Sophia D’Aurelio

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Researcher and writer on Jean Harlow, Adrienne Doré + other dead actresses. Interests include ‘20s and ‘30s pop culture, silent and Pre-Code film, hot jazz, all other music, esoteric history, newspapers, vintage fashion, Art Deco & classic film photography. Words, etc. at Harlow Heaven, AdrienneDore.com, and Vitaphone Zone. Links below.
All the links in the worldhttps://linktr.ee/vitaphonezone
Harlow Websitehttps://harlowheaven.wordpress.com
Adrienne Doré websitehttps://adriennedore.com
Everyone else websitehttps://vitaphonezone.home.blog
Sophia D’AurelioAug 17, 2023
happy black cat appreciation day from me and olive 😁
Sophia D’AurelioAug 10, 2023
Actress Alden Gay models Cartier jewels for Edward Steichen, May 1924
Sophia D’AurelioAug 9, 2023
Twin catalog photos from 1928 which showcase some of the year’s trends, which included an athletic emphasis on sleeveless gowns and pleated skirts.
Sophia D’AurelioAug 5, 2023
Ann Savage and her socks and sandals enjoy a Coke on the set of ONE DANGEROUS NIGHT (1943), a Saturday afternoon mood.
Sophia D’AurelioAug 5, 2023
Gary Cooper and June Collyer in A Man from Wyoming (1930), an early talkie that remains questionably and sadly obscure
Show threadSophia D’AurelioAug 3, 2023
A few more. June was born Dorothea Heermance in 1906—I don’t blame her for using her mother’s maiden name—and was one of the WAMPAS lineup in 1928. It tickles me that she was married to Stu Erwin from 1931 until his death—I don’t know about you, but I think they made quite the cute couple.
Sophia D’AurelioAug 3, 2023
June Collyer was one inconspicuous name whose films are often overlooked—she also took a good picture. Seen here in a beachy session I’ve always adored, taken by Don English circa 1930. (I told you I’m partial to summery photos…)
Show threadSophia D’AurelioJul 30, 2023

Harlow fell ill with an intestinal flu on this leg of the trip (likely exacerbated by nerves) that the caption references; gold star for their usage of “abed.”

Adrienne, meanwhile, is shown in one of her distinctly pre-Code Elmer Fryer glamour shots taken at Warner Brothers during the latter half of 1931. I’ve always adored this snazzy deco backdrop, which WB frequently utilized in productions around this time period, such as UNDER EIGHTEEN (1931).

Sophia D’AurelioJul 30, 2023

Managed to find my two favorite girls on the same news page—nerdy thing to be stoked about, but, how exciting. Published in the Buffalo Courier Express on January 10, 1932. Amazing how the editors made this choice specifically for me sixty-six years before my birth!

Harlow is shown in bed with the telephone in her Pittsburgh hotel suite, taken December 1931 during her personal appearance tour—I love how posed this shot is. You know, just in bed with a full face on, that’s totally candid!

Sophia D’AurelioJul 23, 2023
old roadside picturesJul 23, 2023
fox theater, riverside, california, 1978