#Arlene Francis

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Arlene Francis (The Thrill of It All, One, Two, Three)— We know her, we love her, we're in love with her, but who is she? Arlene Francis, actress, radio host, and panelist on one of America's biggest panel shows, What's My Line. She's naughty, she's progressive, and she's charming enough to get away with being both. She's fun, she's witty, and every single person who has ever watched that show fell in love with her, sexuality be damned.

Anna Magnani (Rome Open City, Mamma Roma, The Rose Tattoo)—don't take my word for it, here are some of the things she was called during her career: "la lupa (the wolf) of Italian cinema," "passionate, fearless, and exciting," "the volcanic earth mother of all Italian cinema," "one of the most impressive actresses since Garbo," "Whenever Magnani laughs or cries (which is often), it's as if you've never seen anyone laugh or cry before: has laughter ever been so burstingly joyful or tears so shatteringly sad?" and maybe best of all, from Tennessee Williams, who wrote multiple roles specifically for her: "She is simply a rare being who seems to have about her a little lightning-shot cloud all her own...In a crowded room, she can sit perfectly motionless and silent and still you feel the atmospheric tension of her presence, its quiver and hum in the air like a live wire exposed, and a mood of Anna's is like the presence of royalty."

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Anna Magnani:

An icon of post-war neorealist italian cinema - an unbelievably good actress. Also, the first non-english speaking actress to win the Oscar for Best Actress (in 1956)!

realness!! amid the typical hollywood pristine glamour anna magnani stuck out as sexy in a really real, grounded way. so much so that even shallow 40s hollywood allowed her to come over from italy to be in some high profile movies. an icon

She smoked, she drank, she didn't give a f-. Her acting was described as explosive, with a lot of emotions and drama and they called her a she-wolf. Playwright Tennessee Williams became an admirer of her acting and wrote The Rose Tattoo (1955) specifically for her to star in, a role for which she received an Academy Award for Best Actress, becoming the first Italian – and first non-English speaking woman – to win an Oscar.

#anna magnani #arlene francis #hotvintagepoll #ladies 1 #fuck that old woman

[oldshowbiz]

1981.

A reference to What's My Line on an episode of Taxi with Martin Short.

#what's my line #taxi #martin short #christopher lloyd #bennett cerf #dorothy kilgallen #arlene francis

[citizenscreen]

Steve Allen, Dorothy Kilgallen, John Charles Daly and Arlene Francis, backstage during the filming of ‘What’s My Line’ circa 1954.

#what’s my line? #steve allen #dorothy kilgallen #arlene francis #john charles daly

[vintage-every-day]

PASSWORD 1965: Betty White & Arlene Francis

#vintage #television #betty white #arlene francis

[drallimylime]

i’ve probably watched 40+ episodes of What’s My Line? in the past month.

#what's my line? #whats my line #dorothy kilgallen #john charles daly #fred allen #arlene francis #bennett cerf #retro tv #game show #art by drallimylime

[digitalfashionmuseum]

Silver Dress and Red Coat, 1958, American.

Designed by Arnold Scaasi.

Worn by Arlene Francis.

MFA Boston.

#womenswear #extant garments #silk #dress #coat #1958 #1950s #1950s dress #1950s coat #mfa boston #20th century #american #usa #1950s usa #arnold scaasi #arlene francis

[erstwhile-punk-guerito]

#one two three #james cagney #horst buchholz #pamela tiffin #arlene francis #howard st. john #hanns lothar #liselotte pulver #billy wilder #1961

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One, Two, Three (1961) Billy Wilder

May 13th 2023

#one two three #1961 #billy wilder #james cagney #pamela tiffin #horst buchholz #arlene francis #liselotte pulver #hanns lothar #leon askin #howard st. john #karl lieffen #ralf wolter #peter capell #sig ruman #1 2 3 #favourite

[softinsidewithroughedges]

gifs you can hear

#arlene francis #miss francis #what's my line? #wml

[oldshowbiz]

Arlene Francis and Jayne Meadows should be eliminated.

#letters to the editor #arlene francis #jayne meadows #bad reviews

[citizenscreen]

Arlene Francis (October 20, 1907 – May 31, 2001)

#arlene francis

[alzerau]

#one two three #james cagney #pamela tiffin #horst buchholz #arlene francis #Movie #cocacola #pepsi #60s movies #germany #alemania

[ulrichgebert]

Da wir den allerschlüssigsten Berlin-Heimkehrfilm (wir waren natürlich Marlene-Devotionalien schauen) hier gerade schon verwendet haben, wählten wir den nächstnaheliegenden. Da spielt Friedrich Holländer auch mit. Eine Welt, die Filme wie One, Two, Three hervorbringt, kann die übelste nicht sein.

#One Two Three #Horst Buchholz #James Cagney #Arlene Francis #Lilo Pulver #Pamela Tiffin #Film gesehen #Billy Wilder #Berlin #Friedrich Holländer

[gatutor]

Bela Lugosi-Arlene Francis "El doble asesinato en la calle Morgue" (Murders in the rue Morgue) 1932, de Robert Florey.

#Arlene Francis #Bela Lugosi #Robert Florey

[travsd]

Arlene Francis: What's Her Line?

Arlene Francis: What’s Her Line?

When I was a kid in the ’70s, Arlene Francis (Arlene Francis Kazanijan, 1907-2001), was still a going concern, one of those omnipresent celebrities you saw on game shows, talk shows on the like. That was, and remains, what she was principally known for, though she set out to, and was, much more. As it happens, the odd parallel universe of show business had no means or inclination to make the…

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#actress #Arlene Francis #broadcasting #game shows #host #Movies #plays #radio #star #television #theatre

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Fedora (1978) Billy Wilder

January 1st 2024

#fedora #1978 #billy wilder #william holden #marthe keller #hildegard knef #josé ferrer #frances sternhagen #mario adorf #hans jaray #Hans Járay #gottfried john #michael york #henry fonda #stephen collins #arlene francis