*contains spoilers My love of the actress Susan Sarandon (1946-) has always been based on a combination of her luminous brown eyes, her seemingly perfect breasts and her beautiful acting ability and persona. I fell in love with Sarandon before she became political when I first saw The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) while barely…
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*contains spoilers Diana Barrymore’s (1921-60 drug and alcohol overdose) life and career were a train wreck. As a young actress, she tried desperately to live up to a fabulous family name on both Broadway and Hollywood. She was once a little girl who had name, breeding, talent, and opportunity… all squandered. She was the step-aunt…
*contains spoilers Hollywood did, however, give Tallulah financial independence and she left with $200,000 and a resolve to return to the stage. It would be a decade before she made another film. She opened on Broadway to rapturous applause in Forsaking All Others. Joan Crawford would star in the film version a year or so…
*contains spoilers “I’ve been around the course a couple of times now,” says Linda, admitting to thirty and brooding over past boyfriends. “Poor Linda, here she goes again,” she says to herself as they leave the café, looking forward to that moment again, where they can physically and spiritually bare their souls. Before it vanishes…
Read more The Cult of Gutsy Beauty of Linda Haynes (Part Two)
*contains spoilers Linda Haynes is an actress who worked for a short period in the film industry. In that time she gave a few unforgettable performances before retiring while not yet 35 years old, a victim of depression and substance abuse. Linda felt trapped in the industry. She was also so beautiful that she probably…
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