Judy Garland's Clark Gable Fixation

Actors on Actors



You know what's odd? Though Judy Garland excels at dreamy sadness, I always end up smiling when I listen to her sing. As soon as she tears up onscreen I feel way better; she alchemizes sadness and turns it towards the bittersweet at the very least. I love her two movie shout-outs here in Love Finds Andy Hardy: one is to Greta Garbo but she also has to reference her main man.

I'm allowed to go to picture shows. That is if Nurse is feeling able. But we only go to Mickey Mouse, I'm not allowed Clark Gable!

Oh Judy. They'd let you go to Clark Gable pictures if you hadn't already gotten so stalkerish just one summer earlier in The Broadway Melody of 1938.



All of this begs the following question:
Who made you love them when you were only 15?
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Curio: Actress Cameos

Alexa from Pop Elegantiarum here. I've always wondered if the phrase "cameo appearance" originated from cameo jewelry: a recognizable face that appears in relief, at least on film. I haven't got a verifiable answer (although Wikipedia tells me I'm right). In the meantime, here are some recognizable film faces that have been cameo-ized.

One of Wes Anderson's trinkets, Margot Tennenbaum, makes a perfect cameo brooch.

A fittingly Burtonesque, Gothic cameo necklace of Anne Hathaway's White Queen.

The classics: Louise Brooks, Bette Davis, and Greta Garbo.

And on the edgier side, a Jane Fonda protest cameo.