Rudolph Valentino (May 6th, 1985 - August 23rd, 1926) Photo by Edward Steichen
The death of Valentino is a terrific loss to the screen. He brought it happiness„ beauty, and art as perhaps no other has. His loss can never be replaced; there was and can be only one Valentino; a great artist and one of the finest gentlemen it has ever been my privilege to term ‘friend’.” - John Gilbert
Alice Roosevelt with her dog Leo - 1902
She smoked cigarettes in public, chewed gum, placed bets with bookies, rode in cars with men, stayed out late partying, and kept a pet snake named Emily Spinach, which she often wore wrapped around one arm and took to parties. Her father President Theodore Roosevelt once said of her “I can either run the country or I can attend to Alice, but I cannot possibly do both.”
Louise Brooks reads Smart Set magazine - 1925
Olivia de Havilland - c. 1930’s
Brigitte Bardot - c. 1960’s
Happy Birthday, Jean Harlow - (March 3rd,1911 - June 7th, 1937)
“A square shooter if there ever was one.” - Spencer Tracy
Eleanor Boardman adjusts her stockings - c. 1920’s