This morning I got the photo of Lauren Bacall in a forward that said (approximately) we should think twice now about the movie stars we thought were so beautiful when we and they were younger. "Take a good look now," etc.
I dunno, but two of the most beautiful women I know celebrated their 90th birthdays not long ago. Lida is almost 91 now, and Gert, my sister-in-law, still plays golf!
There was a nasty crack about Ms. Bacall's appearance in the forward, too. It said all the meanness she has been known for shows in her face. That comment was made by a show business person (male) who is said to know. But
Leslie Parsley is having none of it. She said she's "always liked Bacall. She is very very liberal." Me, too, Leslie, and I think Bacall looks stunning. LP also said that few women would be as brave as Bacall to have that kind of photo taken, too: b&w and closeup?? Shudder!
Just for the hey of it (and anything to distract me from editing), I took an unsmiling closeup of myself here at my dining/working table this morning. Bacall and the others combed their hair and did makeup. I rarely comb my hair and NEVER wear makeup. Just can't be arsed to do that. But I maintain that old is not ugly. It's just different and rich and wonderful.
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| Lida Moser, age 90! |
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| Gertrude Elizabeth Mary Peters Dwyer, age 90! |
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| Lauren Bacall (only 87) |
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| XtremeEnglish (only 75) |
Old is beautiful. All those lines show character and each of them have a tale to tell, and every gray hair has been earned ten times over.
ReplyDeleteBut I don't believe Becall's photo is a b & w - lighting and background give it that look though. I believe she's been tagged as difficult because she turned down roles that she felt weren't any good. To me that shows character.
LP: I agree on all counts. and you're right....the photo of Bacall is not b&w--just looks that way until you notice her green eyes and gold jewelry.
DeleteI would have sent you a photo, but for some reason my camera broke ;-)
ReplyDeleteStu (only 67 damngawdit)
I totally agree with you. And I think you look just fine.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Hattie....you look just fine, too. And I love being old. It's been a wonderful time. And Stu: we have a lot of recent photos of you, non??
ReplyDeleteEach wrinkle tells a story.
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