British postcard by Robert Frederick Ltd, 2004. Photo: Mirrorpix, 2004. Freddie Mercury during the filming of Queen's 'It’s A Hard Life' music video in Munich, Germany in 1984. Freddie singing and wearing long hair and a leotard covered with eyes. 'It's a Hard Life' is written by Mercury. It was featured on Queen's 1984 album The Works, and it was the third single from that album. It reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart and was their third consecutive Top 10 single from the album. It also reached number 2 in Ireland and number 20 in the Netherlands.
Nzinga as illustrated by Pat Masioni for UNESCO’s series on women in African history. (Photo: UNESCO/CC BY 3.0)
Portuguese Slave Traders Were No Match for Angolan Queen Nzinga Mbandi
The warrior queen fought colonization for several decades.
In the 16th century, Portuguese slave traders turned to the Congo and southwest Africa, after their stake in the slave trade was threatened by England and France in the northern part of the continent. Their most stubborn opposition came from an unexpected source: an Angolan queen who ruthlessly maneuvered her way into power, fought off the slavers for decades, and, rumor has it, immolated her lovers...
Gena Rowlands in a publicity photo for Gloria (1980)
Pam Grier as ‘’Foxy Brown’, 1974.
You never doubt Stanwyck’s authority as a pianist, and there is a good reason for this. Miss Stanwyck was coached for playing the piano by Ania Dorfman. True to her desire for perfection, Stanwyck practiced two to three hours daily for about a month. At the end she herself could play the relevant pieces. - Director Andre de Toth (The Other Love, 1947)
Lupez Vélez.
"Acting is a way of living out one’s insanity." - Isabelle Huppert
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Tina Turner on stage at the Lake Amador Gold Rush Festival, 1969.
1937 ... evil queen! (by x-ray delta one)
1961 Tournament of Roses Pictorial on Flickr.
Lovely Queen Carole Washburn reigns over the 72nd Annual Tournament of Roses.