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hotvintagepoll · 1 month

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Ava Gardner (The Killers, The Barefoot Contessa)— She's so goddamn hot. Her and Frank Sinatra could've sandwiched me and I would've thanked them for the privilege

Anna May Wong (The Thief of Bagdad, Shanghai Express)—Wong was the first Chinese American movie star, arguably the first Asian woman to make it big in American films. Though the racism of the time often forced her into stereotypical roles, awarded Asian leading roles to white actors in yellowface, and prohibited on-screen romance between actors of different races, she delivered powerful and memorable performances. When Hollywood bigotry got to be too much, she made movies in Europe. Wong was intellectually curious, a fashion icon, and a strong advocate for authentic Asian representation in cinema. And, notably for the purposes of this tournament, absolutely gorgeous.

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Ava Gardner:

Ava Gardner is one of my favorite actresses of all time. Although a lot of her roles in movies are about her being beautiful and nothing else, there are some films where her acting truly shines.

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HER FACE. LOOK AT IT. Also was a life long supporter of civil rights and a member of the NAACP, had lots of fun love affairs with other stars, bullfighters, married several times but was also happy in between to just have lovers and was unapologetically herself.

I literally gasp every time I see her.

Between 1942 and 1964, Ava Gardner was credited in no less 50 films, and is still considered by some to be the most beautiful actresses that ever graced the silver screen. Despite life-long insecurities regarding her talent as an actress, she weathered public scandal, industry hostility, and outright condemnation by the Catholic Church with fearless grace. She would later in life talk candidly about the reality and pain of living through two (studio approved!!) abortions during her short marriage to Frank Sinatra, and while the two of them could not make their relationship work, they remained in each other’s lives for nearly 30 years. She would forever describe herself as a small-town girl who just got lucky, but always felt like a beautiful outsider.

Really genuinely one of the most beautiful human beings I have ever seen. An autodidact. Had amazing chemistry with Gregory Peck to the point where I do think about watching On The Beach again sometimes because they're so good together even though that movie did destroy me. Was a great femme fatale in many movies.

Anna May Wong propaganda:

"She so so gorgeous!! Due to Hollywood racism she was pretty limited in the roles she got to play but even despite that she’s so captivating and deserves to be known as a leading lady in her own right!! When she’s on screen in Shanghai Express I can’t look away, which is saying something because Marlene Dietrich is also in that film."

"SHE IS ON THE BACK OF QUARTERS also she was very smart and able to speak multiple languages and is a fashion icon on top of the acting/singing"

"Paved the way for Asian American actresses AND TOTAL HOTTIE!!! She broke boundaries and made it her mission to smash stereotypes of Asian women in western film (at the time, they were either protrayed them as delicate and demure or scheming and evil). In 1951, she made history with her television show The Gallery of Madame Liu-Tsong, the first-ever U.S. television show starring an Asian-American series lead (paraphrased from Wikipedia). Also, never married and rumor has it that she had an affair with Marlene Dietrich. We love a Controversial Queen!"

"She's got that Silent Era smoulder™ that I think transcends the very stereotypical roles in which she was typically cast. Also looks very hot smouldering opposite Marlene Dietrich in "Shanghai Express"; there's kiss energy there."

"Hot as hell and chronically overlooked in her time, she's truly phenomenal and absolutely stunning"

"A story of stardom unavoidably marred by Hollywood racism; Wong's early-career hype was significantly derailed by the higher-up's reluctance to have an Asian lead, and things only got worse when the Hayes code came down and she suddenly *couldn't* be shown kissing a white man--even if that white man was in yellowface. After being shoved into the Dragon Lady role one too many times, she took her career to other continents for many years. Still, she came back to America eventually, being more selective in her roles, speaking out against Asian stereotypes, and in the midst of all of this finding the time to be awarded both the title of "World's Best Dressed Woman" by Mayfair Mannequin Society of New York and an honorary doctorate by Peking University."

