Maybelline's TOTAL LOOK, not just eyes any longer in 1975

If you haven't read my book The Maybelline Story, you can't appreciate the impact this merger had on the stock that all the Maybelline stockholders received at the sale of the Maybelline Company in 1967.  Everyone's money doubled overnight and of course with that windfall came good and bad consequences.  But enough of the drama, let's get back to business. Schering Plough moves the factory to Little Rock Arkansas and Maybelline get's a new look, with the New FRESH AND LOVELY, line of products in 1975. 

Stay tuned tomorrow as the story continues.  

Playboy Club, 1975

Playboy Club in the ABC entertainment center, Los Angeles.  Ernie Quarantello,  Noel A. Williams, Bunny Suzanne, Mrs. Frank Kearney, Jean Williams, Judge Frank Kearney, and Bill Williams.

For my father's generation, going to the Playboy Club, in the 1970's, and seeing the sexy Bunny's tail, was a big kick.  Not so much for my generation.

Bill's daughters, Donna, Sharrie and Billee Williams at Casa de Guillermo, 1976.

Though I actually wanted to be a Playboy Bunny in the late 1960's.  By 1975 I was married to a young Attorney and only interested in climbing the ladder of success.

It's all in my book, The Maybelline Story and the Spirited Family Dynasty Behind It.    

Scenes from Goodbye Norma Jean, filmed at my father's Casa Guillermo, 1975

Was Goodbye Norma Jean, a lost sleeper, or has it become a cult-favorite, capturing the film style of the 1970's?

A shot from inside Casa Guillermo.  On the left side is Jean Williams, my dad's cousin.  During the three day shooting of Goodbye Norma Jean, the director asked all of my friends and family to fill up the background in various shots. 

In this shot from Goodbye Norma Jean, Misty Rowe, morphs from being Norma Jean to Marilyn Monroe.  The three extras to her right are Jean Williams, my father, Bill Williams and his girlfriend Ernie Quarantello.

On the left is a friend of the family, Gerry Marks, in a scene shot in the living room of Casa Guillermo.

Goodbye Norma Jean, filmed at Casa Guillermo in 1975.

Nana moved to Hot Springs Arkansas with her new husband, while my husband, an attorney, put together a deal with the producer of Goodbye Norma Jean, to have the movie filmed at my father's Palm Springs estate, Casa Guillermo in 1975.

The producer said the the estate had the feeling of an old 1940's, director's estate and wanted to shoot most of the film in and outside of the casa.  The papers were signed and a film date was set for March of 1975.

I was an extra in the film while Gene hung out behind the scenes with the family and crew. He had his eye on every detail, making sure the contract was being honored and the property was respected.

My friend Pearl White in a shot taken on the grounds of Casa Guillermo, or House of Williams.

Pearl White, Gene Dorney and Chuck's wife, Ann Williams.

Cousin Chuck, BB1, with his wife Ann, talking to Gene and my dad, as the family sat around watching the movie being filmed. 

A view of the Casa with my sister Donna heading to the guest house where she lived for 5 years.

Noel A. Wiliams,  Linda Beaty, Sharrie, Gene Dorney and Ann Williams between filming.




More fun details of the filming of Goodbye Norma Jean, in The Maybelline Story and the Spirited Family Dynasty Behind It. Get a signed copy from http://www.maybellinebook.com/.

If you want to see more pictures of the Casa, vintage cars, clothes, sets, makeup used in Goodbye Norma Jean, scroll down as I posted many posts about the movie being filmed at my fathers estate. 

Two fabulous photos of Misty Rowe taken during the filming of Goodbye Norma Jean in 1975

Misty Rowe as Norma Jaen Baker

Misty Rowe as Marilyn Monroe with my father,
 Bill Williams, filmed at his Palm Springs Estate