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Old Hollywood

  • My Top 5 Elizabeth Taylor Films

    For today’s post I would like to do a countdown of my favorite Elizabeth Taylor films!    Now this is going to be a difficult one, because I have been a huge Elizabeth Taylor fan my whole life, and I love basically all of her films.   None the less, this will be a fun…

  • My Top 5 Favorite Jean Harlow Films

    Jean Harlow is an all time favorite actress of mine, and this has led to my choice of writing today’s post.    I want to countdown my five favorite films of this 1930s silver screen icon!   I hope that this list will inspire my readers to give these films a chance.     Number…

  • My Top 5 Universal Horror Films

    For today’s post I would like to do a countdown of my top five Universal horror films.    During the 1930s and 1940s Universal studio had a run of incredibly successful horror films.   These films are all iconic, and went on to inspire the British Hammer Horror films of later years. Number 5: Frankenstein…

  • My Love Affair With Jewelry

    As I have just recently re-read Elizabeth Taylor’s book My Love Affair with Jewelry I decided I would do a book review of it here on White Rose of Avalon!     This book was published in 2002 and detailed Elizabeth Taylor’s iconic jewelry collection.   It is a coffee table book, meaning that all…

  • The Taming of the Shrew

    Today I would like to discuss one of my favorite comedic plays by Shakespeare.    Now, I love Shakespeare in general, so it makes it difficult to choose favorites sometimes.    That being said, I have always ranked The Taming of the Shrew high on my list!    In particular with this post I will…

  • My Top 10 Male Old Hollywood Icons

    Today I would like to follow up yesterday’s post of favorite female Old Hollywood Icons, with the male half! Number 10: Bela Lugosi  ~Bela Lugosi was truly an Old Hollywood icon known best for playing Dracula in Universal monster films.    He actually portrayed many characters in the collection of monster films made by Universal…

  • My Top 10 Female Old Hollywood Icons

    Today I would like to do a countdown of my favorite Old Hollywood females.    They are actresses who portrayed a lot of incredible characters, and even royal figures!  Number 10: Gloria Swanson  ~Swanson was an icon of the silent era of Old Hollywood.    She would famously become known to a new generation thanks…