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crisis in an urban setting, and one of the first things he had been taught was that those who didn’t get out immediately usually never got out at all.
“Joan was also a faithful volunteer at the Hollywood Canteen. "I was there without fail every Monday night," she said. She was mobbed on her first visit, and was busy signing autographs when President Bette Davis walked in. "Hello, Joan!" said Bette. "We need you desperately, in the kitchen. There are dishes to be washed." "A”
― BETTE AND JOAN The Divine Feud: 25th Anniversary Edition
― BETTE AND JOAN The Divine Feud: 25th Anniversary Edition
“Henry Ford inviting job candidates to dinner and watching them eat. He never hired the man who salted his food before tasting it.”
― These Toxic Things
― These Toxic Things
“went to the awards when Madonna did “Like a Virgin,” and Cher was there. I was excited to meet Cher. But some punk comes up to her and says, “Hey, Cher, where’s Sonny?” And without missing a beat, Cher goes, “He’s home, fucking your mother.” That’s the sort of story you remember.”
― I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution
― I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution
“(Years later Adrian would confess that the padded shoulders also helped to distract attention from another Crawford liability, her big hips. "To offset her womanly hips, I developed the idea of broad shoulders," the designer told Womens Wear Daily.)”
― BETTE AND JOAN The Divine Feud: 25th Anniversary Edition
― BETTE AND JOAN The Divine Feud: 25th Anniversary Edition
“That evening I went over to Metro and found this long platinum-blond wig. I took it home and styled it, with curls and ringlets at the nape of the neck. The next day I brought it to Bette. She put it on, looked in the mirror, and in a loud voice said, 'It's the NUTS! I love it!' She wore it through the entire picture, and she never knew that it was an old wig of Joan's—one that Miss Crawford wore in an early M-G-M movie." Norma”
― BETTE AND JOAN The Divine Feud: 25th Anniversary Edition
― BETTE AND JOAN The Divine Feud: 25th Anniversary Edition
Michael’s 2025 Year in Books
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