Thursday, August 1, 2013

Silent Screen Star Colleen Moore's Doll House/Castle

I had only heard rumors about her obsession with doll houses and dolls of all kinds, but after all, her first haircut for the movies was taken from a Japanese cupie-doll.  She sported the first bangs of the 20s in flapper movies. During her career she worked with all the greats.
"As one of the most popular actresses of her day, the star of 1934’s The Scarlet Letter had the resources to enlist top talent to produce her miniature dream home.The doll house even had an actual architect, who said ‘the architecture must have no sense of reality. We must invent a structure that is everybody's conception of an enchanted castle.’"

This article and the photos just blew me away.  Go and enjoy the story and all the wonderful pictures  and a video HERE

And so it goes.
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1 comment:

  1. todd and I saw her doll house on a trip to chicago; I believe it was at the museum of science and industry. OMB, such detail on a tiny scale! there was even a narrative by ms. moore about the doll house.

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