/2001)
Imogene Coca (11/18/1908 – 6/02/2001)
Dorothy Collins (11/18/1926 – 7/21/1994)
Eleanor Powell (11/19/1912 – 2/11/1982)
Gene Tierney (11/19/1920 – 11/6/1991)
Judy Canova (11/20/1913 – 8/05/1983)
Vivian Blaine (11/21/1921 – 12/09/1995)
Geraldine Paige (11/22/1924 – 6/13/1987)
Geraldine Fitzgerald (11/24/1913 – 7/17/2005)
Frances Dee (11/26/1907 – 3/06/2004)
Hope Lange (11/28/1931 – 12/19/2003)
Virginia Mayo (11/30/1920 – 1/17/2005)
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mamie4 5/14/03
#1re: Passing Angels - for November
Posted: 10/31/06 at 9:45pmAbsolutely gorgeous, as always. I can't believe it's been 5 years since Gloria Foster left us.
"Shut up! It's been 29 years!!!" --the incomparable Patti LuPone in her MUCH DESERVED Tony acceptance speech for Gypsy.
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#2re: 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!
Mamie
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/26/04
#3re: 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
DG
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/05
#4re: 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
#5re: 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!
#6re: 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.
And if you DON'T know her, rent Dinner at Eight!
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Joined: 12/31/69
#7re: Passing Angels - for November
Posted: 11/1/06 at 7:18am
thank you for these posts!
& i hope you dont mind, i wanted to share my favorite Gerladine Paige photo!
#8re: 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.
#9re: Passing Angels - for November
Posted: 11/1/06 at 8:15am
Thank you Mamie!
Best thread BWW has to offer.
xo
Bluemoon
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/28/04
#10re: 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!
#11re: 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. 
Mamie
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/26/04
#12re: 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
Bluemoon
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/28/04
#13re: Passing Angels - for November
Posted: 11/1/06 at 9:24amAnd 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.
Mamie
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/26/04
#14re: Passing Angels - for November
Posted: 11/1/06 at 9:31amI 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
#15re: 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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#16re: Passing Angels - for November
Posted: 11/1/06 at 10:41amMamie, thanks so much for this!
"In Oz, the verb is douchifizzation." PRS
peach
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/29/05
#17re: Passing Angels - for November
Posted: 11/1/06 at 12:36pmThank you Mamie! I look forward to this thread every month.
Mamie
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/26/04
#18re: Passing Angels - for November
Posted: 11/2/06 at 2:46pmThank you all for your kind words. (Bumping this up from page 3)
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mamie4 5/14/03
#19re: Passing Angels - for November
Posted: 11/10/06 at 10:02pmBumping the good stuff!
#20re: 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 ...
#21re: Passing Angels - for November
Posted: 11/11/06 at 4:55amGorgeous!
#22re: Passing Angels - for November
Posted: 11/11/06 at 8:16amyes, i've always loved that photo of her :)
#23re: Passing Angels - for November
Posted: 11/19/06 at 9:28pm
#24re: Passing Angels - for November
Posted: 11/19/06 at 9:30pm...gorgeous dog, and blue eyes yet. Love it Glebb.
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