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★ Astaire in ‘Daddy Long Legs’ (1955)
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★ Astaire in ‘Daddy Long Legs’ (1955)

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Hetty • Leave a comment

★ American dancer, singer and actor, Fred Astaire, was born on this day in 1899. In a career spanning 76 years, he starred in over 30 movies and gained a reputation for his impeccable sense of rhythm and relentless perfectionism. Often remembered as one half of ‘Fred and… Continue reading →

★ Ad for Adams Fruit Chewing Gum (1919)
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★ Ad for Adams Fruit Chewing Gum (1919)

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Hetty • 2 Comments

★ I just love this beautiful illustrated advert for Adams California Fruit Chewing Gum, as published in Shadowland magazine, September 1919. Painted from a photograph, it features a likeness of American silent film actress Ruth Roland, who was endorsing the product with… Continue reading →

★ Audrey Hepburn in ‘Secret People’ (1952)
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★ Audrey Hepburn in ‘Secret People’ (1952)

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Hetty • Leave a comment

★ British actress, model and dancer Audrey Hepburn, was born on this day in 1929. She’s pictured here in a beautiful publicity portrait for one of her earliest film roles, as ballet dancer Nora Brentano in Secret People (1952). Born in Brussels to a British father and Austrian… Continue reading →

★ Sibling Rivalry: De Havilland & Fontaine
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★ Sibling Rivalry: De Havilland & Fontaine

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Hetty • Leave a comment

★ Actresses Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine, pictured in 1944. Sisters as well as fellow film stars, the two women are the only siblings ever to have both won Best Actress at the Academy Awards. While that is undeniably noteworthy, their notoriously strained personal… Continue reading →

★ Silver Screen Stars: Celeste Holm
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★ Silver Screen Stars: Celeste Holm

Posted on April 29, 2017 by Hetty • Leave a comment

★ American actress, Celeste Holm, was born exactly 100 years ago today! A talented performer on both stage and screen, she’s pictured here in a studio publicity photo from 1947. Born in Manhattan, New York, on 29th April 1917, Celeste was the only child of Theodor Holm, a… Continue reading →

★ Silver Screen Stars: Jayne Mansfield
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★ Silver Screen Stars: Jayne Mansfield

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Hetty • Leave a comment

★ Pictured here in the 1950s, American actress Jayne Mansfield was born on this day in 1933. A major sex symbol in the 1950s and early 1960s, she was as famous for her personal life as for her professional career, and at the height of her fame she was the world’s most photographed… Continue reading →

★ Silver Screen Stars: Ann Miller
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★ Silver Screen Stars: Ann Miller

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Hetty • Leave a comment

★ Seen here in a glamorous studio portrait from the late 1940s, American actress, dancer and singer, Ann Miller, was born on this day in 1923. One of the most talented dancers of her generation, she appeared in over 40 films and earned the admiration of audiences in both… Continue reading →

★ ‘Coquette’ (1929) – Vintage Film Poster
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★ ‘Coquette’ (1929) – Vintage Film Poster

Posted on April 8, 2017 by Hetty • Leave a comment

★ Canadian-American actress and producer, Mary Pickford, was born on this day in 1892. In a film career lasting from 1909 to 1933, she appeared in over 150 shorts and 52 feature films, and was the most popular actress of the 1910s and 1920s. Variously dubbed ‘Queen of the… Continue reading →

★ Silver Screen Stars: Leslie Howard
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★ Silver Screen Stars: Leslie Howard

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Hetty • 2 Comments

★ British actor and film director, Leslie Howard, was born on this day in 1893. One of the biggest box-office draws and matinee idols of the 1930s, his relatively short career was cut tragically short by his death in 1943, aged just 50. Born and raised in an upper-middle class household… Continue reading →

★ Silver Screen Stars: Ida Lupino
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★ Silver Screen Stars: Ida Lupino

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Hetty • Leave a comment

★ Anglo-American actress and director, Ida Lupino, was a true Hollywood pioneer. Born in 1918 in Herne Hill, London, to a theatrical dynasty dating back to Renaissance Italy, Lupino was encouraged to perform from an early age. In a backyard theatre built by her father, she… Continue reading →

