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| The photographs are by - as here - George Hurrell, Clarence Sinclair Bull and others. Most if not all are circa mid 1930s to early 1940s. |
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Then when a matinée idol has a certain insufficiency....
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| An early photograph, France, circa 1920s. His own hairline. |
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| During his first days in Hollywood, circa 1930. When that hairline has receded. |
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| An early version of new "frontage". A bit too much of a window's peak. |
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| Another early toupée. (The usually fastidious publicity department at MGM has done nothing to disguise the hair lace.) |
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| They soon got it worked out, but in real life, the fellow was often content to do without. |
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| And there was always.... |
the first photo is surprisingly androgynous!
ReplyDeleteHe presented himself as a sexy, thoughtful man, not as a wild animal type of lover. Even the cigarettes (which I normally hate) looked cool.
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