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Diana Rigg and The Assassination Bureau

In 1969, Diana Rigg co-starred with Oliver Reed in The Assassination Bureau. Both of the lead stars gave pitch perfect performances and were joined by a great supporting cast in an incredibly fun movie. Diana Rigg's role was ideal as a follow-up to her legendary run on the classic television series The Avengers. In fact, some of the appeal (as well as some of the publicity) for The Assassination Bureau came from the fact that the movie was Diana Rigg's first big feature film and her most visible project following her departure from The Avengers. Her role in The Assassination Bureau might be the best from the first phase of her career. She would go on to be featured much more recognizably in the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service and star alongside George C. Scott in The Hospital, but these roles could be considered somewhat less substantial in terms of time on screen. The Assassination Bureau featured Diana Rigg at perhaps the absolute height of her powers: youthful, beautiful, funny and charming.

Here are some contemporary newspaper clippings concerning Diana Rigg and The Assassination Bureau:

Here are some images of Diana Rigg in The Assassination Bureau:

Samantha Eggar in The Molly Maguires

Samantha Eggar was at the height of her powers in the mid to late 1960s, taking part in a number of very memorable motion pictures. One such movie was The Molly Maguires which was filmed in 1968 but not released until 1970. It was an expensive film that ended up being a notorious financial failure at the time of it's release (a similar situation occurred with another Samantha Eggar movie, 1967's Doctor Dolittle). However, The Molly Maguires is an excellent piece of cinema, completely undeserving of it's 'flop' status. Samantha Eggar doesn't have all that much to do in The Molly Maguires but she makes the most of her time on screen. She looks great throughout the movie and, thankfully, she does not go over the top with her Irish accent!

Here are some promotional photos of Samantha Eggar and her Molly Maguires co-stars:

Samantha Eggar: love the hat!

Samantha Eggar and Richard Harris

Samantha Eggar with Richard Harris and Sean Connery

Here are some images of Samantha Eggar in The Molly Maguires:

Meg Foster: gorgeous!

Another great photo of the ever lovely Meg Foster.

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Wanda Hendrix in Prince of Foxes

In 1949, Wanda Hendrix starred alongside Tyrone Power and Orson Welles in Prince of Foxes. It was a terrific historical adventure and Wanda Hendrix starred as the beautiful Camilla who captures the heart of Andrea Orsini (Tyrone Power). This role should have brought great stardom and better roles to the lovely actress, but Wanda Hendrix (though she worked steadily throughout the 1950s and beyond) never achieved the level of fame she may have deserved. After watching Prince of Foxes, one has to wonder how someone so gorgeous and natural on screen was not better utilized by Hollywood and why she is not better remembered today.

Here are some images of Wanda Hendrix in Prince of Foxes:

Wanda Hendrix and Orson Welles

Wanda Hendrix and Tyrone Power

Here are some original newspaper promotional material for Prince of Foxes:

A photo of the lovely Sally Gray

Sally Gray was a terrific British actress who was active on screen from 1935-1952. She is one of the most highly watchable actresses I've ever come across...incredibly beautiful and highly skilled!

Clip of Meg Foster in James Dean (1976)

Here's a clip of Meg Foster in the 1976 TV movie James Dean. This seven-and-a-half minute clip represents Meg Foster's entire contribution to the film, portraying Dizzy Sheridan. The first scene takes place in a diner with James Dean (played by Stephen McHattie, who she had a relationship with in real life) and William Bast (Michael Brandon). She then goes with the pair on a trip back to James Dean's boyhood home. Finally, Meg Foster chats with Michael Brandon in a restaurant.

3 photographs of the lovely Wendy Kilbourne

Wendy Kilbourne is one of those wonderful actresses that a lot of people still don't know about (or they don't know that she was in anything outside of the North & South miniseries). Here's a trio of pictures to help remind you about how beautiful Wendy Kilbourne is!