In 1922, there was a shy dance student at California's Venice High School named Myrna Williams. She, along with other students, was asked to pose for a new lawn sculpture by the school's art teacher Harry Winebrenner. The resulting sculpture, of a woman with her head looking up to the sky and her left arm outstretched, was named "Inspiration." She rested on the front lawn of the high school as Ms. Williams became screen legend Myrna Loy. Almost a century later, the Los Angeles Times reports that Loy has returned to the school in a new sculpture.
For years, she greeted students daily. She even found her way to the big screen like her human counterpart. In the hit musical Grease, part of which was filmed on the school's campus, she is visible just after the credits, as John Travolta meets up with his T-birds after their summer of lovin'. In the coming years,...
For years, she greeted students daily. She even found her way to the big screen like her human counterpart. In the hit musical Grease, part of which was filmed on the school's campus, she is visible just after the credits, as John Travolta meets up with his T-birds after their summer of lovin'. In the coming years,...
- 4/14/2010
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Cinematical
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