Propaganda
Abbey Lincoln (Nothing but a Man, For Love of Ivy)—abbey lincoln was an actress, jazz vocalist, songwriter, and civil rights activist; in her acting career she's most noted for starring in nothing but a man, an independent drama about a black couple navigating life in a small town that's been called an important example of american neorealism, and for love of ivy, a romantic comedy co-starring sidney poitier
Susan Hayward (With A Song In My Heart, I Want to Live!)—I had a Tom Tierney paperdoll of her when I was little (remember those?), and I remember I just had the biggest crush on her in her sparkly red dress
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Abbey Lincoln propaganda:
link to nothing but a man trailer [editor's note: TW for N-word slur]
link to sidney and abbey being charismatic in for love of ivy
she also appears as herself in the girl can't help it:
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Remembering Susan Hayward (June 30, 1917 – March 14, 1975)
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Susan Hayward in western wear for playing with her sons
(Edward Clark. 1949)
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Susan Hayward, circa 1945.
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Susan Hayward photographed by Edward Clark, 1949
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Susan Hayward and Van Heflin for George Marshall’s TAP ROOTS (1948)
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Susan Hayward and Gregory Peck on the set of David and Bathsheba
(Allan Grant. 1951)
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