Vintage shots from days gone by!

1947

 

"Shocked" is one of those words that get worn out beyond meaning in the news media and pop culture. But back in early May 1970, I was glad to be sitting down when a friend stated tersely that Inger Stevens was dead, and a suicide at that!

In my teens, she'd been the girl-next-door type in TV's "The Farmer's Daughter" with William Windom during its long run from '63 through '66, and I appreciated her acting depth after seeing her poignant portrayal of a gang-rape victim in "Hang 'em High" with Clint Eastwood in '68. RE her private life, she'd flown below the radar without appearing the lurid tabloids. So, I guess if I thought about her at all, it was just to assume that she was as happy as she was successful. Her hard work had, after all, brought her ALL the trappings of both happiness and success.

But, like tragic Lupe Velez decades before, her private life was like a ship adrift amid gale winds and treacherous undercurrents -- and headed straight for some rocky coast. When I heard she was dead at 35, at first I couldn't accept it. As when Elvis died, I felt the way you do when you lose a friend.

Yes, we have her image and voice on the screen as mementoes. But every time I see her, the experience is tinged by a deep sorrow for a life cut short -- and the never-to-be-answered question of what great work may have lain ahead of a fine actress.

This thread shows that others share the sense of loss.


Better days. With co-star William Windom



The smiles in this "Hang 'em High" publicity shot belie
the two tortured characters played by Stevens and Eastwood.
Photo THANKS to IMDb, the Internet Movie Database.

 

With Rod Serling, "The Twlight Zone" creator/producer in 1960.
Inger starred in the well-remembered episode, "The Hitchhiker."
Photo THANKS to IMDb, the International Movie Database.

 

Catherine Deneuve, THANKS to IMDb


Inger Stevens, THANKS to FANPiX.net




Catherine Deneuve, THANKS to IMDb

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Inger Stevens, THANKS to ACE Photos



Uncanny, isn't it? They could practically be sisters.

 

IN MEMORIAM

Inger Stevens

(Inger Stensland, b. Stockholm, Sweden)
10/18/1934 to 4/30/1970

 

Sad when someone so young passes. even more so when they take their own life.


RIP


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Workman operating an industrial loom strung with hundreds of wool threads at Chicago's Olsen Rug Company, circa. 1950.

 

Spinning toilet paper !!!

 

Look again.... The photo was taken in a thread mill....

 

Had to look twice at this to figure out what those are: paint rollers!
She probably got replaced by a robot in the 60s.

 

Former minor league pitcher Ed Lubanski from Detroit?

 

Okay, I'm gonna admit this here, but don't TELL ANYONE!

The one in the middle looks like my SISTER!

 

Love those 3 wheeled Davis cars.That Caddy custom has some real style too!

 

Lovely Lola perhaps?

 

Gotta work with what God gave ya!