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A fantastic and very seasonal Victorian illustration of autumn vegetables, perfect for harvest festival, garden or even Thanksgiving-themed craft projects. Dating from 1898, it’s free to use however you’d like, and it's available to download right now on my website (link in bio). Enjoy! . #FreeGraphics #Victorian #VintageGraphics #vegetables #harvest #autumn #fall #seasonal #HarvestFestival #garden #1890s #printables www.velvetlimelight.con
Velvet Limelight is back! As well as history, I'll now also be posting about my Etsy store and sharing lots of lovely vintage graphics for you to use in junk journals, scrapbooking, mixed media projects, card making and more! To celebrate, here’s a truly fab picture of actress and singer Lilian Harvey (c.1926). . #HistoryBlog #VintageBlog #vintage #antique #VintageGraphics #JunkJournals #scrapbooking #MixedMedia #CardMaking #DigitalDownloads #PrintableGraphics #VintagePrintable #ephemera #EtsyStore www.velvetlimelight.com
American dancer, singer and actor, Fred Astaire, was born on this day in 1899. In a career spanning 76 years, he starred in over 30 movies and gained a reputation for his impeccable sense of rhythm and relentless perfectionism. Often remembered as one half of 'Fred and Ginger', alongside dancing partner Ginger Rogers, his sophisticated, gentlemanly demeanor saw him become one of the iconic stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood. . Demonstrating his remarkable athleticism even at the age of 56, Astaire is seen here in a studio publicity photo for the film 'Daddy Long Legs' (1955). . #FredAstaire #dancer #actor #singer #DaddyLongLegs #1950s #ClassicHollywood #GoldenAgeHollywood #VintageHollywood #BornOnThisDay #OTD #OnThisDay #ThisDayInHistory #MovieMusical #AmericanDancer #musicals #MovieStar #FilmStar #dancing #1950sFilm #VintagePhoto www.velvetlimelight.com
'Portrait of Madame la Comtesse de Cambacérès' by French artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1895). Currently in the collections of the Seattle Art Museum, this lovely painting depicts Louise de Rohan Chabot, who was born in Paris in 1860 and married the Count of Cambacérès in 1886. Eschewing the era's avant-garde Impressionism, Bouguereau's traditional academicist style saw him become the most sought after salon painter of his generation. Judging from this beautiful portrait, I can certainly see why. . #ComtesseDeCambaceres #LouiseDeRohanChabot #WilliamAdolpheBouguereau #WilliamBouguereau #Bouguereau #1890s #19thCentury #19thCenturyArt #FineArt #ArtOfInstagram #SeattleArtMuseum #OilPainting #painting #portrait #FemalePortrait #SalonPainter #FrenchArt #FrenchCulture #FrenchPainting #FrenchArtist #AcademicArt #AcademicistArt #FrenchAristocrat #FrenchAristocracy www.velvetlimelight.com
Arriving at the White House for the presentation ceremony of his NASA Distinguished Service Medal, astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard and his wife Louise are greeted by President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, in this photograph taken by Robert L. Knudsen, 8th May 1961. One of the original NASA Mercury Seven astronauts, Shepard was only the second person, and first American, to ever travel into space, aboard a spacecraft he named Freedom 7. . #AlanShepard #AlanBShepard #astronaut #MercurySeven #SpaceRace #NASA #Freedom7 #SpaceExploration #JohnFKennedy #JFK #JackieKennedy #JacquelineKennedy #PresidentKennedy #KennedyWhiteHouse #1960s #OnThisDay #ThisDayInHistory #RobertKnudsen #RobertLKnudsen #history #USHistory #AmericanHistory www.velvetlimelight.com
Currently housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this utterly exquisite court ensemble was worn by Emily Warren Roebling for her formal presentation to Queen Victoria in 1896. For high society women, presentation at the British royal court was an incredibly important event which demanded suitably lavish formal attire. With its sumptuous textiles, intricately embroidered underskirt and bodice, long velvet train, delicate silk flowers, metallic trims, lace and ribbons, this beautiful dress certainly fits that bill, and proves that sometimes more really is more. . #CourtPresentation #HistoricalFashion #HistoricalClothing #FashionHistory #1890s #1890sFashion #19thCentury #19thCenturyFashion #HistoricalCostume #CourtGown #EmilyWarrenRoebling #TheMET #MET #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #HighSociety #1890sDress #AntiqueClothing #CourtDress www.velvetlimelight.com

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