Latest Obsession – Thelma Todd
July 18, 2009

From "Her Man" - 1930

From "The Maltese Falcon"

1933

Her with Patsy Kelly (who was a friend of my Grandfather) "Air Fright" - 1933

From the Marx Brothers "Horse Feathers" - 1932

From "Vamping Venus" - 1928

From "Call Her Savage"

From "The Noose"

1930
More Thelma Todd images here.
Al Hirschfeld – Great Caricatures
January 4, 2009

Al Hirschfeld with daughter Nina - 1961 (Image LIFE Archive)
Al Hirschfeld was an American cartoonist known for his amazing caricature portraits of celebrities. Hirschfeld also liked to hide the name of his daughter “Nina” in his cartoons. Below are a small selection of some of my favorites.

TV Guide cover from November 3, 1956 featuring Edward R. Murrow

Rod Serling

Marilyn Monroe

Frank Sinatra

The Marx Brothers

Audrey Hepburn

John Lennon