#gwen verdon

[hotvintagepoll]

Propaganda

Hend Rostom (Cairo Station, Eshaat Hob)— Egyptian movie star called the "Marilyn Monroe of the East", need anyone say more

Gwen Verdon (Damn Yankees)— Gwen Verdon's performance as Lola in Damn Yankees opposite fallen hottie sacrifice Tab Hunter is legitimately one of my favorite performances ever done, especially in the number Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets. Damn Yankees is about a guy selling his soul for the Yankees to win a World Series, and Lola is the sexy demon who brokers the deal. Unfortunately, while Lola is played by Gwen Verdon and is therefore a complete and utter smoke show, Lola is also a demon and is not human, meaning she knows what sexy is and how it should kind of be performed, but some of the other nuances of seducing a man into selling his soul are a bit lost on her. Luckily for Lola, Gwen Verdon is a comic genius so it's still great. If you are attracted to weird little guys you are going to love this. Also, kudos to my man Tab, who in this scene legitimately just seems to be a bewildered guy who likes the Yankees. She also taught like a bunch of other members of the bracket dance. Her wikipedia page is crazy. Her second husband was Bob Fosse and they did a bunch of choreography together. [video below the cut]

This is round 1 of the tournament. All other polls in this bracket can be found here. Please reblog with further support of your beloved hot sexy vintage woman.

[additional propaganda submitted under the cut]

Hend Rostrom:

Gwen Verdon:

The only propaganda that this woman really needs, is her dancing, sadly there isn't a ton of her on YouTube as she mostly stuck to Broadway musicals. But here she is dancing the insane Who's Got The Pain with her lover/soon-to-be husband Bob Fosse.

She was Fosse's muse, and it's not hard to see why. She had an electric quality to her dancing that's hard to emulate. Hard to believe she had rickets as a kid. Not very sexy to suffer from rickets as a child, but to overcome that and become a famous dancer? Sexy as hell. She actually quit dancing when she got pregnant at only seventeen. But she was able to get back into it after a few years, playing small ensemble parts. The opening performance of her first big role on Broadway garnered her huge amounts of praise, and she even won a Tony. She also had a huge hand in helping Bob Fosse with choreographing some of his more famous shows, and she left an indelible mark on dancing history. Her influence can still be seen today, and damn if that isn't hella sexy.

#gwen verdon #hend rostom #hotvintagepoll #fuck that old woman #ladies 1 #tab hunter sighting! #Youtube

[vintagestagehotties]

Hot Vintage Stage Actress Round 1

Carol Lawrence: Maria in West Side Story (1957 Broadway); Clio in Saratoga (1959 Broadway); Angela McKay in Subways Are for Sleeping (1961 Broadway)

Gwen Verdon: Lola in Damn Yankees (1956 Broadway); Anna in New Girl in Town (1958 Broadway); Essie Whimple in Redhead (1959 Broadway); Charity Hope Valentine in Sweet Charity (1966 Broadway)

Propaganda under the cut

Carol Lawrence:

(Editor’s note: could not get the gif submitted to save and upload cause of computer issues so I just added the same gif through tumblr)

Gwen Verdon:

She had like a bajillion cats and these were some of their names - Feets Fosse, Tidbits Tumbler Fosse, Junie Moon

#vintagestagehotties #vintagestagepoll #vintage tournament #vintage poll #carol lawrence #gwen verdon #ladies round 1 #vintage ladies

[robertocustodioart]

Gwen Verdon by Tony Vaccaro 1953

#gwen verdon #tony vaccaro

[davidhudson]

Gwen Verdon, January 13, 1925 – October 18, 2000.

1953 photo by Tony Vaccaro.

#gwen verdon #tony vaccaro #dance

[vintage-every-day]

Gwen Verdon, New York, 1953 (for LOOK). ©Tony Vaccaro.

#vintage #fashion #look magazine #gwen verdon #tony vaccaro

[citizenscreen]

Gwen Verdon as Roxie Hart and Chita Rivera as Velma Kelly in the original #Broadway production of the musical "Chicago” in 1975.

They don’t make ‘em like these two anymore.

#chita rivera #gwen verdon #broadway legends

[mudwerks]

This Week Magazine

June 21, 1953

#This Week Magazine #cover #vintage #1953 #gwen verdon #can-can

[raphlecia]

sweet charity (1969) dir. bob fosse

#sweet charity #film #bob fosse #gwen verdon #shirley mclaine #1960s

[operaqueen]

Gwen Verdon, the original Broadway production of Chicago. New York, 1975.

#gwen verdon #Chicago #broadway

[hotvintagepoll]

[in a Gwen Verdon induced frenzy] THE COLLECTION OF WRETCHES & DISINGENUOUS SCALAWAGS WE CALL TUMBLR DO NOT APPRECIATE DANCERS. HELLO?? WAKE UP! THIS IS WHY YOU ARE DEPRESSED! IT IS MAKING YOU SICK! YOU WILL GET SICK AND DIE!! WHY? YOU LACK THE JOY OF DANCE IN YOUR HEART!!! SICK AND DISTURBED WEBSITE. BEASTLY. ptoo-ey (I spit on you, dastards) ‼️I HAVE HAD ENOUGH‼️

i am so late to posting this but this, THIS, is what i call top-tier propaganda

#asks #gwen verdon #rip queen have fun tappin up the shadow realm

[sweaterkittensahoy]

The greatest thing about this scene is Gwen Verdon. No question.

The second greatest thing is Tab Hunter playing a bumpkin country boy who doesn't know he's being hit on. Which was super easy for him because he was very, very gay.

(There's a documentary--"Tab Hunter: Confidential"--that includes Tab discussing in-depth being gay and closeted in 1950s Hollywood. It's an interesting watch but also a lovely watch because here he was, out and proud and happily partnered at the time of filming.)

#tab hunter #gwen verdon #damn yankees #queer shit #lgbtqia history #queer history #hollywood history #Youtube

[davidhudson]

Gwen Verdon, January 13, 1925 – October 18, 2000.

With Bob Fosse.

#gwen verdon #bob fosse #dance

[moiraiinesedai]

THE X-FILES | The Amazing Maleeni (7x08)

— the Fosse vibe is strong in this one. cue Everything Old is New Again 🎶

#P watches #The X-Files #The X Files #TXF #The Amazing Maleeni #7x08 #Dana Scully #Gillian Anderson #Bob Fosse #Gwen Verdon #Fosse/Verdon #All That Jazz #Everything Old is New Again #dance #choreography

[citizenscreen]

Gwen Verdon in the opening scene of the original Broadway production “Sweet Charity,” which opened at the Palace Theatre on January 29, 1966. Directed by Bob Fosse it ran for 608 performances.

#gwen verdon #sweet charity #broadway

[thevisualvamp]

Before Beyoncé

#gwen verdon #bob fosse

[thesobsister]

(l.-r.) Gwen Verdon, Helen Gallagher, Thelma Oliver in the stage production of Sweet Charity, ca. 1966

I just watched Gallagher dancing with Bobby Van at the 1972 Tonys. From No No, Nanette, a dance number called "You Can Dance with Any Girl."

This is followed by a performance by legendary hoofer Ruby Keeler, then 63 years of age, of "I Want to Be Happy." Just pickin' 'em up and slappin' 'em down, like the old days at Warners.

#broadway #musical theater #helen gallagher #bobby van #ruby keeler #gwen verdon #thelma oliver #Youtube