| Femmes Fatales | Mar 29 2022 |
Today I'm practicing for when I make enough money to do absolutely nothing.
The lovely photo at top of U.S. actress Ann Blyth was made when she was filming the tearjerker Our Very Own in 1950. It was a popular shot, and a frame from the same session was used in a 1952 issue of Photoplay Pin Ups, which you also see here. No, it's not the same photo. The colors are different, of course, but thats just the printing process. If you look closely, you'll see that the tilt of her head is different, and her hands are held differently. The two photos were shot instants apart.
Six years ago we featured a fun photo of Blyth in her mermaid costume from Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid and mentioned that she was still around. That remains true. She's ninety-three and defying the presumption that all the stars from the golden age of Hollywood are gone. Among her many films is the crime drama Brute Force, which we've been meaning to get to, so you'll see Blyth here again before very long. In the meantime, you can see that shot of her as a mermaid here.
