If i ever had to be any other hair colour (outside of pink of course) I'd love to be a red head! I love it! When i think fiery, sassy, independent and sexy i think 'Redhead'! And I'm a fire sign people, an Aries! So redheads? i eat that up! So, here's my R - list of my top fav Redheads!
DISCLAIMER: i don't own any of these picture's they're the property of the relevant bodies)
Red Hot Riding Hood
Red Hot Riding Hood is an animated cartoon short subject, directed by Tex Avery and released on May 8, 1943 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). In 1994 it was voted #7 of The 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field. It is one of Avery's most popular cartoons, inspiring several of his own "sequel" shorts as well as influencing other cartoons and feature films for years afterward. so says Wikipedia
Carol Bernette
Carol Burnett – American comedienne and actress most famous for her own variety show, The Carol Burnett Show (1967-1978). She also appeared on Mama’s Family in a few episodes reprising the role of Eunice that she created with co-star Vickie Lawrence, and as Jamie’s mother on Mad About You. In addition, she’s done several films and voice-overs. However, she will most likely be remembered most for her ear-tugging salute to her grandmother, her hilarious Tarzan call, and her parody of Gone with the Wind called Went with the Wind.~25 Famous Redheads
I love Lucy!
I Love Lucy is an American television sitcom starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley. The black-and-white series originally ran from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957, on the CBS. When the original series ended, the show continued for three more seasons with 13 one-hour specials, running from 1957 to 1960, known first as The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Showand later in reruns as The Lucy-Desi Comedy Show I Love Lucy was the most watched show in the United States in four of its six seasons, and was the first to end its run at the top of the Nielsen ratings (an accomplishment later matched by The Andy Griffith Show and Seinfeld ). I Love Lucy is still syndicated in dozens of languages across the world. The show was the first scripted TV program to be shot on 35 mm film in front of a studio audience, won five Emmy Awards and received numerous nominations. In 2002, it ranked second on TV Guide's list of television's greatest shows, behind Seinfeld and ahead of The Honeymooners In 2007 it was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME ~ Wikipedia
Vincent Van Gogh (My favorite Artist!
Vincent Van Gogh (1853 – 1890) – Dutch post-Impressionist painter who lived in relative obscurity, yet, his paintings routinely fetch the largest sums at auctions. Probably best known for Starry Night, he was beset by a myriad of mental disturbances, and famously cut off the lobe of his ear in 1888.~25 Famous Redheads
Joan Harris Hallaway (i admit, she's probably my #1 Redhead!)
Joan P. Harris (née Holloway) is afictional character on AMC'S television series Mad Men. She is portrayed by Christina Hendricks. Embodying the role of femme fatale, Holloway is a "bold" and "sassy" character. Creating the character, Mad Men's creator Mathew Weiner tried not to make the character appear as a television stereotype, but unpredictable and complicated. The Boston Globe has said that Holloway occupies "a sort of middle ground between the show's main female characters, who represent opposing paths for women of their day"; as Betty Draper gave up a modeling career to become a housewife and Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss) tries to become a copywriter in "a world where men routinely call women 'girls', and sometimes literally chase them through the office".Holloway is considered the queen bee of the office secretarial pool. In the season two episode "Maidenform" each secretary is categorized as either a Marlyn Monroe or a Jackie Kennedy as a campaign for Playtex, when asked what kind of woman Holloway is, Kinsey answers "Well, Marilyn's really a Joan, not the other way around"~Wikipedia
Shirley Temple
Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928), later known as Shirley Temple Black, is an American film and television actress, singer, dancer, autobiographer, and former U.S. Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia. She began her film career in 1932 at the age of three, and in 1934, skyrocketed to superstardom in Bright Eyes, a feature film designed specifically for her talents. She received a special Academy Award in February 1935, and film hits such as Curly Top and Heidi followed year after year during the mid to late 1930s
Oh how i used to confuse her for Aileen Quinn in Little Orphan Annie! Yep, that's right,
that's not little Shirley Temple but little Aileen Quinn! Boy was i shocked!
Who didn't make my Top Favs list? Here's a shocker of a 'Runner Up':
Jessica Rabbit.
Jessica Rabbit is Roger's human buxom wife in the book and movie. In the book, she was an immoral, up-and-coming star and former comic character, over whom her estranged husband, comic strip star Roger Rabbit, obsessed. She is re-imagined in the film as a sultry, but moral, cartoon singer at a Los Angeles supper club called The Ink and Paint Club. She is one of several suspects in the framing of her husband, who is a famous cartoon star~ Wikipedia
Now mind you she's probably the hottest red head that ever did grace one's lips but thing is, though i love her, her sexuality, her appeal to parody and her damn plain old awesomeness, i think Red is hotter AND is higher than likely her inspiration..
For the crazies in the crowd who don't know Jessica Rabbit she's the human wife of Roger Rabbit from the movie 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit" I was so obsessed with her as a child, i saw her somewhere and was drawn in by her curves, sass and sensuality. She was probably the character that help me 'perfect' the female form in my drawings. I remember being in what was probably the forth grade and having kids line up for me to draw them a copy of this famous gal.
Gotta love it!
So, who are your top five favorite: Red heads?
Also, before your go here is a refresher on Red Hot Riding Hood:
Memory jogged? I hope so! :D
Here is a clip from what seems to be a mixed character of Red Hot Riding Hood and Swing Shift Cinderella. Warning: PIPING hot pin up action! (essentially same character if you ask me)
Wanna know some other awesome famous red heads? check this link out. Credit goes to them for some of the historical info found here on Carol Burnett and Van Gogh :)
p.s. I got the idea for this list from my 20sb swap buddy Pop-O-Matic Deluxe, Check out her list!
p,p,s Also, you might wanna check out the Top 50 Greatest Cartoons list. How many do you recognize?
Should i do a blondes edition next?