January 12, 2005
Continuing my diatribe started last Blog on overrated sixties starlets, I would like to know how in hell did Stefanie Powers ever achieve so much fame? The woman gives the same exact one-note performance in every film and TV show she appears in. They always say in Hollywood you need a combination of talent and luck and in Powers’ case the luck part is oh so true. She never appeared in one memorable film (excluding of course my childhood fave, The Boatniks) and her idea of emoting is flipping her wild mane of hair. Give me Pamela Tiffin or Anjanette Comer any day!
Another starlet from hell is Connie Stevens. I can give you Sixteen Reasons why but let’s just say foremost that it is because she always gave icky sweet performances in such films as Parrish and Susan Slade. I always found her to be annoying and irksome with that whispery baby doll voice. It has always galled me that every time they produce a nostalgic piece on the sixties they roll out Stevens to appear. Memo to Hollywood: Stevens is not the only actress in town that can invoke memories from that swinging decade.
Ciao for now,
Tom
posted by SixtiesCinema at 7:44 AM
2 Comments:
I have to agree with you on Stefanie Powers, she was definitely bland. I love Pamela Tiffin though. What prompted her to leave Hollywood for Italy and change her image by dying her hair blonde and starring in all those racy Italian films? What was she going through at the time? You have any insights on that?
2:02 PM
Thank you for taking the time out to post an answer to my Pamela Tiffin inquiry.
I fell in love with her when I saw her in 1964's "The Pleasure Seekers", and I must admit I saw the movie initially because I'm an Ann-Margret fan.
I then got my hands on everything she's done in the US and liked most of her work. "One, Two, Three" and "Come Fly With Me" among them.
While doing some research on her over the Internet I came across some pics of her as a blonde and then found out she had filmed quite a few Italian films.
I was completely shocked and taken aback. Was this the same Pamela Tiffin I loved from "The Lively Set"?
Talk about a complete 360 degree change in image.
That marriage must've really done a number on her.
I will definitely purchase your book. You are soooo lucky to have actually gotten the opportunity to interview and meet her in person.
How does she look nowadays? Is she still a blonde?
1:17 AM
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