jordannamorgan: James Cagney as Eddie Kennedy, "The St. Louis Kid". (St. Louis Kid)
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Forty-five classic film icons, starring: Joan Crawford [15]; James Cagney [9]; Joel McCrea [4]; Bette Davis [3]; Claude Rains [3]; Danny Kaye [3]; Humphrey Bogart [2]; George Sanders [1]; Fredric March [1]; Frank McHugh [1]; Allen Jenkins [1]; Carole Lombard [1]; and Asta the terrier [1].

You'd be surprised what I think I can get away with. )


Furthermore, we have one wallpaper, featuring James Cagney (along with George Raft, Stanley Ridges, Maxie Rosenbloom, and others) in Each Dawn I Die. It was previously posted to [livejournal.com profile] jamescagney.

What's this about sharks givin' cow highballs? )
jordannamorgan: Claude Rains as Maximus, "The Clairvoyant". (Clairvoyant)
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[livejournal.com profile] beloved_tree has inspired me with the idea of making humorous presidential-campaign icons featuring classic film characters. Here are my first ten, from her suggestions and my own ideas. They include James Cagney and friends, Danny Kaye, William Powell/Myrna Loy, and Claude Rains.

Our Vintage Party candidates... )

Does anyone have any suggestions for more icons like these? I'll take both single characters and candidate/running mate duos. (No political party references though, please. I want the icons to be universally appealing.)
jordannamorgan: Frank McHugh as Francis, "Footlight Parade". (It Can't Be Done)
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On the last Sunday of every month, I will be posting the month's roundup of challenge icons, along with "challenge rejects" that I made for icontests but chose not to submit (and perhaps any other loose icons I have on hand). Most of them will probably be classic film-related in the foreseeable future, but just about anything might turn up.

Since this is the first such post, all of the icons I've made for [livejournal.com profile] classicicontest are here, as well as some recent strays that I missed in my backposting. But amidst all of the old news (at least for some of you), there are a few icons here that have never been displayed before.

25 icons: James Cagney, Danny Kaye, Frank McHugh, and many more )
jordannamorgan: William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, "The Thin Man". (Thin Man)
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More Thin Man wallpapers, although none are as elaborate as the one I did last week. True Love is my favorite of these three; I just love that picture. Perfect Couple turned out better than I expected at first. Powell & Loy is what it is--I'm actually getting a bit bored with starrysparkle stuff, even though it always works well.
jordannamorgan: The artwork "Ascending and Descending", by M. C. Escher. (Default)
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Two wallpapers tonight, but there's an unusually complex story behind them.

Some of you may recall that my literary muses have a nefarious habit of throwing me plot bunnies for characters I dislike intensely, such as Rogue from X-Men or Tom Sawyer from LXG. Well, now my graphic-arts muses seem to be picking up the same contrariness.

The result is Danny and Peg, a City For Conquest wallpaper featuring Mister Right and Miss Wrong in a completely unintentional 'shippy light. A few of you may be delighted with it, but I was... nonplused. I honestly intended to make something that would be a subtle barb directed at Peg. In fact, I did still get a couple of little digs in. )

This brings us to the second wallpaper. Being irked that I had produced such a beautiful, Victorianesque piece for a 'ship I don't even like, I decided to recreate it with that most ultimate of screen couples--Nick and Nora Charles. This version is even more elaborate, and I do believe it's one of the best wallpapers I've made yet.
jordannamorgan: William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, "The Thin Man". (Thin Man)
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Twelve icons starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles in The Thin Man.

It's my dog... and my wife. )
jordannamorgan: William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, "The Thin Man". (Thin Man)
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I was going to be a good girl and settle down to write... but then [livejournal.com profile] hildy suggested I try my hand at some Thin Man icons. (Which was timely, since I just watched part of the TCM marathon of all six films two nights ago.) The pictures I turned up weren't entirely cooperative with my efforts, but I think I managed a few decent items.

By the way, how IS your father's side? )
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