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Roman Polanski teaches me How to Act...

January 27, 2017 by Fiona Lewis in London in the 60's, Movies, Directors, Cinema, Old Hollywood

He told me I wore too much make-up and he didn't like my clothes...

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January 27, 2017 /Fiona Lewis
1960's, London, Movies, Fiona Lewis, Mistakes Were Made (some in French), Roman Rolanski, Catherine Deneuve, Hollywood, Cinema, movie stars, Biba Platform Shoe, 1965, English, Fearless Vampire Killers, Comic, Stanislavski
London in the 60's, Movies, Directors, Cinema, Old Hollywood
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David Hockney Paints Me

December 30, 2016 by Fiona Lewis in Art, LA in the 70's, Old Hollywood, writers, Cinema, Directors

He grabbed a colored marker... Written by Fiona Lewis

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December 30, 2016 /Fiona Lewis
David Hockney, Hollywood, Fiona Lewis, Mistakes Were Made (some in French), Tony Richardson, King's Road, Ozzie Clark, Cinema, Movie, Christopher Isherwood, Polaroids
Art, LA in the 70's, Old Hollywood, writers, Cinema, Directors
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Fellini, Visconti, Silvana Mangano - then me.

December 02, 2016 by Fiona Lewis in LA in the 70's, movie stars, Producers & directors, Cinema, Directors, Old Hollywood

"Now please walk back and forth - per favore va, va," he commanded.   - Written by Fiona Lewis

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December 02, 2016 /Fiona Lewis
Fellini, Dino de Laurentis, Drum, Writing, Fiona Lewis, Mistakes Were Made (some in French), Cinema, Movies, L.A., Richard Burton, Writer, Dino De Laurentis, Classic, Actress
LA in the 70's, movie stars, Producers & directors, Cinema, Directors, Old Hollywood
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St Tropez forever & Brigitte Bardot

November 25, 2016 by Fiona Lewis in St Tropez, French Affairs, Cinema, Old Hollywood, movie stars

"Can I be in the film?" I asked...   - Written by Fiona Lewis

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November 25, 2016 /Fiona Lewis
St Tropez, Bardot, Jean Seberg, Fiona Lewis, Mistakes Were Made (some in French), England, Café, Roger Vadim, Movies, Cinema, actress
St Tropez, French Affairs, Cinema, Old Hollywood, movie stars
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My Lunch with Tony Richardson & Laurence Olivier

November 11, 2016 by Fiona Lewis in Old Hollywood, Cinema, Directors

Listening carefully,  the famous profile erect...  - Written by Fiona Lewis

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November 11, 2016 /Fiona Lewis
movie stars, directors, academy awards, Tony Richardson, Laurence Olivier, Tom Jones, Charge of the Light Brigade, Fiona Lewis, Mistakes Were Made (some in French), Cinema, Actress, Movie, Director, the 70's, Redgrave, Kissinger
Old Hollywood, Cinema, Directors
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Adventures with Jacqueline Bisset in the modeling trade...

November 04, 2016 by Fiona Lewis in London in the 60's, Vintage Fashion, English Men, Rock & Roll, Cinema, Movies, Old Hollywood

I exuded an air of virginal saintliness... London, the transition from postwar timidness to full-blown hedonistic revolution - Written by Fiona Lewis

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November 04, 2016 /Fiona Lewis
modeling in the 60's, Jaqueline Bisset, Kings Road, English Men, Terence Donavan, David Bailey, Fiona Lewis, Mistakes Were Made (some in French), Jacqueline Bisset, King's Road, Movies, Cinema, Actress, Terry Donocan, classic, Rolls Royce
London in the 60's, Vintage Fashion, English Men, Rock & Roll, Cinema, Movies, Old Hollywood
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Heart Throb

October 20, 2016 by Fiona Lewis in Old Hollywood, LA in the 70's, Cinema, Movies, movie stars

Hell-o Fe-on-a, he said, in that unmistakable voice...  - Written by Fiona Lewis

 

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October 20, 2016 /Fiona Lewis
Catalaina, Old Hollywood, Cary Grant, Bringing Up Baby, Notorious, Philadelphia Story, Fiona Lewis, Mistakes Were Made (some in French), movie stars, Cinema, Cocktails
Old Hollywood, LA in the 70's, Cinema, Movies, movie stars
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