- A Jodie Foster dress from "Anna and the King" (1999).
- A pink dress Marilyn Monroe wore in 1960’s "Let’s Make Love".
- A dress worn by Susan Hayward in "The Conqueror" (1956), opposite John Wayne.
- A black dress with gold trim, worn by Rita Hayworth in 1941’s "Blood & Sand".
- A Lena Horne, gold lame dress from "Stormy Weather" (1943).
- A Barbara Stanwyck skirt & top worn in the 1952 version of "The Titanic".
- Jane Russell’s tattered dress from "The Outlaw".
- A gold sheath dress worn by Elizabeth Taylor in "Cleopatra", as well as the riding hat she wore in "National Velvet".
- Plaster life masks of (what appears to be) Clark Gable (eyes closed), Humphrey Bogart, and Anthony Hopkins.Cleopatra
- A tiny yellow dress worn by Darla Hood in the 1922 "Spanky & Our Gang" movies.
- A Judy Garland, ruffled dress worn in "A Star Is Born" (1953).
- More dresses & costumes from actresses such as Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, Ella Fitzgerald, Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner, Joan Crawford, Shirley MacClaine, Greer Garson, Sophia Loren, Susan Hayward, Dorothy Lamour, Linda Darnell, Ethyl Merman, Ann-Margaret, Darla Hood, Rhonda Fleming, and many more.
- Clothes worn by actors such as Caesar Romero, Richard Burton, Elvis Presley, Rudy Vallee…
- Plaster life masks of the faces of Clark Gable, Humphrey Bogart and Anthony Hopkins.
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| The Mae West collection is particularly large, including her trademark hats, “Diamond Lil” jewelry, and feathered boas. There’s even a “Mae West” life-vest, and a photo of her being presented with the inflatable preserver. Quite a few of these costumes come complete with photos taken from the films, with the actress wearing the same item of clothing, or a video monitor showing a clip from the film. The Lucille Ball display includes a large conga drum that belonged to Desi Arnaz, and a nearby monitor features a film clip of him playing a similar drum. (It would be ideal if all of the displays were identified in such a way.) |