"Incredible beauty, incredible actress, incredible story."

"-flapper fashion ICON. look up her fits please <3 -rumors of lesbianism due to her Close Friendships with marlene dietrich & cecil cunningham, among others -leveraged her star power to criticize the racist depictions of Chinese and Asian characters in Hollywood, as well as raise money and popular support for China & Chinese refugees in the 1930s and 40s. -face card REFUSED to decline"

#anna may wong #ava gardner #hotvintagepoll #fuck that old woman #ladies 5

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livelovecaliforniadreams · 3 months

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#MAY 2ND BABY!!!!#I've missed this show #hacks #jean smart #deborah vance #ava daniels #hannah einbinder #love #look at them #season 3 #deborah x ava #ava x deborah

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rodentjazz · 8 months

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Tarot cards based my Lunadeyis and Aster designs

#I may be the only person in the world who cares about the goddesses #but I love gillions fictional divorced mums #this was also my first time using csp so these feel a bit messy but at least I’m ending my Stockholm syndrome with ps #I also fucking love the theory that Ava was asters champion so that’s in here too #jrwi riptide #jrwi fanart

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simplykorra · 1 year

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their relationship is very important to me

#ava silva #chanel #warrior nun #warriornunedit #avasilvaedit #alba baptista #may simón lifschitz #like think of how desperate ava was to be accepted and loved #and tho it isn't a lot #this moment here where chanel takes the time to help her get ready #to tell her she's pretty and worthy of someone's time #look at how happy ava is #feeling like the girl she's always wanted to be for the very first time #so yeah #this friendship will forever be a part of my fics in some way #myedits

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navy-leader · 4 days

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Ignore the fact that im a day late dw abt it

#navy arts #anyways. cheers to this piece of shit and may we see his beautifully ugly mug again at the end of the year #and may tumblr user navy-leader's sanity never recover because of it #animation vs animator #ava victim

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wedarkacademia · 1 month

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“May, I love you with everything I am. For so long, I just wanted to be like you. But I had to figure out that I am someone too, and now I can carry you, your heart with mine, everywhere I go.”

― Ava Dellaira, Love Letters to the Dead

#Ava Dellaira #Love Letters to the Dead #may #april #dark academia #quotes #spilled words #spilled thoughts #dark aesthetic #book quotes #text #words #words words words #dark acadamia aesthetic #quote #quotations #literature quotes #quoteoftheday #dark acamedia

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ohlexa · 5 months

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happy new year, friends!

#avasilvaedit #warriornunedit #albabaptistaedit #wnedit #warrior nun #ava silva #flashing gif #myedit #*23 #i will definitely be asleep when midnight rolls around #but whatever you end up doing may it bring you all the joy!#happy new year friends!

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smolsawyer · 1 year

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Avatrice throughout the first season of Warrior Nun

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princington · 3 months

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the other ava

#may pinagdadaan ako rn ok miss ko na si ava #avatrice #ava silva #beatrice #lilith is there too #my art #ava comes back but shes not their ava

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eevaningtea · 1 year

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This design does not describe me as a person ok

#alan becker #animator vs animation #ava #the chosen one #ava the chosen one #i may have projected some stuff into my design for TCO #don't look at me

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frostedmagnolias · 18 days

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Old Hollywood stars enjoying the sun!

left to right: Jean Harlow, Anna May Wong, Clara Bow, Rita Hayworth, Rita Moreno, Eartha Kitt, Sophia Loren, Ava Gardner

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thisisnotthenerd · 4 months

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just doing the intrepid heroes wasn't enough for me so we're doing the heavy hitters of the sidequest cast:

this round will be the second chaos party, after which point we will vote on which one is the ultimate chaos party, who's gming, and where they would wreak the most havoc

#dimension 20 #d20 poll #dimension 20 chaos party #erika ishii #d20 lilith #dream #d20 dream #danielle barkstock #may wong #d20 ava

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sunlightwanda · 7 months

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