Blonde hair, brunette soul

As 1934 drew to a close, Carole Lombard could look back on a year of both personal and professional advancement. She rented a large, highly visible house on Hollywood Boulevard that spring, at roughly the same time her work opposite John Barrymore in the pioneering screwball comedy "Twentieth Centur... Read full article

On Blu-ray: Milos Forman's Giddy, Energetic Hair (1979)

When I was a kid, I used to love listening to my dad’s records. While he favored jazz, there were other things in the mix, like 60s rock, soundtracks and a few other pop culture touchstones, and that included the original Broadway cast recording of Gerome Ragni and James Rado's Hair. I don&#82... Read full article

Actress Beauty Tip No. 40: Greta Garbo Chamomile Tea Hair Rinse

This is the 40th installment of the classic actress beauty tips that I have read about and tested. I have tried several beauty tips over the years – some of the craziest seem to involve hair: Rinsing hair with champagne and beer, or bleaching it blond. My most recent hair experiment comes from... Read full article

Actress Beauty Tip #39: Carroll Baker Beer Hair Rinse

This is the 39th installment of the classic actress beauty tips that I have read about and tested. Actress Carroll Baker Actress Carroll Baker entered Hollywood in the 1950s as a new face, with roles ranging from Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor’s daughter in “Giant” (1956), a virg... Read full article

Fred Astaire and his Long Lost Hair

A bald Fred in 1944 Fred Astaire has always been more famous for his fancy feet than for his hair, but if one was to take a closer examination of his hair style one would notice that it was quite unique. So unique that even as a Rankin/Bass puppet ( in The Easter Bunny is Coming to Town ) he was re... Read full article