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"Old Hollywood" Engagement Ring Pictures

Paisley2628

Paisley2628

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https://www.townandcountrymag.com/s...4/famous-engagement-rings-from-old-hollywood/

Every time I'm watching a classic b&w movie or tv show- I always try and zoom in on what jewelry the actresses are wearing!
Lately, I'm really loving 40's/50's/60's pieces. I've cycled through Victorian/deco/nouveau/arts & crafts era- so I guess it makes sense that I'm heading in this direction!

The only ring that is from the 1920's in these pictures is Norma Sheaer's ring from 1927. It is a gorgeous marquise diamond- I want it! :)
 
Great thread idea!
Here is Elizabeth Taylor wearing her 29.4 ct. ring from Mike Todd
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This is the fabulous Agnes Moorehead and her big star sapphire ring.
I don't believe it was an engagement ring, though. She wore it well into the 1970s

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Jennifer Jones.
I'm not sure if she was married to Robert Walker or David O. Selznick when this pic was taken.


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Ava Gardner when she married Mickey Rooney.
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And Ava when she was married to Frank Sinatra
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I know this is hereasy on Pricescope, but......these all just look so......uncomfortable.....to me. Maybe it's my sensory issues! :loopy:

ETA: Now, I wouldn't kick Irene Dunn's ring out of bed.....
 
stracci2000 said:
I heard that as well. When I was a kid, I was crazy for Elizabeth Montgomery's heart shaped necklace, which she wore in most every episode.
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I think I read somewhere they she actually lost the original diamond heart necklace and replaced it with a stimulant. I always loved that necklace and a few years ago, got my small diamond cluster heart pendant.

I just love that so many of them had diamonds other than MRB’s.
 
stracci2000 said:
I heard that as well. When I was a kid, I was crazy for Elizabeth Montgomery's heart shaped necklace, which she wore in most every episode.
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Seeing this and Agnes Morehead REALLY takes me back to childhood afterschool TV.
 
OboeGal said:
Seeing this and Agnes Morehead REALLY takes me back to childhood afterschool TV.
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I read that Agnes Moorehead was not happy to be remembered for Bewitched.
She had been nominated for 4 Academy Awards long before that show.
I really liked her in "Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte"
 
I can imagine that being upsetting for her! Wow, I had no idea. Bewitched was already in syndication by the time I was old enough to watch much TV - hence it being part of my after-school routine - so that was all I ever knew her for. She certainly created a memorable character on it.
 
Joan Blondell.
She was married to Dick Powell when this photo was taken. She was also later married to Mike Todd.
She was excellent in "Nightmare Alley".
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Jane Greer.
She was married to either singer Rudy Vallee or Edward Lasker(some rich guy) at this time.
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Donna Reed. She was in dozens of movies the 1940s.
She was married to Tony Owen, a producer.
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Interesting that they all chose elongated cuts, with the majority appearing to be emerald cuts.

ETA: Donna Reed looks the epitome of casual chic, with her cozy sweater and (relatively) modest emerald cut with that "easy breezy" bit of a gap to the plain band.
 
OboeGal said:
Interesting that they all chose elongated cuts, with the majority appearing to be emerald cuts.

ETA: Donna Reed looks the epitome of casual chic, with her cozy sweater and (relatively) modest emerald cut with that "easy breezy" bit of a gap to the plain band.
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Yes, so many emerald cuts. I love Ava's ring from Sinatra the most. She had a small but wonderful collection and loved VCA.
 
RRfromR said:
Yes, so many emerald cuts. I love Ava's ring from Sinatra the most. She had a small but wonderful collection and loved VCA.
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Here is some of her jewelry in my 1989 Sotheby's catalog. Fabulous!
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Paisley2628 said:
Off topic a bit, but Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews in "Laura"= :love:
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That is one of my favorite movies.
I could watch it again and again. She was so beautiful.
Clifton Webb was deliciously snide! And featuring the fabulous Vincent Price of course!

Have you seen "Leave Her to Heaven"? Another great Gene Tierney movie.
 
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stracci2000 said:
That is one of my favorite movies.
I could watch it again and again. She was so beautiful.
Clifton Webb was deliciously snide! And featuring the fabulous Vincent Price of course!

Have you seen "Leave Her to Heaven"? Another great Gene Tierney movie.
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She really was beautiful - but had a sad life.

I have a huge(!) list of film noir movies I want to watch- and "Leave Her to Heaven" is on the list.
 
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