Let There Be Limericks: Some Sirens of the Silent Silver Screen

Starring Miss Clara Bow
Here's a tidbit you may not know
About the silent screen siren Miss Clara Bow:
All her films were a hit,
What she had was called "It",
And the '20s were lit with Miss Bow in the show.

Then There Was Theda
The vamp Theda Bara was quite a gal
On the screen in her roles as a "femme fatale".
She wore costumes revealing
That were often scene-stealing
But were still quite appealing to male co-stars, et al.

 Naughty Nita Naldi
Silent screen star Nita Naldi was an Irish dolly
Who began her career in the Ziegfeld Follies.
She was pursued in films by paramours,
Such as R. Valentino and J. Barrymore,
And finally "talked" on TV in the '50s, by golly.
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Kendrick Avatar
December 14, 2022 at 11:58 AM
Creative work. Way to go. Sara
Slaughter Avatar
December 14, 2022 at 1:12 PM
Thank you, Sara.
Labyrinth Avatar
November 12, 2022 at 11:00 AM
Louise Brooks was a stunner. F'd up childhood ruined her chances in the marriage stakes...although, she was considered a sex symbol in her era. Many scandalous affairs both women and men. I think she got terribly religious in her later years, probably due to her nun like existence ... and hair-vest pennance to stay clear of the sh*g. L
Slaughter Avatar
November 12, 2022 at 11:09 AM
I think I've heard of her, L. She sounds like quite a gal.
Bauer Avatar
November 7, 2022 at 12:27 PM
These are great fun, Jim! I never heard of Nita Naldi, but enjoyed her poem as well as the others…
Slaughter Avatar
November 7, 2022 at 1:55 PM
Thanks, Ilene. I've never seen any of her flics, either, but she was a big deal in her day.
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