Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on July 6, 2015

Although James Dean only made three movies much can be said about his life. He put so much into those three movies that they live on today. Cal Trask, Jim Stark and Jett Rink are the characters James Dean brought to life on the screen in electrifying performances. He studied...   read more

Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on March 16, 2015

I want to give a big THANK YOU to everyone who participated in the Rudolph Valentino Blogathon yesterday.  It was my first time to host and I think it was a great success.  Thank you to everyone who stopped by to read all the great posts on my favorite silent...   read more

Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on March 15, 2015

After Rudolph Valentino’s death an estate auction was held on December 10, 1926 at Hollywood’s Hall of Art Studios. S. George Ullman was the Administrator and A.H. Weil was the auctioneer. A 95 page estate catalog was printed with a detailed listing of all the belongings to be auctioned off....   read more

Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on March 15, 2015

Rudolph Valentino was such a unique man that even after 89 years after his death he still has a large fan following and his movies are still popular today.  In honor of this great movie silent, I present The Rudolph Valentino Blogathon.  I hope those who stop by today enjoy...   read more

Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on March 15, 2015

Charles Grandet (Rudolph Valentino) leads a care-free life in France. He is celebrating his birthday at a club and living it up. His father tells him he wants to send him to visit his uncle and cousin. At Pere Grandet’s (Ralph Lewis) house it’s his daughter Eugenie’s (Alice Terry) birthday....   read more

Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on March 11, 2015

The Rudolph Valentino Blogathon is just five days away!  I can’t wait to read all the posts!!  Don’t forget to either email me (grabowski@opulent-designs.com) or post here on Sunday letting me know where your article is so I can post it to the roster.  Additional banners can be found he   read more

Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on March 8, 2015

This post is a part of Russia in Classic Film Blogathon hosted by Movies Silently. Click here to see a list of all participants. The Eagle is a 1925 silent film starring Rudolph Valentino with Vilma Banky and Louise Dressler. The movie starts out with the Czarina (Louise Dressler) about...   read more

Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on March 2, 2015

Thelma Todd was a beautiful blonde sometimes called The Ice Cream Blonde or Hot Toddy. She was a comedian who started out in the silent era of films and was able to transition to talkies. She was Miss Massachusetts of 1925. She was spotted by a talent scout and went...   read more

Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on February 27, 2015

Do you recognize this actress? How about now? Long before she was Glinda the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz (1939) Billie Burke began her career on the stage in 1903. Her first movie Peggy was in 1916. The stage was her first love and she was the toast...   read more

Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on February 27, 2015

Yakima Canutt was a champion rodeo cowboy and legendary Hollywood stuntman. He was also an actor and second unit director. He was the premier stuntman in Hollywood who everyone respected. He was in 48 silent Western movies. His voice didn’t carry over to the transition of sound and he became...   read more

Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on February 26, 2015

Long before Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield there was Jean Harlow, the original platinum blonde bombshell. She embodied sex and was the first actress on the cover of Life Magazine. Her first speaking part was in a Clara Bow movie The Saturday Night Kid (1929). When she was 19 years...   read more

Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on February 20, 2015

Hollywood: A Celebration of American Silent Film is a comprehensive documentary on the silent era. It was directed by Kevin Brownlow and David Gill with narration by James Mason. It was released in 1980 by Thames Television with each 13-part episode lasting approximately 50 minutes. 1. The Pioneers   read more

Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on February 14, 2015

Happy Valentine’s Day from Timeless Hollywood!   read more

Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on February 8, 2015

Rudolph Valentino was a bright star during the silent era and he’s still popular today. Every year since his passing in 1926 at the age of 31 he is remembered with a memorial service at Hollywood Forever. Timeless Hollywood is hosting a Valentino Blogathon in honor of this truly memorable...   read more

Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on February 6, 2015

See who’s been on a US Postage stamp! 2003 2002 2010 2008 1993 2009 2006 2005 1996 2007 1999 1990 2001 1995 1994   read more

Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on January 29, 2015

Eugene Pallette is most recognized for his froggy voice. Although he started out in silent pictures and appeared in such movies as Birth of A Nation (1915), Intolerance (1916), The Three Musketeers (1920) with Douglas Fairbanks, and Mantrap (1926) with Clara Bow, he is best known as a character act   read more

Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on December 19, 2014

Adrian Greenberg better known simply as Adrian was one of Hollywood’s greatest costume designers. He was discovered by Irving Berlin in Paris. Adrian’s gowns were glamorous and his costume designs defined characters. He was the head costume designer for Cecile B. DeMille (1926-1928) and the chief co   read more

Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on December 18, 2014

Clark Gable is one of my favorites. He was a talent that can’t be matched today. He was known as the King of Hollywood. Women went crazy over him and men wanted to be just like him. On the screen he was a rogue, a lover, an adventurer, and a...   read more

Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on November 30, 2014

Cobra is a 1925 silent film starring Rudolph Valentino, Nita Naldi, Cason Ferguson, and Getrude Olmstead. Valentino plays a penniless nobleman whose weakness is women. “There are times when friendship becomes the most important thing in a man’s life, stronger than love, equal to any sacrifice – eve   read more

Timeless Hollywood Posted by Michele on November 24, 2014

Vilma Banky began her acting career in 1919 in Hungary. She was brought to the United States by Samuel Goldwyn in 1925 and was called “The Hungarian Rhapsody”. She had three talkies and out of her 24 films, only 8 exist in their entirety. Her first film was The Dark...   read more