Firearms Friday with Ariel Winter

Born in 1998, Ariel Winter made her film debut at the age of seven in the neo-noir comedy "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" in 2005. She went onto become one of Hollywood's busiest child actors, providing voices for several animated series and films, as well as holding down a lead roles in several television series, including in the sit-com "Modern Family", which is ending its eleven-year run in 2020.

In 2017, Winter took the "controversial" step of posing for photos at a gun range after earning her Firearms Safety Certificate.

Firearms Friday with Gin Wigmore

Ginnie's got a gun! Everybody run!

Gin Wigmore is a singer/songwriter from New Zealand who currently lives in the United States with her husband and daughter. For the past decade, she's been one of more interesting performers on the alternative rock scene, although nowhere in the world is she as popular as she is in her home country. She has a unique, raspy voice, and a musical sound that is at the intersection of blues, pop, and rock. 

Wigmore has been featured on Musical Mondays here at Shades of Gray, and she will be undoubtedly be back in the future.

Firearms Friday with Barbara Feldon

Actress Barbara Feldon first came to fame while lounging on tigerskin rugs and pitching hair products in a series of popular commercials during the mid-1960s, but her role as Agent 99 on the Mel Brooks-created "Get Smart" television series cemented her stardom.

Feldon starred as Agent 99  in five seasons of the original "Get Smart" from 1965 through 1970, and returned to play the character in the 1989 made-for-television movie "Get Smart, Again" (1989) and finally in a supporting role in a short-lived revival of the series in 1995, 30 years after originating the character. 

Although Agent 99 was the role that has come to define her career, Feldon was an accomplished comedienne who appeared in a wide variety of television and cinematic romps. She retired from acting in 2006.

Firearms Friday with Livia Gullo

Livia Gullo is a model, soccer super-fan, and Miss Brazil USA pageant runner-up who occasionally does photo-shoots with guns and very little else.

Firearms Friday with Diana Rigg

Diana Rigg is a British actress with a long and celebrated career on both the big and small screens. She is perhaps best known for her role as Mrs. Peele on "The Avengers" during the 1960s, and her more recent role as Oleena Tyrrell on "Game of Thrones".

Firearms Friday with Cyd Charisse

Be very, very quiet... Cyd is hunting bunny rabbits!

Born in 1922, Cyd Charisse was one of the greatest female dancers to ever grace the silver screen. A classically trained ballerina, she rose to fame during the 1950s, but as the popularity of big-budget musicals faded, so did her career. She continued working sporadically in film and on television, in everything from bit parts to second- and third-billed supporting roles, until shortly before her death in 2008.

Firearms Friday with Elke Sommer

Born in 1940, German actress Elke Sommer spent some of her teenage years in England, and since she was fluid in both German and English, she thought about training for a career as a diplomatic translator, but upon winning a beauty contest while vacationing in Italy, she turned firmly toward modeling and acting instead.

During the 1960s and into the 1970s, Sommer was a reigning European sex symbol and she soon conquered America as well. She appeared in all manner of films--from light farces and sex comedies, to thrillers and gory horror films; from low-budget quickies, to big-budget blockbusters--and all manner parts. As the 1970s came to a close and her screen career began to cool, Sommer found success on television. She also turned to writing and painting, and she has been enjoying success as a gallery artist for more than 40 years now. She continues to take a film role every now and then, and she is currently filming the forthcoming sci-fi film "PhonY".

Firearms Friday with Alexis Smith

It's the beginning of  a new year, and the beginning of a new post series! Every other Friday, there'll be a picture or two of a weapons-brandishing actress or model in this space.

Alexis Smith was a dancer-turned-actress whose career in movies and on television spanned more than 40 years. She is perhaps best remembered for "Day and Night (1946), "Undercover Girl" (1957), and a recurring role on the TV series "Dallas" during the 1984 and 1990 seasons.

Han Solo didn't shoot first...

... because Bebe Daniels pulled the trigger before getting out of bed!

Picture Perfect Wednesday:The Right to Keep and Bear Arms

The United States Bill of Rights states that "... the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." And here is Louise Brooks practicing her Constitutionally protected right.


Louise Brooks was an American actress who started out as a chorus dancer but became one of the silent movie eras most popular stars. However, Brooks strong personality also put her at odds with the aspects of American culture in general and the Hollywood elite in particular--she was disatisfied with the restrictive role that women had in American society and insisted on having things her way or not at all.

Although Brooks only appeared in 25 movies, she set a number of fashion trends (foremost of these being her bobbed hairstyle) and became the inspiration for Guido Crepax's comic book heroine "Valentina." She retired from film in 1938, weary of fighting the studio system. She later worked as a dance instructor and writer, publishing numerous books and essays about Hollywood and the film .

Louise Brooks passed away in 1984 after suffering a heart attack at the age of 78.