For Heaven's Sake

Dear God, Iconista has 50 followers. Where in Hell did you spring from? I was only gone for the summer.

Welcome, followers. The drinks cabinet is on the right; help yourself. If you came to worship, the altar's round the back. Pray hard; I take a lot of worshipping.

Claudette Colbert

Iconista's posted this dame before. She described her as a sexless Myrna Loy. Now Iconista's read a handful of quotes and admits she may have underestimated Colbert. The woman was self-possessed in her movies, and quick-witted. And it seems the sure, sharp tongue was not just script-fed. 

Iconista approves. 

She will read a biography or two and let you know. 

In the meantime, chew on a few quotes and see what you spit out after.

"Audiences always sound like they’re glad to see me, and I’m damned glad to see them…I know what’s best for me, after all I have been in the Claudette Colbert business longer than anybody…I married a wonderful doctor, and I was very happy-period…Men don’t get smarter when they grow older. They just lose their hair…It matters more what’s in a woman’s face than what’s on it…If I couldn’t laugh, I’d rather die… "

 

Shy They Ain't #4

Here's some dames Iconista never heard of. Guess they tried hard, but in all the wrong places.

 

Martha O'Driscoll

Dorothy Malone. Name rings a bell but Iconista couldn't pick you out of chorus line, dearie.


Bless you Cindy Gardner. You deserved more.



Andrea King. Quit while you're ahead, honey. Like little bear's porridge, one day someone's gonna eat you all up.


Alexis Smith. You look a hard nut to crack, Smithy. Maybe that was your mistake.

Coopsters #2

The Coop's mother approved of Evelyn Brent.

"Evelyn has been good to Gary; she has given him poise, she has taught him to think; her influence has been excellent, and I will always regard her with affection and gratitude."

A seal of approval from one's mama is always a guaranteed passion killer. No wonder the affair was brief.

It seems to Iconista that the Coop's mater always provided the bucket of cold water, one way or another, to our dear, rutting Coop.
Poor boy.

A Glimpse of Stocking

The blessed Charisse has inspired Iconista. Not to dispense with her stockings. She dispensed with those when the mercury hit eighty. But to shock her darlings with a glimpse or two. There are legs a-plenty in Iconista's collection, but there is definitely something more shocking in a glimpse of stocking than in a row of raw legs. Too much flesh puts one in mind of the butcher's slab rather than the boudoire.
Feast.

 Ava

Ginger

 

Gloria

Hedy

Wide Ida

Letterhead

Iconista loves Letterheady, especially when they publish finds like this.

Mood Music

Iconista has just broken another damn heart. Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty never warned her how delicate men are. Someone should rewrite those damn fairy tales.