Tag Archives: Complicated Women
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Maureen O’Sullivan
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Elsa Lanchester
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Design For Living
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Private Lives
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Helen Twelvetrees
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Millie, a Pre-Code melodrama starring the largely forgotten actress Helen Twelvetrees, airs on TCM Jan. 9 at 6 a.m. Pacific/9 a.m. Eastern. Although many actresses of the classic era endured their shares of trials and tribulations, the saddest aspect of Twelvetrees’ story is that we never had a chance to see if she was capable of fulfilling her potential. For more about Twelvetrees, read this excellent post.
Fay Wray
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The Woman In White
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Rosalind Russell
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The Platinum Blonde
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Jean Harlow, Hollywood’s original Blonde Bombshell. That said, my favorite Harlow film is called Red-Headed Woman, which opens with Harlow mocking the notion that blondes have more fun.