Let's Talk Turkey About the Prettiest Peacock in Palos Verdes! by Greg Schreiner
Let's Talk Turkey About the Prettiest Peacock in Palos Verdes!
by Greg Schreiner
Palos Verdes is known for its wandering peacocks and the Hollywood also celebrated peacocks as well. The most famous example is probably Hedy Lamarr's amazing costume from "Samson and Deliah" which included a cape and gown covered in peacock feathers as designed by Edith Head.
I have been lucky to acquire in my collection two costumes which also feature the feathers of this bird. The first was designed by Nolan Miller and worn by Diahanne Carroll in the TV show, "Dynasty". Ms. Carroll was invited to a costume ball at the Carrington mansion and decided to wear this spectacular costume which included a peacock feather and jeweled head piece, a two piece jeweled costume and a velvet cape lined in thousands of peacock feathers.
This is a costume that is also one of the most popular in my show, Hollywood Revisited. It never fails to draw many gasps from the audience when the cape is unfurled.
The second costume was worn by Joseph Fiennes in the movie "Hercules" (2014). In the movie, Mr. Fiennes plays King Eurystheus and designer, Jany Temime , created this stunning costume of pounded gold metal and leather and accented with a cape lined in solid peacock feathers. Certainly a costume befitting a king. It is interesting to contemplate that perhaps the ancestors of the Palos Verdes peacock appeared on film via their feathers.
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I own a huge collection of over 500 movie costumes worn by the great stars of the golden age Hollywood and have been asked to feature something special befitting the month of September. I also utilize my costumes in a show, Hollywood Revisited (www.hollywoodrevisited.com).
Greg Schreiner is the pianist, narrator and producer of Hollywood Revisited. He has appeared on numerous television programs including AMC's Hollywood Fashion Machine, A&E's The Incurable Collector, Entertainment Tonight, Hard Copy and The Montel Williams Show. All have featured various movie costumes from his vast personal collection. Some of these costumes are on display at the new Hollywood Museum in Hollywood, California. Mr. Schreiner serves on the piano faculty at Cerritos College and Santa Monica College, has several recordings in release and was composer/performer for the educational television series Masters of the Silent Screen. Greg also is an active participant in the music community of Southern California as the accompanist for the Mansfield Chamber Singers of Beverly Hills. He is also the president of Marilyn Remembered, a club devoted to preserving the memory of Marilyn Monroe. Greg Schreiner is truly a renaissance man!