30 Stunning Studio Portraits of Kate Jackson in 1976

Lucy Kate Jackson (born October 29, 1948) is an American actress and television producer. In the mid-1970s, she skyrocketed to international stardom as the intelligent, level-headed leader of the original Charlie’s Angels. The era marked a massive turning point in her career, transforming her from a steady television actress into a defining pop culture and fashion icon.

While Jackson had gained earlier recognition playing Jill Danko on The Rookies (1972–1976), her career skyrocketed in 1976 when she helped develop and star in ABC’s smash-hit series Charlie’s Angels. She portrayed Sabrina Duncan, famously known as the smart, grounded, and intuitive leader of the trio alongside Farrah Fawcett and Jaclyn Smith. Jackson played a key role in pitching the show’s concept, she reportedly suggested the name “Charlie’s Angels” (replacing the original working title, Harry’s Angels) after seeing a picture of angels in a producer's office.

Unlike the glamour-heavy or bombshell aesthetics of her co-stars, Jackson stood out for her effortless, tailored sophistication. Her signature short, brunette dark shag haircut with soft bangs was widely copied throughout the mid-to-late 1970s as a sleek alternative to Farrah Fawcett’s iconic feathering.

On and off screen, her look leaned toward crisp button-downs, wide-collared blazers, turtlenecks, high-waisted trousers, and tailored denim. It gave her a confident, practical, and approachable modern-woman look that appealed to viewers wanting a stylish yet functional daily aesthetic.

Jackson’s performance on Charlie’s Angels earned her two Emmy nominations and three Golden Globe nominations during the late 1970s. By 1978 and 1979, she was recognized as a versatile dramatic talent, though she famously had to pass on starring in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) due to her Charlie’s Angels shooting schedule, a role that ultimately went to Meryl Streep.

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Portraits of Barbara Barrie in 1974

Oscar-nominated and Tony-nominated actress Barbara Barrie has died at the age of 95. Her daughter, Jane Harnick, and her agent confirmed that she passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at her home in Manhattan. Her passing was a medically assisted death following a terminal cancer diagnosis, in accordance with the New York State Medical Aid in Dying Law, a legislation Barrie had actively advocated for.

Barrie was a celebrated character actress whose career spanned more than six decades across film, television, and Broadway. She earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her beloved role as Evelyn Stohler in Breaking Away (1979). She later received an Emmy nomination when she reprised the character for the 1980 television spin-off. In a rare early starring role, she won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival for her powerful performance in One Potato, Two Potato (1964).

On Broadway, she was the original Sarah in Stephen Sondheim’s groundbreaking musical Company (1970), a performance that earned her a Tony Award nomination. Audiences widely recognized her as Elizabeth Miller, the wife of Hal Linden’s title character on the 1970s hit comedy Barney Miller, and as “Nana” Keane, the sharp-witted grandmother to Brooke Shields on all four seasons of the NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan.

Born Barbara Ann Berman in Chicago in 1931, she grew up in Texas before moving to New York City to launch her theater career. In addition to her acting work, Barrie was a published author who wrote two candid, optimistic memoirs (Second Act and Don't Die of Embarrassment) chronicling her 1994 diagnosis and recovery from rectal cancer. She was also open about her later battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable lung disease.

Barrie was married to actor and director Jay Harnick from 1964 until his death in 2007. She is survived by their two children, Jane and Aaron. Rest in peace, Barbara Barrie!

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Faith Domergue: The Sultry Scream Queen of 1950s Sci-Fi

Faith Domergue (1924 or 1925–1999) was an American actress known for her dark beauty and memorable roles in 1950s science fiction and horror films.

Discovered as a teenager by Howard Hughes, Domergue was signed to a contract and groomed for stardom, though her early career was marked by delays and limited opportunities. She gained lasting recognition in the mid-1950s with appearances in cult classics such as This Island Earth (1955), It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955), and Cult of the Cobra (1955), earning her a place among the era’s early “scream queens.”

With her striking features and intense screen presence, Domergue remains a distinctive figure of mid-century genre cinema. These captivating photos highlight the dark beauty and dramatic presence of Faith Domergue, a memorable face of 1950s science fiction and film noir.

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Vali Myers, the Witch of Positano

Vali Myers, widely known as the “Witch of Positano,” was a visionary Australian artist, professional dancer, and iconic bohemian mystic. Born in Sydney in 1930, she lived an uncompromising, boundary-pushing life that spanned the post-war avant-garde scene of Paris, the iconic Chelsea Hotel in New York, and a remote canyon in southern Italy. With her striking shock of red hair, facial tattoos, kohl-lined eyes, and gold teeth, she was a muse to cultural giants and a pioneer of the eco-spiritual counterculture.

After leaving home young to become the lead dancer of the Melbourne Modern Ballet Company, she boarded a ship to Paris at age 19. There, she lived in post-war poverty on the Left Bank, becoming a prominent face of the Beatnik generation. Photographed extensively by Ed van der Elsken for his seminal book Love on the Left Bank, she was embedded in circles with Jean Cocteau, Allen Ginsberg, and Jean-Paul Sartre.

