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Blonde Bombshell (other)
Blonde bombshell may refer to: *Blonde bombshell (stereotype), a stereotype for women with blonde hair * ''The Blonde Bombshell'' (album), a 1961 album by Trisha Noble *'' Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell'' a 1993 documentary about Jean Harlow hosted by Sharon Stone *'' The Blonde Bombshell'', a 1999 two part mini-series by Robert Bierman, based on the life of actress Diana Dors * ''Blonde Bombshell'' (novel), a 2010 novel by Tom Holt *A beer from The Old Cannon Brewery *"Bombshell Blonde", an iTunes special song from the 2012 album '' The Midsummer Station'' by Owl City *The finishing move of professional wrestler Chris Candido, a superbomb People *Jean Harlow (1911–1937), American film actress *Charles Borck (1917–2008), Filipino basketball player * Evelyn Dall (1918–2010), American singer and actress *Shelley Winters (1920–2006), American actress *Merle Keagle (1923–1960), American baseball player * LaVerne Carter (1925–2012), American professional bowler *Mamie Van Dor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blonde Bombshell (stereotype)
Blonde stereotypes are stereotypes of blonde-haired people. Sub-types of this stereotype include the " blonde bombshell" and the "dumb blonde". Blondes are stereotyped as more desirable, but less intelligent than brunettes. There are many blonde jokes made on these premises. The blonde bombshell is one of the most notable and consistently popular female character types in cinema. Many showbiz stars have used it to their advantage, including Jean Harlow, Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, Brigitte Bardot and Mamie Van Doren. Background There are several aspects to the stereotypical perception of blonde-haired women.Hornaday, Ann (4 May 2014) "In Praise of the Dumb Blonde" ''The Washington Post'', page E14. Retrieved 4 May 201/ref> On one hand, over history, blonde hair in women has often been considered attractive and desirable.''Encyclopedia of Hair'', p. 255 Blonde hair has been considered attractive for long periods of time in various European cultures, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evelyn Dall
Evelyn Dall (born Evelyn Mildred Fuss; January 8, 1918 – March 10, 2010) was an American singer and actress. Career Born in The Bronx, New York City as Evelyn Mildred Fuss, she took her stage name from the surname of two grandchildren of President Franklin D Roosevelt. Dall began her career in short films and in supporting roles on Broadway. In 1935, she was invited to become the female vocalist for Bert Ambrose and his Orchestra, in the UK, where she remained until 1946. She was known there as Britain's "Original Blonde Bombshell". In 1946, she returned to the United States where she married and raised a daughter and son. Widowed in 1974, Dall moved to Jupiter, Florida, in 1980, then to Arizona in 2002. Musical films *1936 '' Soft Lights and Sweet Music'' *1937 ''Calling All Stars'' *1937 ''Sing as You Swing'' *1938 '' Kicking the Moon Around'' *1941 ''He Found a Star'' *1942 ''King Arthur Was a Gentleman'' *1943 ''Miss London Ltd.'' *1944 '' Time Flies'' Theater mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Ditterich
Carl Robert Ditterich (born 10 October 1945) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He also coached Melbourne for two years, as a playing coach. Ditterich, known as the "Blonde Bombshell", made an impressive debut as a 17-year-old for St Kilda against Melbourne in the opening round of the 1963 VFL season, with his speed, high leaping and endurance noted. He became a tough ruckman and often appeared at the VFL Tribunal, in particular missing St Kilda's only premiership victory in 1966 through suspension. In 1973, he transferred to Melbourne under the VFL's short-lived "10-year rule, which allowed players with ten years' service at one club to move to another club without a clearance, before returning to St Kilda in 1976, due to his six-year deal being too expensive for Melbourne to continue. In 1979 he switched again to Melbourne to become their captain-coach for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayne Mansfield
Jayne Mansfield (born Vera Jayne Palmer; April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967) was an American actress, singer, nightclub entertainer, and ''Playboy'' Playmate. A sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s while under contract at 20th Century Fox, Mansfield was known for her well-publicized personal life and publicity stunts. Her film career was short-lived, but she had several box-office successes and won a Theatre World Award and a Golden Globe Award. Mansfield enjoyed success in the role of fictional actress Rita Marlowe in the Broadway play ''Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?'' (1955–1956), which she reprised in the film adaptation of the same name (1957). Her other film roles include the musical comedy ''The Girl Can't Help It'' (1956), the drama '' The Wayward Bus'' (1957), the neo-noir '' Too Hot to Handle'' (1960), and the sex comedy '' Promises! Promises!'' (1963); the latter established Mansfield as the first major American actress to perform in a nude scene in a post-si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Dors
Diana Dors (born Diana Mary Fluck; 23 October 19314 May 1984) was an English actress and singer. Dors came to public notice as a blonde bombshell, much in the style of Americans Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield and Mamie Van Doren. Dors was promoted by her first husband, Dennis Hamilton, mostly in sex film-comedies and risqué modelling. After it was revealed that Hamilton had been defrauding her, she continued to play up to her established image, and she made tabloid headlines with the parties reportedly held at her house. Later, she showed talent as a performer on TV, in recordings, and in cabaret, and gained new public popularity as a regular chat-show guest. She also gave well-regarded film performances at different points in her career. According to David Thomson, "Dors represented that period between the end of the war and the coming of Lady Chatterley in paperback, a time when sexuality was naughty, repressed and fit to burst." Early life Diana Mary Fluck was born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamie Van Doren
