Ida Lupino: Actress, Director, Writer & Diva

[EndtheMadnessNow]

The years leading up to Ida’s demise in 1995 were depressing and unbecoming of a legend. She struggled with mental illnesses, cognitive decline, a decaying body, and cancer. Working—Ida’s passion was no longer possible as she could no longer remember lines. After repeatedly evading her demise, a stroke ended her dramatic life.



Ida’s decline and passing could not have occurred at a more unfortunate time. After falling into relative obscurity, her work underwent a Renaissance. More film buffs began appreciating her work, while historians realized her contributions to cinema and television. However, she never got to fully reap the rewards of her genius.


Ida Lupino's legacy lives on in the amazing actresses and female directors she paved the way for. Thank you, Ida.


Ida Lupino, who directed "The Masks" episode of Twilight Zone, also directed several eps of Gilligan's Island, including..."The Producer"!

Sources::
Intense Facts About Ida Lupino, Hollywood’s Forgotten Trailblazer (includes 14 sources)

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Turner Classic Movies Bio/Filmography

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Lupino family, one of England’s most celebrated theatrical families.

The earliest traceable Lupino—who spelled his name Luppino—flourished probably in Italy, c. 1612, and billed himself as Signor Luppino. His descendant George William (1632–93), a singer, reciter, and puppet master, went to England as a political refugee. George William’s son, George Charles (1662–1725), was a performer and puppeteer at the age of eight. After the Restoration the Luppino family was granted a license to play in the service of King Charles II. John Rich—the theatre manager and actor who originated the English pantomime—had as an apprentice a boy called George Richard Eastcourt Luppino (1710–87), whose son Thomas Frederick (1749–1845), the first to spell the family name Lupino, became a scenic artist and dancer.

The family tree shows nearly all descendants to have been connected with the stage. George Hook Lupino (1820–1902) had 16 children, at least 10 of whom became professional dancers, two marrying into the family of the well-known actress Sara Lane, manager (1871–99) of the Britannia Theatre, London. Almost the last of the old-style clowns was George Hook’s eldest son, George (1853–1932), born in a dressing room of the Theatre Royal, Birmingham, who was immediately carried onto the stage in swaddling clothes.

More Duff, err Goff & nukes...

The Howard Duff atomic thriller PANIC IN THE CITY premiered, without fanfare, on Feb 21, 1968 at the Tower Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Dennis Hopper plays a Communist sleeper assassin named "Goff." The budget was $215,352.96. The .96 cents seems to have been the allocation for promotion. It ran on local TV after a very limited theatrical run.





That top image reminds me of a W-54 Special Atomic Demoliton Munition (SADM); purpose was to blow-up Dams!


Legendary Billy Waugh (Dec 1, 1929 – April 4, 2023) was a super bad-ass like no other. He was still kicking down doors & taking names at age 71; one of which was the capture of "Carlos the Jackal."

Yemen - Billy Waugh, al Qaeda, 9/11 and the CIA

Goldak "Colorado" GM Detector (early 1950s)

Goldak U-238 GM Detector (early 1950s)