# Farewell to "The Queen of Technicolor"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-to-the-queen-of-technicolor/923174>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** celebrity-death\
**Created:** [October 17, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-to-the-queen-of-technicolor/923174 "2020-10-17T13:43:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-to-the-queen-of-technicolor/923174/1 "2020-10-17T13:43:58Z")

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[Rhonda Fleming](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/16/movies/rhonda-fleming-dead.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage), old movie sex idol of the 40s/50s, has died at 97. She was mostly famous for her red hair and green eyes, rather than her acting.

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**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2020, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-to-the-queen-of-technicolor/923174/2 "2020-10-17T13:52:57Z")

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That link is behind a paywall. How about [this one](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhonda_Fleming)?

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-to-the-queen-of-technicolor/923174/3 "2020-10-17T17:18:04Z")

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Thanks. I keep forgetting.

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**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-to-the-queen-of-technicolor/923174/4 "2020-10-17T19:14:01Z")

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She was in some good films, but rarely in good parts; and in the good roles she did have, usually overshadowed by others and/or shot in b&w (a waste). She is memorable in her two or three scenes in _Out of the Past_ (1947). She had a more substantial role in the underrated film noir _Slightly Scarlet_ (1956) - which alas, Arlene Dahl steals as her klepto sister – beautifully shot in darkly-hued Technicolor (by John Alton) and based on James M. Cain story. And she had a rare “bad girl” role in _Inferno_ (1953), shot in 3D. Had she played more bad women, her career might have been more memorable.