I love Myrna. Not my sister (though I do love my sister), but the actress, Myrna Loy. Here she is with William Powell in one of the "Thin Man" movies. If you're a fan of crossword puzzles, then you know the dog's name is Asta.
Besides her great roles in "The Thin Man," "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House" and "The Best Years of Our Lives," I mostly love her because while attending Venice High School, the art teacher did a sculpture of her. The statue was in front of the high school for many years ("Grease" was filmed at Venice High and supposedly you can see her statue in the opening of the movie -- I'll have to watch closer next time).
The best part is that every year the senior class would blow off Myrna's head and bury it somewhere. It was a big deal if you knew where it was buried. Eventually, the statue was surrounded by a big gate and now it's not there anymore.
Now that's love.
4 comments:
"blow off her head"--I must know how that was done!?
AMN2DEEP -- I'm not sure exactly how it was done (I went to the neighboring high school), but it always sounded like fun.
"Bring me the head of Myrna!"
GEO -- another great movie title! Hm, maybe you should write THAT screenplay!
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