joan fontaine – lauri-l

Never forget.

deneuveing:

_{film meme – females only – 5 most terrifying female villains:}

_{1. Mrs. Danvers (portrayed by Judith Anderson) from Rebecca (1940) based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier.}

_{“Don’t be afraid […]. I won’t push you. I won’t stand by you. You can jump of your own accord. What’s the use of your staying here at Manderley? You’re not happy. Mr. de Winter doesn’t love you. There’s not much for you to live for, is there? Why don’t you jump now and have done with it? Then you won’t be unhappy any more.”}

warnerarchive:

Behind-the-scenes with “The Women” Florence Nash, Phyllis Povah, Rosalind Russell, Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer, Paulette Goddard, Mary Boland.

sharontates:

_{Joan Fontaine, C.1950’s}

back-to-the-40s:

Joan Fontaine and Olivia De Havilland, 1942.

screengoddess:

Joan Fontaine 1937, photo by Ernest A. Bachrach

marypickfords:

Joan Fontaine in The Constant Nymph (1943)

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

oldhollywoodmonamour:

Joan Fontaine primping up her mother Lillian de Havilland.