Viva Sydney Guilaroff!

Make no mistake! This post is about the hairdresser artist Sydney Guilaroff, who gave Claudette Colbert her bangs, made Lucille Ball a redhead, gave Judy Garland her ”Wizard of Oz” braids and cut, curled, coiffed and cosseted virtually every other MGM star in a 40-year reign as Hollywood’s most creative and celebrated hairdresser.

Here he is with Ava Gardner and Dirk Bogarde on the set of The Angel Wore Red, 1960. 

Ava Gardner with hairdresser Sydney Guilaroff and Dirk Bogarde on the set of The Angel Wore Red, 1960.jpg

Swedish poster of Siodmak’s The Killers

The Killers with Ava Gardner & Burt Lancaster, directed by Robert Siodmak, I fucking love this film, here’s a Swedish poster (1946).
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Check out the two stars of the film on set right here

18th_The Killers - Swedish poster. Ava Gardner & Burt Lancaster. Dir: Robert Siodmak.

Ava Gardner and Burt Lancaster on set of “The Killers”.

Ava Gardner and Burt Lancaster during the filming of The Killers, 1946.

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Check out Burt Lancaster on set of “Conversation Piece” right here

Ava Gardner and Burt Lancaster during the filming of The Killers, 1946.

Ava Gardner portraits by George Hoyningen-Huene.

Baron George Hoyningen-Huene (1900-1968) was a seminal fashion photographer of the 1920s and 30s. He was born in Russia to Baltic German and American parents and spent his working life in France, England and the United States. Here are some of the most impressive shots he took of Ava Gardner in 1956 for MGM. For an even bigger dose of Miss Gardner, like us on Facebook for more shots, here.

NB- don’t miss out on our Norman Parkinson’s gothic portrait of Vivien Leigh here

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