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Sophia D’Aurelio Adair

@vitaphonezone

Writer, researcher, and film historian focusing especially on the silent/pre-Code eras (and the overlooked faces within). I talk a lot about Jean Harlow.

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Joined January 2019
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I was lucky enough to receive a fabulous tour of Jean Harlow’s 1932 custom-built mansion on South Beverly Glen Boulevard, now listed for the first time in decades. Read about the history of this well-preserved, idiosyncratic property and take a walkthrough with me at link below:
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Hope Emerson (#BOTD) and Buster Keaton in The Innocent Sleep on CBS’ Playhouse 90 (1958)
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jhpcine@jhpcineOct 29
Remembering Hope Emerson on her birthday. My favorite film with Emerson so far is House of strangers. The film with Emerson I’d like to see the most is Caged.
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The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
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One narrative tendency we unfortunately lost after the 19th Century is how community can be super fucked up and toxic and evil lol
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This tweet was coauthored by Peter Raleigh
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The western speaks of this
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Farran Nehme 🇱🇧@selfstyledsirenOct 29
Replying to @vitaphonezone
I have a long and happy history of ignoring Glenn Ford under any number of circumstances
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Peter Raleigh@PetreRaleighOct 29
The western speaks of this
Neil Bahadur (@NeilBahadur) profile pictureNeil Bahadur@NeilBahadurOct 29
One narrative tendency we unfortunately lost after the 19th Century is how community can be super fucked up and toxic and evil lol
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Technicolor Blonde@ElizabethDFJnrOct 29
Happy Birthday to my Ormer Locklear! Born on this day in 1891. Spending time researching and writing about you has brought me a world of joy and discovery. I can't wait to share your story.
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Mike Barnes@MikeBarnes4Oct 29
#RIP Elke Sommer. A producer on ‘The Prize’ told her: “You have to look at the screen: behind you there is an aura. I can’t explain it, but you’ve got it and [others] haven’t, despite all their beauty, their physical charms and their features.” hollywoodreporter.com/movies…
Elke Sommer, Actress in ‘A Shot in the Dark’ and ‘The Prize,’ Dies at 85

Elke Sommer, Actress in ‘A Shot in the Dark’ and ‘The Prize,’ Dies at 85

The German-born star appeared on both sides of the Atlantic in comedies and films filled with international intrigue. 

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Richard Brody@tnyfrontrowOct 29
Tonight in Halloweenville: Carnival of Souls, which should have been only the first of Herk Harvey's many features and turned out to be his only one; its virtues reach far beyond shocks and shudders to the metaphysics of modern life; on @tcm at 2:30a.m.: newyorker.com/culture/richar…
The Front Row: “Carnival of Souls”

The Front Row: “Carnival of Souls”

Herk Harvey’s film earns him a place on the list of independent filmmakers who made a great dramatic feature and never got to make another.

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I wrote about the life and times of the president of the first Official Jean Harlow Club, Minnette Shermak, who singlehandedly proves fan circles have been around a lot longer than we think. Link below
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Can I do William Wellman Thursday because I forgot William Wellman Wednesday? And can we ignore Glenn Ford in this photo during Gallant Journey (1946)?
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One of the only classical Hollywood directors who straight up mogged all of his leading men. #ChangeMyMind
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There are many better things to do than being a contrarian but it never stops being funny to me how mad people get when you make any kind of joke about The Beatles
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It’s on par with making a joke about Taylor Swift. You just never hear the end of it
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Rare W for the Dolores Costello Fan Club 2026 Lineup… and I actually get to remove a film from my lost film wishlist…. yay!!!!
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Incredible news to close the year! The 1926 silent film THE LITTLE IRISH GIRL, considered lost since the late 1940s has been found in Australia and has now been restored by the National Film and Sound Archive. The film stars Dolores Costello and John Harron.
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I have been wanting to see this film for a long time based off the publicity portraits of Dolores alone, and it might be underwhelming, but hello
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Dolores Costello by Hartsook Studio for The Little Irish Girl (1926).
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His name is Paul Newman
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sexiest man alive implies there’s a sexiest man dead
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sexiest man alive implies there’s a sexiest man dead
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Farran Nehme 🇱🇧@selfstyledsirenOct 28
Timeline reset with a relaxed and unbothered Fay Wray, circa 1933.
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Jessica Pickens@HollywoodCometOct 28
My latest Comet Over Hollywood video looks at my favorite not-so-scary Halloween classic films, features some of my DIY Halloween costumes and one of my dumbest impressions to date. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=qNsfLAPi…
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