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Work from home? There is certainly a precedent. Add glamor to your routine by taking inspiration from these Hollywood stars from the Golden Age. Take a trip down memory lane and you’ll find that everyone, including Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn, has to stay inside sometimes.
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Marilyn monroe
If your FMH includes sorting out piles of fan mail (the burden!), You can use Marilyn as inspiration. If anything, this red negligee is to die for.
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Tippi Hedren
In a very normal scene, Hedren retrieved food from the refrigerator with the help of his pet lion, Neil (??), at his home in Sherman Oaks, California.
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Joan collins
Collins clearly lived in a pink universe. She lay down on her pink bed, in her pink bedroom, with her pink poodle, of course.
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Barbara roscoe
Multitasking expert Roscoe cooked in her immaculate kitchen, while reading a recipe and waiting for her hair to settle.
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Julie London
In this classic Slim Aarons photo, singer Julie London had breakfast in bed while staying at the famous Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Lauren bacall
Why leave your bed to do business? Bacall clearly agreed as she made a phone call lounging on her bed.
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Joan crawford
In May 1933, Crawford relaxed in her garden, looking at pictures of herself (as is done).
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Jane fonda
A very 1970s Jane Fonda was going about business, as she sat on her bed in her Beverly Hills, California home.
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Audrey hepburn
Hepburn looked dreamy, as always, writing a letter in a palm grove.
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Jayne mansfield
Consider this WFH in your Jayne Mansfield bathroom inspiration. The actress made a phone call from the tub at her plush pink Los Angeles home.
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Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
Real Life Lucy and “Ricky” were cleaning the dishes on their five acre ranch.
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Clint eastwood
Honestly, if we lived with young Clint, we would be working from home every day.
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Carol Lombard
Actress Carol Lombard was working from her rug, chatting on the phone over a (precariously placed, to be honest) cup of coffee.
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Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward
Newlyweds Newman and Woodward lay down with tea and cigarettes in this instant photo.
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Tipi Hedren
Hedren could clearly multitask. She chatted on a cell phone while hanging out with a lioness at her Saugus Animal Preserve in California.
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Steve McQueen and Neile Adams
The young couple did some household chores in their home.
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Kirk douglas
Around 1955, Douglas was relaxing in a silk robe, reading his newspaper on the sofa with a coffee.
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Jayne mansfield
More Mansfield because she really made WFH like no other. Here, she balanced a phone call, a cup of coffee, and photos on her lap, while sporting a chic wispy nightgown.
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Elizabeth taylor
Elizabeth Taylor, 17, was an icon and animal lover. Here she was spotted washing her golden cocker spaniel, Amy.
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Audrey hepburn
Nymph Audrey Hepburn was caught arranging flowers in her New York kitchen. We wish we could say that our eyebrows were also groomed right now.
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Elizabeth taylor
Liz, you naughty rascal! Here, the superstar wore a stunning white nightgown and robe while kneeling on a bed.
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Marlon brando
Stars: They are like us. Brando sipped tea and held a dog while having breakfast at his grandmother’s house in Van Nuys, California.
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Brigitte Bardot
Bardot got some whimsy in the bath in this iconic 1958 photo.
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Robert mitchum
Working from home doesn’t mean you’re alone. Actor Robert Mitchum cooked for his two sons and did a little taste test.
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Judy Garland
There’s no place like home, indeed, for Garland, who has gotten ready to fry chicken in her kitchen.
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Sophie loren
Loren wasn’t afraid to get his hands dirty. The actress has made what looks like pizza in her home kitchen.
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Paul newman
Newman relaxed and relaxed at his Beverly Hills home.
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Bette davis
Davis was a busy bee, working at his home typewriter.
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Kathryn Grayson and Johnnie Johnston
Couples who pimp together, stay together? Grayson brushed her hair while Johnston shaved in this BTS photo.
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