Tippi Hedren
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She was a wooden actress but she did get a bum rap because she wasnt quite as gorgeous as Grace Kelly. Still, she was a plank of wood.
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Never really liked Hitchcock---and my favourite from his "women" is Janet Leigh.
Don't really like Tippi's hair in those first pictures.
But it's great she's got a thread here!
Don't really like Tippi's hair in those first pictures.
But it's great she's got a thread here!
the start of an article that talks about hitchcock's "women"
Hitchcock’s female stars—particularly his blondes—are all about forehead. Usually coifed with styles swept back or up off the brow, the women’s faces, not their smartly dressed bodies, are the focus of attention. Given little adornment in the way of jewellery and accessories, and made-up with a clean artfulness (in which sophisticated polish and naturalness blend on the countenance), the face emerges as pristine, the forehead a vista of unfussy feminine beauty. In rear window, Grace Kelly’s visage is elevated to the cinematic equivalent of an epiphany when she leans into soft-focus close-up for a kiss from James Stewart. Eve Marie Saint’s frosted white eye-shadow made her an ivory vision from cheekbone to hair-tip in north by northwest. And Kim Novak never looked so sublime as in vertigo’s Madeleine moments, her somewhat porcine face dramatically attenuated by sleek styling. Most prominent, however, is the Tippi Hedren forehead, with a hairline so high as to be directly above the hinge of the jaw, her teased bangs curving up high before billowing back.
[synoptique.ca]
Hitchcock’s female stars—particularly his blondes—are all about forehead. Usually coifed with styles swept back or up off the brow, the women’s faces, not their smartly dressed bodies, are the focus of attention. Given little adornment in the way of jewellery and accessories, and made-up with a clean artfulness (in which sophisticated polish and naturalness blend on the countenance), the face emerges as pristine, the forehead a vista of unfussy feminine beauty. In rear window, Grace Kelly’s visage is elevated to the cinematic equivalent of an epiphany when she leans into soft-focus close-up for a kiss from James Stewart. Eve Marie Saint’s frosted white eye-shadow made her an ivory vision from cheekbone to hair-tip in north by northwest. And Kim Novak never looked so sublime as in vertigo’s Madeleine moments, her somewhat porcine face dramatically attenuated by sleek styling. Most prominent, however, is the Tippi Hedren forehead, with a hairline so high as to be directly above the hinge of the jaw, her teased bangs curving up high before billowing back.
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Whitelinen
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Just saw The Birds, she was so elegant in it. I wanted her wardrobe.
I saw a documentary in which it said that hitchcock was in love with her and kept harassing her on the set(Diane Baker said she felt like a buffer between them on the set of Marnie).He eventualy ruined her career,not allowing her to work in other movies.Grumpy old man.
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She has such a sophisicated look about her as well as a serene femininity that I so much adore. 
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