Sarah McGonagall Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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@neilfeelgood House on Haunted Hill is seen as a pinnacle of his career, but The Fly, House of Wax, Dr Phibes, Dragonwyck, Tales of Terror, and his Edgar Allan Poe films (especially The Masque of the Red Death) are also classics. He also did wonderful TV work, and I adore his Muppets specials!

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Here to do you a public service and recommend that you watch “Me and my Shadows” by Judy’s daughter Lorna Luft, like… yesterday. There are a few clips in this thread that show just how much love went into it! (and if you need another reason…Liza’s dad is played by Hugh Laurie) https://t.co/xf6lG6qjUU

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fyi most of these photos are from the Heavenly Bodies project by Paul Koudounaris

Sarah McGonagall

@neilfeelgood House on Haunted Hill is seen as a pinnacle of his career, but The Fly, House of Wax, Dr Phibes, Dragonwyck, Tales of Terror, and his Edgar Allan Poe films (especially The Masque of the Red Death) are also classics. He also did wonderful TV work, and I adore his Muppets specials!

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I also found a signed copy of Vincent Price’s autobiography “I Like What I Know” for half the cost of an unsigned one. This is one of many books that Vincent wrote in his life, but is the most focused memoir among them and contains several images of his beloved art collection. https://t.co/hXouAy8NDU

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ok pick a book for me to try to finish this month: 1. “Storyteller” by Tim Walker 2. “Metamorphosis I” by Rick Baker 3. “Love Looks Not With The Eyes: 13 Years with Lee Alexander McQueen” by Anne Deniau 4. “The Art of The Hollywood Backdrop” by Richard Isackes & Karen Maness https://t.co/IsXMm7ykn1

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@DHCalifornicus Yep! Tim Burton filmed interviews with him about his life there for a feature documentary but Vincent died while it was still in production, and Tim never released it. That footage is my white whale. https://t.co/hn5p1dm5lK

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Onto the fashion books! First up is “Creating The Illusion” by Jay Jorgensen and Donald L. Scoggins! Part of the Turner Classic Library, this book is a comprehensive look at some of the most memorable costume designs in Hollywood history, from Cleopatra to Edward Scissorhands. https://t.co/CQOAcl16GU

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To continue my MGM streak, I got “MGM Style: Cedric Gibbons and the Art of Hollywood’s Golden Age” also by Howard Gutner. It chronicles the career of Gibbons, MGM’s creative director, who dreamt up some of the most spectacular sets back when movies were truly larger than life. https://t.co/TtWKA44EL7 https://t.co/H8OGg7Zgbi

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To honor my love of all things camp: “The Art of Bob Mackie” by Frank Vlastnik and Laura Ross. Spanning the designer’s legendary career, this features original sketches of some of history’s most infamous looks, from Cher to Carol Burnett to Marilyn Monroe’s rhinestone gown (RIP) https://t.co/LA18IywLk5