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@harlowlaketaylor.bsky.social

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(alliapplebum on Twitter) LA native. Lover of classic films, pop culture, nostalgia, Disneyland, award shows, jazz, retro horror, cats, and all things niche and unusual.

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alli ♡ @harlowlaketaylor.bsky.social · Nov 15

“Would you have rather done your life a different way?”

“No. Wouldn’t exchange it for anything in the world. I guess I had a career in reverse, I was a star first and learned to live afterwards.” - Veronica Lake

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alli ♡ @harlowlaketaylor.bsky.social · 6d

Edana Romney in CORRIDOR OF MIRRORS (1948)

alli ♡ @harlowlaketaylor.bsky.social · 6d

Edana Romney in CORRIDOR OF MIRRORS (1948)

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 7d

Sundays are for napping. Photos from my collection, ca. 1960s.

The same man from the previous photo is passed out asleep sprawled on a red fabric couch. The same brown tabby and white cat is curled up beside him and partially on his lap.

A middle aged white male sits passed out asleep in an upholstered rocking chair. Squeezed in beside him is a large shorthaired brown tabby and white cat.

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 6d

Congratulations to the happy couple. Photo from my collection, 1954.

Black and white photo of a young woman in what seems to be a white wedding dress and there is a ring or rings on her left ring finger. She is kneeling on the floor of a living room with the voluminous satiny skirt with tulle overlay spread out all around her. The dress is strapless and she wears a white chiffon shrug with short puff sleeves. (I’m not 100% sure I’m getting all these fashion/fabric terms right but I’m doing my best.) Beside her sits a beautiful shorthaired tabby cat that she is petting, as if the two were intentionally posed together for this portrait.

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The Tinseltown Twins @tinseltowntwins.bsky.social · 6d

George Stevens and James Stewart 😎

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alli ♡ @harlowlaketaylor.bsky.social · 11d

My grandmother passed away yesterday at 97 years old. She was my last living grandparent. 💔 She was a brilliant woman, a talented artist and writer. A true champion of the arts. I will miss talking to her and asking her questions about her nearly 100 years worth of knowledge on this earth. 💗

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alli ♡ @harlowlaketaylor.bsky.social · 23d

seated for WALTZING WITH BRANDO

alli ♡ @harlowlaketaylor.bsky.social · Sep 10

Downtown LA’s historic The Original Pantry Cafe will reopen its doors! laist.com/news/food/do...

Downtown LA’s historic The Original Pantry Cafe will reopen its doors

The union representing the restaurant's workers announced Tuesday that The Pantry will welcome back patrons Thursday after suddenly shutting down six months ago.

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alli ♡ @harlowlaketaylor.bsky.social · Sep 10

It’s not a problem for me because I also own them. It’s a problem for Veronica’s reach to a wider audience because much of her work is under copyright lock and key.

alli ♡ @harlowlaketaylor.bsky.social · Sep 10

I MARRIED A WITCH post-war Italian poster artwork of Veronica Lake by Ercole Bruno, 1945.

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Skot Armstrong @skot.bsky.social · Sep 9

#TravelTuesday

1958 Impala ''Martinique'' show car and a woman putting luggage in the trunk, that matches the interior upholstery of the car

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Farran Smith Nehme @selfstyledsiren.bsky.social · Aug 25

I spent many happy working hours this summer preparing for an interview about the life and art of Jean Harlow, who I've worshipped and adored since I was a kid. It will be part of
@criterion.bsky.social's HELL'S ANGELS 4K/Blu-ray release in November. Details here: www.criterion.com/films/28987-...

Jean Harlow standing up in the swimming pool, arms akimbo with a big grin.

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alli ♡ @harlowlaketaylor.bsky.social · Sep 10

Yeah some are definitely available for purchase or rent. but I Married A Witch is the only one I’ve come across that’s available with the streaming service. People are less likely to buy an add on 😢

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alli ♡ @harlowlaketaylor.bsky.social · Sep 10

For streaming or purchase?

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alli ♡ @harlowlaketaylor.bsky.social · Aug 18

Veronica Lake and Eddie Bracken for HOLD THAT BLONDE! (1945)

alli ♡ @harlowlaketaylor.bsky.social · Aug 6

Absolutely crazy that I Married A Witch is the ONLY Veronica Lake movie across any major streaming platform.

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P.M.Bryant @pmbryant.com · Aug 6

Clara Lou Sheridan (soon to be known as Ann Sheridan) cools off with some ice cream while sitting on a chair of ice blocks for publicity for Paramount — Motion Picture, Nov. 1934

Caption: “That heat wave finally reached Hollywood, but Clara Lou Sheridan foiled it. With ice cakes surrounding her, she surrounded double ice cream cones. Clara Lou had to stay in Hollywood to work in ‘Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch’”

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Old Hollywood @theoldhollywood.bsky.social · Aug 6

James Stewart between takes on the set of The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

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alli ♡ @harlowlaketaylor.bsky.social · Aug 4

Pier Angeli in a publicity photo for THE VINTAGE (1957)

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LithiumChaser @lithiumchaser.bsky.social · Aug 4

Ida Lupino for One Rainy Afternoon (1936)

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · Aug 4

I would like to join this gang. Photo from my collection, 1914.

Black and white photo of a white girl with serious, frowning expression, sitting outside in the sunshine on a patio. She is dressed in frilly white but has more of a tomboy posture, and holds a shorthaired white and grey or ginger cat in her lap. Both of them have similar scowling expressions. Beside them on a wooden chair lays a shorthaired white and black cat.

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alli ♡ @harlowlaketaylor.bsky.social · Aug 4

Need this poster.

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alli ♡ @harlowlaketaylor.bsky.social · Aug 4

Ruth Roman, Paul Anka, and director William Alland on set of LOOK IN ANY WINDOW (1961)

alli ♡ @harlowlaketaylor.bsky.social · Aug 4

A favorite #TCMFF throwback, getting to see Sunset Boulevard in IMAX with Nancy Olson in attendance.

It’s back in select theaters for its 75th anniversary NOW! Go see it if you can.

alli ♡ @harlowlaketaylor.bsky.social · Jul 16

Same.

Midnight Cowboy (1969)

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