To break an opium addiction, Myers retreated with her partner Rudi Rappold to Il Porto, a wild, deep ravine on a cliffside near Positano, Italy. They inhabited an abandoned, centuries-old stone structure lacking electricity or running water. For decades, she lived entirely attuned to nature, drawing obsessively, creating her own spiritual language, and operating a wildlife sanctuary for rescued foxes, owls, and dogs. Her fierce protection of the valley ultimately led to it being secured as a WWF-protected oasis.

Myers occasionally re-emerged into high-society art hubs. During her time at New York’s Chelsea Hotel, she became close friends with icons like Andy Warhol, Salvador Dalí, and Patti Smith (famously tattooing a signature lightning bolt onto Smith's knee).

Later in life, she returned to Melbourne, opening a bustling studio and continuing to exhibit her work internationally until her passing from stomach cancer in 2003.

Myers’ artwork consisted of highly intricate, obsessive pen-and-ink and watercolor drawings. Often channeling mystical trances, her pieces depicted primordial magic, animal forms, and raw, powerful representations of femininity. Her singular aura was immortalized in underground cinema, most notably the intimate 1967 experimental documentary Vali: The Witch of Positano directed by Sheldon Rochlin and Flame Schon, which captures her dancing, tending to her menagerie, and working out of her dream-filled “black book.”

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Vintage Kodachromes of the 1960 Aloha Week Parade

These vintage Kodachrome photos capture the vibrant spirit of the 1960 Aloha Week Parade in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Established in 1946 to celebrate Hawaiian culture and heritage, Aloha Week featured colorful floral floats, pāʻū riders in traditional attire, marching bands, and the Royal Court making their way through the streets of Waikiki.

The rich, saturated colors of Kodachrome film beautifully preserve the tropical flowers, bright costumes, and festive atmosphere of the event. These images offer a nostalgic and vivid glimpse of mid-century Hawaiian pageantry more than sixty years ago.

Aloha Week parade, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1960

Aloha Week parade, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1960

Aloha Week parade, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1960

Aloha Week parade, Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1960. Lots of pineapples going on here

Aloha Week parade, Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1960

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20 Photogarphs of Julia Roberts as Daisy Arujo on the Set of “Mystic Pizza” (1988)

Filming Mystic Pizza (1988) in the fall of 1987 was the definitive breakthrough moment that put Julia Roberts on the map just two years before she achieved global superstardom. Only 19 years old when filming began, Roberts was a relatively unknown actress navigating her first major Hollywood experience. She was far from the first choice for the fiery, rebellious role of Daisy Araújo. Director Donald Petrie ultimately cast her because of her iconic, infectious, room-lighting laugh and her raw ability to hold her own alongside more experienced castmates.

Roberts later described the character of Daisy as being “full of fire and full of spice.” Playing a character who acted entirely without forethought gave the young actress a sense of a creative “free-for-all,” allowing her to feel completely uninhibited to say and do what she wanted in front of the camera. Decades later, during an Entertainment Weekly Cast Reunion, her co-stars recalled that Roberts was the cast member who consistently had the most fun on set, attributing it to her inherently happy, energetic nature.

While the movie is famously set in Mystic, Connecticut, the real-life Mystic Pizza parlor was too small to fit a 35mm Hollywood film crew and could not halt business operations. Instead, Roberts and the crew filmed restaurant interior scenes inside a simulated replica set built inside a nearby warehouse, as well as a converted home on Water Street in the neighboring town of Stonington. The pizza shop’s “secret sauce” is a major plot point in the movie. On set, however, Roberts and her co-stars handled a vibrant mixture of tomato paste and heavy food coloring designed specifically to pop vividly on 35mm film.

During the six-week shoot, Roberts, Lili Taylor, and Annabeth Gish formed close bonds while staying locally at the Mystic Hilton. The production also featured Matt Damon in his very first on-screen role at age 17. Today, the real Mystic Pizza Pizzeria in Connecticut operates as a major tourist destination and local gallery, displaying original production stills, behind-the-scenes memorabilia, and signed photos of Julia Roberts from the fall that changed her life forever.

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26 Photos of a Very Young Susan Saint James in the 1960s

Emmy-winning actress Susan Saint James died on Monday, October 26, 2026, at the age of 80 following a battle with pancreatic cancer. While she became a household name in the 1970s and 1980s starring in McMillan & Wife and Kate & Allie, her meteoric rise to fame began in the mid-to-late 1960s, where she established herself as a remarkably talented, charismatic, and refreshing young presence on television.

Saint James landed her first major television job at age 20 in the TV movie pilot Fame Is the Name of the Game. Audiences instantly fell in love with her portrayal of Peggy Maxwell, a sharp and inquisitive editorial research assistant. When the pilot was picked up as a full wheel-series titled The Name of the Game in 1968, she continued her role. Her performance was a massive critical success, earning her three Emmy nominations and a win for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1969.

In an era of traditional Hollywood glamour, Saint James intentionally downplayed her high-fashion model looks for a relatable, “girl next door” magnetism. She infused her characters with a delightful mix of down-to-earth charm, intelligence, and playful klutziness. She further showcased her comedic chops as a recurring quirky thief alongside Robert Wagner in It Takes a Thief (1968) and appeared in the 1968 comedy film Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows.

She transitioned out of the 1960s as one of television’s brightest young stars, paving the way for her legendary run as Sally McMillan in the 1970s. She is remembered by her family and fans not just for her six-decade career, but for her immense kindness, vibrant personality, and lifelong advocacy work with the Special Olympics.

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