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I’m having a bit of a social experiment. Blogging is all about community, right? Well, I think so, so I

Marilyn Monroe in The Prince and the Showgirl

Marilyn Monroe‘s promotional photos from the 1957 movie The Prince and the Showgirl. You can see she was on-screen dynamite can’t

Elizabeth Taylor looking remarkably sophisticated aged 13

How on earth did Elizabeth Taylor manage to look this together and sophisticated aged 13? I looked like this (brace yourselves!)

Esther Williams: So long and thanks for all the fish

I’m a bit late to the party on this one, but I couldn’t leave the occasion unmarked. Last week (on

Zsa Zsa Gabor

The incredibly beautiful and regal-looking Zsa Zsa Gabor photographed by her studio in 1955. Stunning eh? Having said that I’ve

Tallulah Bankhead

Actress and movie star Tallulah Bankhead photographed in the late 1930s or early 1940s.

Silent Movie star Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish, who was one of the biggest stars of the silent movie era and known as “The First Lady

Sophia Loren and Richard Burton’s Brief Encounter

I’m so used to seeing photos of Richard Burton with Liz Taylor that it seems surprising to see him with

Britt Ekland looking a bit wierd, 1980s

Is it just me or is this a bit of a strange photo of Britt Ekland? She’s so naturally beautiful,

Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn

I haven’t seen the movie Charade, but I keep seeing photos from it, and I desperately want to have the

Joan Crawford 1920s

Joan Crawford looking very different to her 1930s and 40s screen image. This photo dates from 1927.She was signed to

Cary Grant in army uniform

English: Original studio publicity photo of Cary Grant for the film I Was a Male War Bride (1949). Doesn’t he

Child actor Elizabeth Taylor

A publicity photo of the very young Elizabeth Taylor, I’m guessing this dates from around 1944 when she got her

1920s movie actress Theda Bara as Cleopatra (in very risqué costumes)

Silent Movie actress Theda Bara in some of her famously risqué costumes from the 1917 film Cleopatra. I find it

Kim Basinger in the 1970s

I don’t think I’d ever seen a photo of Kim Basinger quite this young before. I think I first noticed

1930s gangster chic for girls

Oh how I love this outfit! It’s so chic and Garbo-esque! I love the tilt of the hat, the sharp

Elizabeth Taylor with short hair in a leopard print swimsuit

Elizabeth Taylor with short hair in a leopard print swimsuit. This photo is a publicity photo from film The Last

Gene Kelly in uniform, WW2

Gene Kelly photographed in his US Navy uniform during the Second World War, probably 1944 or 1945. He enlisted in