Who’s the lunatic behind those sunglasses?
Purportedly it’s Claude Rains. All sources say he starred as The Invisible Man in the 1933 film. Could have been anyone, though. Think about it. Rains could have just looped his voice. The cool...
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The Time I Scored Elton John Sunglasses from eBay
In honor of May Day I’ll recount the time I scored a pair of Elton John sunglasses – made by the now defunct May Optical Company of Wareham Massachusetts – from eBay. If you...
Gene Krell talks Glam and Sunglasses – Keith Richards Deeply Moved, Elton John Breaking Rules
Part One of this interview can be found by clicking: HERE. I’ve spoken to Gene since Friday’s post. He offered a couple of clarifications. Firstly he only worked at Steve Paul’s Scene club for...
Cool Sunglasses Before the Birth of Cool – Casey Stengel
Casey Stengel spent over 50 years as a player and more famously a gifted manager in Major League baseball. He was an amusing raconteur and essentially a clown. Once, when being jeered at Ebbets...
My First Favorite Sunglasses – On Vincent Price and Johnny Depp
The first sunglasses I ever especially noticed in a film were those worn by Vincent Price in Tomb of Ligeia. It was the last in Roger Corman’s series of Poe adaptations. I thought Price...
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