Colors for a Bygone Era

Sunday, March 22, 2020

Carole Lombard (1908 - 1942)

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Carole Lombard (1908 - 1942) was among the first Hollywood screen beauties who never aged.. Having lived for for 33 years, she will always b...

Bette Davis (1908 - 1982), ca late 1930s

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Colorized a low resolution photo of screen legend Bette Davis (1908 - 1982). The original shows her with a dark hair, but I colorized her ha...

Carole Lombard (1908 - 1942), ca 1932

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Colorized a photo of Carole Lombard (1908 - 1942) recognized the Queen of Screwball Comedy, a screen legend and fashion icon. She took the ...
Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Loretta Young, photo colorized by Alex Lim

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Colorized a vintage photo of Hollywood actress and 1947 Oscar best actress winner Loretta Young (1913 - 2000) for her role in The Farmer...
Friday, January 10, 2020

Joan Crawford, 1955

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An older Joan Crawford but still alluring. In 1955, Crawford married the Pepsi-Cola Chairman Chief Executive Officer Alfred Steele .

Joan Crawford, ca mid-late 30s

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Another undated photo of the actress, colorized.  Possibly taken mid-late 30s.

Joan Crawford, ca late 1930s

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Took a short sabbatical from online posting, thanks in great part to a down PC that took some time to repair. Returning now with a post of ...
Saturday, July 27, 2019

Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) colorized from a 1953 photo

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Taylor transitioned from child star to adult roles when she turned 18 in 1950, ushering a decade when she was considered the most beautiful ...
Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Greta Garbo (1905 - 1990) colorized from a late 1930s photo

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Came across a rather different looking Greta Garbo without the deep-set eyes and the artificial eyelashes that have become her signature cop...
Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Greta Garbo (1905 - 1990) colorized from a promo still for her 1929 silent film "Wild Orchids"

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Colorized a photo of Greta Garbo by Ruth Harriet Louise for her 1929 silent film "Wild Orchids" directed by Sidney Franklin and c...
Sunday, July 21, 2019

Elizabeth Taylor at 15 in a promotional photo of MGM, 1947

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When Taylor turned 15 in 1947, MGM began to cultivate a more mature public image for her by organizing photo shoots and interviews that port...

Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor DBE (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011)

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Colorized promo still for the young ElizzabethTaylor for her 1953 movie The Girl Who Had Everything. Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (Feb 27,...
Thursday, July 18, 2019

Ava Gardner (1922 - 1990) colorized from a 1951 photo

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Ava Gardner started as a model and was discovered by MGM, where she was groomed into a glamorous actress regarded as the Most Beautiful Anim...

Greta Garbo (1905 - 1990) taken ca 1936

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Colorized a rare photo showing Greta in a hearty smile with some liberties on her dress. Her last 1939 Hollywood film "Two-Faced Woman...
Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Greta Garbo (1905 - 1990)

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Colorizing vintage shots of Hollywood legends is always a pleasure. There are just so few vintage photos of Philippine movie greats with goo...
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A retired IT Head and BPO executive who now enjoys resuming my die-cast collection hobby . Along with it, I am taking my hobbies in writing, photography and vintage photo restoration and colorization in my retirement as a way to preoccupy myself and earn on the side. I enjoy colorizing vintage B&W photos which are often in the history and Hollywood pages.
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