Drew Barrymore! For her latest role as “Little Edie” Bouvier Beale, a relative of Jackie O, in HBO’s Grey Gardens, Drew says she was “inspired by Jean Harlow and Clara Bow and Carole Lombard.”
In another interview she added how she “observed stars like Carole Lombard, Joan Crawford, Leslie Caron and other female actors, how they walked and talked. I did that steadily for three months. I really needed to get the feel of the era.”
It’s always nice when the stars of today shed a little light on Hollywood’s legends. Especially if it’s Lombard getting a shout out! Plus, I’m sure her granddaddy John, aka Jack, would be very proud. (He frequently cited Carole Lombard as “the greatest actress”).
As for Grey Gardens, it airs on HBO this Saturday at 8 pm. I’m tuning in!
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I like Drew Barrymore. I always thought she would have made a good Harlow in a biopic. She had the same shaped face and body type.
You’re right. She kind of does. And from the latest reviews she’s been getting her acting talent has improved too. We shall see . . .
I don’t have HBO so let us know what you thought of it. I saw part of the original Grey Gardens and it was disturbing. No wonder Jackie O was mortified.