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I get obsessed with weird things sometimes. Like an actor or actress, usually someone a little older who I've just seen in something yummy, so I start wondering how old they are and if they're married and what else they've done and how they got started, so I google them, and read up.

I found this really fun site with "what they looked like then" pictures of all sorts of entertainers . This is a treasure chest of pictures of people who you might know now from PBS shows or "regular" television or movies, who seem strangely familiar but you're not sure who they are. You know how you see some older movie and about half way through go "oh my god, that's THAT GUY" who is now 35 or 40 years older, and maybe you know his name or you don't, and if you don't you have to wait for the credits.

My Mom does this to me a lot. She comes over and watches Turner Classic Movies, and especially loves anything from the 1930s or 40s. Last week there was something on with Lucy and Ricky from way before they were Lucy and Ricky Ricardo of I Love Lucy fame. They were so young, it was weird.

Anyway, just thought I'd share what I've spent the last hour doing when I should be doing something else.

And in case you haven't guessed, that's Sir Derek Jacobi circa 1973.
Here's one more I couldn't resist.



Give up?
Helen Mirren, from the same year.

(and I'm hoping Sir Derek and Ms. Mirren won't mind me infringing a copyright of these pictures, if there is one, since I'm linking to the site they're on.)

This exhibition “celebrates the fine art of children’s book illustration.” This juried show is in its 27th year and will present the exciting market of children’s literature. Over 150 original works selected from the books themselves will be on display. This is the only retrospective of the original art for this field. Gold and silver awards winners will be featured along with the Founder’s Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award.more information...