Was there ever an actress that had such beautiful red hair? I always thought Maureen O'Hara in The Quiet Man had that title but Shearer's passed her. Does anyone know how true her hair color was in the movie to real life? I know the Criterion DVD accents the reds but all the pictures I've seen of her show that flaming red hair. I would be shattered if it turns out she got it from a bottle.
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Moira Shearer's hair was the most beautiful flaming red, not touched up or out of a bottle. She was justifiably famous for the beauty of her hair.
shareYes, even more dramatic in real life. I watched her dancing a lot when I was a teenager, mad on ballet. Her hair, her expressive face, her skin, her body, her personality were as breathtaking as the precision of her dancing. I don't think you would call it flaming red, however - it had richer, deeper, coppery lights in it. Lovely woman, with a personality to match - not a trace of "side" and apparently quite unable to understand why people thought she was so remarkable.
shareSaw the film again tonight for the first time in about 8 years & had forgotten how brilliantly red the hair was.
What struck me even more was how, at times, there is such a strong resemblance between Moira and Debra Messing; particularly in the scenes where Moira is being very casual.
I have died my red hair for years, trying to get what Moira Shearer had in this film.
One thing to keep in mind is that Powell/Pressburger were known for their otherworldly and ethereal cinematography so that all of the colors in their films are more striking and vibrant than will ever be possible in real life. It is part of what makes all their films so long-lived and thrilling.
aside from being a fan of ballet, classical music, stage design and literature, i'm also a lover of redheads, and moira shearer's gorgeous red locks is the first and last thing i love about this movie.
i'm assuming she was a natural redhead, and that whatever embellishes were incorporated into the colourings in the film (pre or post-production) didn't do too much to alter her (or anybody else's) appearance.
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Moira Shearer was in a film,"The Man Who Loved Redheads" -- a very nice piece of work, but not available on VHS or DVD, for some strange reason.
Believe me, her hair color is real. I saw her at a number of ballet performances and even have an autographed photo of her and Michael Somes (performing Giselle) .. and she was very kind to a little kid who just started ballet (me).
It's interesting that Marius Goring has (sandy) red hair as well -- much less attractive on a man, of course!
I can't imagine that anyone would deliberately dye his hair that colour; was it a career handicap for him in any way?
~~Igenlode, who has a red-headed brother
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Michael Powell was fond of redheads. Quite a few of his leading actresses, and a few of his leading actors, had red hair. Deborah Kerr & Roger Livesey to name but two. In his autobiography Powell said that a redhead's nerves were nearer the surface so they made good actors
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Dear Steve:
You're quite right. I wonder if any of his wives were redheads. In the 1960 film "Peeping Tom" quite a few of the actresses were redheads - Maxine Audley, Anna Massey, as well as Moira herself.
I wonder if any of his wives were redheads
When filmed right, Red Hair looks so beautiful and dramatic on film. Powell loved rich almost hallucinatory color in The Red Shoes.
Shearer's hair is the focus of so many shots.
Remember that he also used Roger Livesey & Marius Goring in quite a few films.
There are two more red-heads
Why is red hair much less attractive on a man??
sharePossibly because they don't get to wear the brightly-coloured clothes to show it off? Or the heavy make-up to emphasise it?In men it tends to be the 'natural' sandy/carrots colour that gets people teased at school, with pale lashes plus all-over freckles as accompaniment (think about the amount of time Katherine Hepburn allegedly spent covering up her freckles). Red-headed beauty is pretty high maintenance, and I don't think men generally bother with all that fuss.Interestingly, Benedict Cumberbatch, who is a striking natural red-head with much the same colouring as my own brother, has had his hair dyed for most of his roles.http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130203231436/bakerstreet/images/b /b0/Benedict-Cumberbatch.jpgOther talented red-headed actors of note: Charles Dancehttp://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r4Rvp9CJvsg/TyOrB-9yQmI/AAAAAAAACjA/2g-Oap8L 6Hw/s1600/000000Z.jpgDamien Lewishttp://www.fansshare.com/gallery/photos/10713934/damian-lewis-wallpape r/~~Igenlode, who still has red hair in the familyGather round, lads and lasses, gather round...
shareLol! You're a dolt. I love redheads, and last I checked men are allowed to wear any colour they choose.
shareCheck out Marketa Hrubesova in Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (1992); here, too, her flaming red hair seems like an expression of her personality.
shareShe was absolutely gorgeous!
Her beauty alone could have made her a big Hollywood star if she had ever wanted that.
She was amazing, a wonderful dancer and a great beauty. I'm so glad they made this film and continue to show it.
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Forget her hair (which was beautiful, though), look at HER EYES! Moira had one of the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen, Even prettier than Vivian Leigh's eyes.
Big, beautiful, expressive eyes.
Yup. Her ginger glory is only surpassed by Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge!
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