Mamie Van Doren (born Joan Lucille Olander; February 6, 1931) is an American actress, singer, and sex symbol. She is perhaps best known for the rock 'n' roll, juvenile delinquency exploitation film '' Untamed Youth'' (1957). Early life Van Doren was born on February 6, 1931, in Rowena, South Dakota, the daughter of Warner Carl Olander and Lucille Harriet Bennett. She is of three-quarters Swedish ancestry; the remainder is mixed English and German. In 1939, the family moved to Sioux City, Iowa, and then to Los Angeles during May 1942. In early 1946, Van Doren began working as an usher at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. The following year, she had a bit part on an early television series. She sang with Ted Fio Rito's band and entered several beauty contests. At age 17, she eloped to Santa Barbara, California, with Jack Newman, but because of his abusive nature the marriage was quickly dissolved. In the summer of 1949, at age 18, she won the titles Miss Eight Ball and Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LaVerne Carter
LaVerne Carter (née Thompson; July 30, 1925 – March 8, 2012), was an American professional bowler. Career Born in Brentwood, Missouri as Laverne Thompson, Carter moved to Tucson as a teenager, and ultimately to Los Angeles, where she acquired the nickname "The Blonde Bombshell" for her beauty and feisty antics on the lanes. In 1947, she began hosting an instructional and exhibition series known as "Bowl with Laverne", which was hosted by various bowling centers across the United States over the next seven years. Carter won several singles, doubles, and team tournaments between 1951 and 1974 for the various bowling organizations that existed then. Along with then-husband Don Carter, she was one of the founding members of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) in 1958, for which she was given the informal title of "The First Lady of the PBA", and she was one of the founding members of the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) in 1960. Awards The Bowling Wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merle Keagle
Merle Patricia Keagle (March 21, 1923 – November 12, 1960) was an American center fielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League between the and seasons. Listed at 5' 2", 144 lb., she batted and threw right-handed. For most of her brief career, Merle Keagle was considered a five-tool player for her offensive and defensive skills. An All-Star and a member of a championship team, Keagle hit for average and moved along runners as an occasional slugger. She also had base stealing speed abilities and excelled on defense in center field. Owner of a strong throwing arm, she had speed and range, being able to catch fly balls from her left and right field teammates, making everything look easy, as she managed to throw from just any position on the field. Eventually, she covered third base and served as an occasional starting pitcher. In addition, Keagle captured a home run title, posted several season records, and averaged more than 100 stolen bases i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters (born Shirley Schrift; August 18, 1920 – January 14, 2006) was an American actress whose career spanned seven decades. She appeared in numerous films. She won Academy Awards for ''The Diary of Anne Frank'' (1959) and '' A Patch of Blue'' (1965), and received nominations for '' A Place in the Sun'' (1951) and '' The Poseidon Adventure'' (1972). She also appeared in '' A Double Life'' (1947), '' The Night of the Hunter'' (1955), ''Lolita'' (1962), '' Alfie'' (1966), '' Next Stop, Greenwich Village'' (1976), and ''Pete's Dragon'' (1977). In addition to film, Winters appeared in television, including a tenure on the sitcom '' Roseanne'', and wrote three autobiographical books. Early life Shelley Winters was born Shirley Schrift in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Rose (née Winter), a singer with St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre (" The Muny"), and Jonas Schrift, a designer of men's clothing. Her parents were Jewish; her father migrated from Grymalow, Austria-H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Borck
Charles Borck (January 4, 1917 – February 6, 2008) was a Filipino basketball player. Born in Quiapo, Manila, PhilippinesPrint Page - NCAA's Past and Present Foreign Players. of a father and a mother, he was nicknamed ''The Blonde Bombshell'' because of his blond hair and good looks.Bocobo, Christian and Beth Celis. ''Legends and Heroes of Philippine Basketball'', Philippines: The House Printers, 2004, p. 48 A 6'1" |
The Blonde Bombshell (album)
''The Blonde Bombshell'' is a British two-part mini-series based on the life and death of actress Diana Dors. It was produced by LWT for ITV, and first shown on 26 and 27 April 1999. Keeley Hawes played Dors during her early career (1945–1960) and Amanda Redman during her later years (1965–1984). Dors' son, Mark, claims that the series got the story wrong, and offers a different portrayal of his mother. Reception Eddie Gibb of the ''Sunday Herald The ''Sunday Herald'' was a Scottish Sunday newspaper, published between 7 February 1999 and 2 September 2018. Originally a broadsheet, it was published in compact format from 20 November 2005. The paper was known for having combined a cent ...'' wrote "This is a sad story badly told." References External links * 1999 British television series debuts 1999 British television series endings 1990s British drama television series British biographical films British drama television films 1990s British television mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powerbomb
A powerbomb is a professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted (usually so that they are sitting on the wrestler's shoulders) and then slammed back-first down to the mat. The standard powerbomb sees an opponent first placed in a standing headscissors position (bent forward with their head placed between the attacking wrestler's thighs). The opponent is then lifted on the wrestler's shoulders and slammed down back-first to the mat.Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p.242). A prawn hold is commonly used for a pinning powerbomb. Powerbombs are sometimes used in mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on strike (attack), striking, grappling and ground f ... competitions, when a fighter attempts to slam another fighter who has him trapped in a triangle choke. In profess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
