The IOTD (illustration of the day) is by Ben Wiseman of the New York Times.
She had the effrontery to burden the critics with her good looks. I speak of Yvonne Furneaux.
In a review of a 1955 production of Jean Giraudoux’s “Ondine,” the august British theater critic Kenneth Tynan wrote Ms. Furneaux off as a “buxom temptress” who was “more impressive in silhouette than in action.”
The Daily News of New York described her in a 1958 headline as an “English peach.”
The Australian writer and film critic John Baxter noted her “considerable ability to cringe, flinch and moan.”
Furneaux found at length two Italian “lions of cinema,” Fellini and Antonioni, who allowed her acting prowess to blow past the testicular japes triggered by her allure. She’d taken an Oxford degree in modern languages, and spoke five of them. Studied acting at the Royal Academy. Earned roles in Italian, French, West German and Spanish films. Was married to cinematographer Jacques Natteau for 45 years until his death in 2007. Is survived by a son, Nicholas.
Is living well and long the best revenge? Yvonne Elizabeth Scatcherd was born into privilege saddled with looks and talent. But the blessings of beauty and longevity aren’t necessarily without cost. She seems to have shouldered her condition gracefully: Asked later in life which country had the biggest impact on her, Ms. Furneaux responded: “Italy. Because England taught me everything, but Italy gave me everything.”
(Alex Williams, “Yvonne Furneaux, Cosmopolitan Actress in ‘La Dolce Vita,’ Dies at 98,” 8-2-24)
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Break Out the Tiny Fiddle, But Have Some Heart, Too
The IOTD (illustration of the day) is by Ben Wiseman of the New York Times.
She had the effrontery to burden the critics with her good looks. I speak of Yvonne Furneaux.
In a review of a 1955 production of Jean Giraudoux’s “Ondine,” the august British theater critic Kenneth Tynan wrote Ms. Furneaux off as a “buxom temptress” who was “more impressive in silhouette than in action.”
The Daily News of New York described her in a 1958 headline as an “English peach.”
The Australian writer and film critic John Baxter noted her “considerable ability to cringe, flinch and moan.”
Furneaux found at length two Italian “lions of cinema,” Fellini and Antonioni, who allowed her acting prowess to blow past the testicular japes triggered by her allure. She’d taken an Oxford degree in modern languages, and spoke five of them. Studied acting at the Royal Academy. Earned roles in Italian, French, West German and Spanish films. Was married to cinematographer Jacques Natteau for 45 years until his death in 2007. Is survived by a son, Nicholas.
Is living well and long the best revenge? Yvonne Elizabeth Scatcherd was born into privilege saddled with looks and talent. But the blessings of beauty and longevity aren’t necessarily without cost. She seems to have shouldered her condition gracefully: Asked later in life which country had the biggest impact on her, Ms. Furneaux responded: “Italy. Because England taught me everything, but Italy gave me everything.”
(Alex Williams, “Yvonne Furneaux, Cosmopolitan Actress in ‘La Dolce Vita,’ Dies at 98,” 8-2-24)
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I live in Texas and devote much of my time to easel painting on an amateur basis. I stream a lot of music, mostly jazz, throughout the day. I like to read and memorize poetry.