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Good Grief!!!! I wouldn't have recognized him!
I've always thought he looked a bit like Liam Neeson in that photo.
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I've always thought he looked a bit like Liam Neeson in that photo.
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genius? lol [huh] I love this man!
the Man in Havana!
The photo on top is Ernie in character as Percy Dovetonsils, TV poet. I don't know if he was parodying contemporary personality, but those skits are hilarious. Some of his stuff is downright bizarre, but you're laughing so hard you don't notice.
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Seems Clark Gable abandoned the pencil thin in favor of a thicker mustache, circa 1956:
But by 1960 had returned to a pencil thin:
But by 1960 had returned to a pencil thin:
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It was still growing at around 2-3 weeks in. Just imagine that but filled in totally and black.
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^^^
and since today is Australia Day .... another one of ozzie Errol Flynn, shall we?
and another one?
and another one.
and since today is Australia Day .... another one of ozzie Errol Flynn, shall we?
and another one?
and another one.
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and this last one ( for today? lol )
with his wife at the time, Lili Damita, and Arno, the Schnauzer who was the real love of Errol Flynn's life! and what a gorgeous puppy he was too!:love::love::love:
)with his wife at the time, Lili Damita, and Arno, the Schnauzer who was the real love of Errol Flynn's life! and what a gorgeous puppy he was too!:love::love::love:
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Yum. Gotta love a proper pencil-thin.
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Did anyone else read the interview with Olivia de Havilland the other year when she admitted she always had a bit of a crush on Errol Flynn? She said it wasn't until she read his autobiography that she realised that he always had a thing for her too, but never of them ever dared act on it.
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Here's my attempt. The hairs are still a bit thin being 24, but shaving wise I think I haven't done too bad of a job.
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Sorry for the picture quality. One of these days I will get a proper camera.
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Sorry for the picture quality. One of these days I will get a proper camera.
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Looks good. I'd be tempted to taper the ends to a point. Who knows?
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Once my straight-razor is honed I will do that
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Peter Sellers wore one in the delightful comedy "The World of Henry Orient" I love the shots of New York circa 1964, this is one of my favorite movies of him!
his face!!!!!lol
his face!!!!!lol
Just bought a magazine from '36 and found some pictures of Swedish actor Adolf Jahr. I had forgotten that he sported an eminent pencil mustache:
He did it in costume movies too. Check out the weird musketeers/Ivanhoe-hybrid he rocked as "Adolf Armstarke":
He did it in costume movies too. Check out the weird musketeers/Ivanhoe-hybrid he rocked as "Adolf Armstarke":
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Here's one y'all have probably never seen.
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A question: Can we figure out when the pencil mustache trend began--what films first starred leading men wearing pencil thins? Who were some of the pioneers of the trend between Gable and Flynn? And when did the trend die out as a mainstream stylistic choice? Could we list some films where a man with a pencil thin mustache is either the lead character or at least a side character?
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It's a great vintage look on a lot of people, and can really set things off, especially if you're shooting for a WW2 era look, IMO. That said I won't attempt any sort of facial hair myself, especially not a tache on its own. When I was thinning too much for a buzzcut to hide it, I elected to shave my head. Tache with that looks too "wannabe-military" for me.
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