birthday post – lauri-l

Happy 99th birthday, Jane Wyman | January 5, 1917

humphreybogartt:

I’m not an actress, I’m a personality.

the-marriage-of-heaven-and-hell:

Happy Birthday Irene Dunne (December 20, 1898 – September 4, 1990)

“Don’t say “No” too quickly or you’ll cheat yourself out of more than you save yourself.“ – Irene Dunne

“Her timing was marvelous. She was so good that she made comedy look easy. If she’d made it look as difficult as it really is, she would have won her Oscar.” – Cary Grant

“The Irene I know is as vague as the absent-minded professor – and as adroit. She´s casual as a Noel Coward heroine and as conscientious as a Salvation Army missionary. She´s as fragile as Dresden and as strong as steel.” – Loretta Young

normajeanebaker:

Happy Birthday Vivian Mary Hartley aka Vivien Leigh // 5 November 1913 – 8 July 1967 //
“I cannot let well enough alone. I get restless. I have to be doing different things. I am a very impatient person and headstrong. If I’ve made up my mind to do something, I can’t be persuaded out of it.”

top-hat-white-tie-and-tails:

Happy birthday, Joan Fontaine! // 22nd October 1917 – ~~15th December 2013~~

‘You know, I’ve had a helluva life. Not just the acting part. I’ve flown in an international balloon race. I’ve piloted my own plane. I’ve ridden to the hounds. I’ve done a lot of exciting things.’ – Joan Fontaine

deborahkerr:

“I’m essentially easy going. All my life I have believed that everything works out for the best. Don’t fight life – have a sense of proportion about what happens – a sense of humour.”

Happy Birthday, Deborah Jane Kerr | 30 September 1921 – 16 October 2007

deborahkerr:

Happy Birthday, Deborah Kerr (30 September 1921 – 16 October 2007)

She was never really conscious of the fact that she was world famous. She was an actress, she loved to act, and in acting she assumed somebody else’s personality. I think she made movies that have never worn of their splendour. — Peter Viertel

ruthelizabeths:

Happy birthday Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson!

(September 29, 1904 – April 6, 1996)

Actors are so lucky. Just think, instead of being in show business we might all have been accountants, struggling with people’s income tax. We might have been auditors or rent collectors. We might have been orthodontists or something like that and working with a rather serious and sad part of life. Instead of that we are the laughter makers and we celebrate the joy of life and spread it around and that’s wonderful and we enjoy it very much.