"Joan Crawford behaved like a star. Some do, some don't...You know, when Joan came on the set, somebody came on the set."Rosalind Russell
"My first impression of Joan Crawford was of glamour. Glamour had nothing to do with aloofness or temperment, it had to do with friendliness, tremendous vitality and hard work, ambition and constant desire to improve her work, and to get knowledgeable about things that wereimportant to the work."James Stewart
"Joan was a star in every sense of the word. She didn't remind you of it in any particular way. You just knew it. And you didn't think any less of her for it."Henry Fonda
"Joan Crawford, as much as I dislike the lady, is a star."Humphrey Bogart
What a star!!
"There are some who want to get married and others who don't. I have never had an impulse to go to the altar. I am a difficult person to lead"Greta Garbo
- When Greta Garbo arrived Hollywood . Louis B. Mayer informed Her director \Mentor\ Boyfriend Mouritz Stiller " American Men Don't like Fat Women" She lost her weight as well as stiller whose career was dried up as her soared. She refused to return to Sweden with him.
- On her arrival in Hollywood in late 1925, Garbo was sent to Max Factor seeking 'make-up dramatization' for her first American screen test. Of the early Garbo, Factor said, "She has natural eyelashes more lovely than any artificial lashes I can supply.
- She was Adolf Hitler Favorite Actress.
- Garbo And Marlene Dietrich shared a Lesbian lover, The socialite Mercedes De Acosta.
- At Mayer 's insistence She agreed to appeared in a premiere of Camille . She wore her pajamas under her fur coat , Waved to her fans walk out to the door without bothering watching the film.
- In "Ninotchka," Garbo gave a brilliant comedy performance in one of MGM's best pictures to date. Louis B. Mayer sent her a huge bunch of flowers on the first day of shooting; she returned it without a word.
- The appeal of Garbo was androgynous and enormous: at the peak of her success she was reputed to receive ninety thousand letters a month, 80 percent of them from women.
- Except at the very beginning of her career, she granted no interviews, signed no autographs, attended no premieres, and answered no fan mail.
- Garbo First talkie Anna Christie ,was highly publicize by MGM with the promo line "Garbo Talks!!!!" Her first Comedy "Ninotchka" Was dub " Garbo Laugh !!" When " Camille" was released. Some suggested the ad should read " Garbo Coughs!!"
Asta (born Skippy) was a Wire-Haired Fox Terrier best known for his acting work in the 1934 screwball comedy The Thin Man. He was trained by Frank Weatherwax and owner Henry East. He later appeared in The Awful Truth (as Mr. Smith), Bringing Up Baby (as George, the bone-hiding pup of Katharine Hepburn), and Topper Takes A Trip (as Mr. Atlas). Due to the enormous popularity of Asta, interest in pet terriers skyrocketed. As a character in the movie The Thin Man, Asta was the playful pet dog of Nick and Nora Charles, tugging them around town on his walks, hiding from danger, and sniffing out dead corpses. The character later appeared in the sequels After the Thin Man, Another Thin Man, Shadow of the Thin Man, The Thin Man Goes Home, Song of the Thin Man, as well as the 1950s television show The Thin Man. Although Skippy played Asta in the original film, it is believed multiple terriers were used for the sequels, and he wasn't involved in the television show.
Interestingly, the original character of Asta in Dashiell Hammett's book of the The Thin Man was not a Wire-Haired Fox Terrier, but a Schnauzer.
All the Best Picture nominated films were exceptional and unforgettable:
Ninotchka (with four nominations and no wins) about a cold Soviet official sent to Paris Stagecoach (with seven nominations and two wins - Best Supporting Actor and Best Score) - the director's first film with star John Wayne - about a stagecoach journey by a varied group of characters The Wizard of Oz (with six nominations and only two wins - Best Song Over the Rainbow (almost cut from the film by MGM executives) and Best Original Score) Wuthering Heights (with eight nominations and only one win - Best Black and White Cinematography by Gregg Toland) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (with eleven nominations and only one win - Best Original story) of Lewis Foster's story about a naive and innocent junior Senator
| You Are 57% Feminine, 43% Masculine |
 You are in touch with both your feminine and masculine sides. You're sensitive at the right times, but you don't let your emotions overwhelm you. You're not a eunuch, just the best of both genders. |
One of my Favorite movie is now available on DVD
It's been raining here in San Francisco for a couple days. I can't help but thinking about a movie that I really like. The rains Came (1939) Staring Tyrone Power , Myrna Loy and George Brent. Indian aristocrat Tyrone Power returns to his home province after studying medicine in America to help the needy and sick, and becomes romantically involved with married English socialite Myrna Loy. The couple finds their love and courage tested when an earthquake and flood devastate the area and a subsequent malaria epidemic threatens all,
The Rains Came released during one of the richest years in cinematic history (ten 1939 films got Best Picture nominations), is best-remembered for its spectacular special effects, Nominated for five academy award including Best Cinematography (Black and White), Best Art Direction--Set Decoration, Best Sound, Best Original Score, Best Editing and won f0r Best Special Effects ( beat out both Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz for the Oscar.)
Gig Young was a career supporting player who won an Oscar late in his career for the 1969 film They Shoot Horses, Don't They? He took the stage name Gig Young after playing a character by that name in the movie The Gay Sisters (1942). After serving in World War II, Gig became a reliable supporting player in the movies, earning Oscar nominations for Come Fill The Cup (1951) and Teacher's Pet (1958). Young had alcohol and marital problems, and his career began to wane in the 1960s, but he rallied to win the best supporting actor Oscar as an abrasive dance marathon emcee in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (with Jane Fonda)."Listen, Mary, just because you're wearing those Joan Crawford Come Fuck Me Pumps, you still ain't no movie star!"
What is "Joan Crawford Come Fuck Me Pumps"???????
- high heeled, ankle strapped woman's shoes circa 1940s causing one to walk in a pronounced, seductive, strutting motion, made popular by actress Joan Crawford
- high-heeled pumps with a three inch or higher stilleto heel. Usually some really bright colour to get your attention. Maybe shiny vinyl or glittery.Accentuates the leg.Not usually removed during sex.
"Dear World, I am leaving you because I am bored. I feel I have lived long enough. I am leaving you with your worries in this sweet cesspool - good luck."
~~ George Sanders, British actor, d. April 25, 1972
Thelma Ritter, a great excellent actress who brought much pleasure to the screen. Its a shame that she was never given an Oscar for all her performances (honorary)after her death.
In "Rear Window" (1954), she was Jimmy Stewart's housekeeper, in "Pillow Talk" (1959), her drunk stole scenes from Doris Day, and in "A Hole in the Head" (1959), she was Frank Sinatra's understanding sister-in-law. In "How the West Was Won" (1962), Ritter was a spinster traveling to the west with Debbie Reynolds, and in "A New Kind of Love" (1963), a fashion designer alongside Joanne Woodward -- a job one might never imagine Ritter doing in real life.
In film after film, her presence was the highlight of the picture, and although she was more than 40 before she stepped before a camera, Ritter eventually worked with virtually every major director of her period (Hitchcock, Mankiewicz, etc.) and every major star (Edward G.Robinson, Barbara Stanwyck, Bette Davis, Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable, Montgomery Clift, etc.) stealing scenes from most of them
Every Monday night from June 1, 1936 until January 22, 1945, DeMille was the director and host of Lux Radio Theater a popular weekly show what under his aegis dramatized successful films, cast with the original stars whenever possible. The show attracted an audience of over 40,000,000 listeners | lux radio Ghost an... |
Anya Seton's novel was first published in Ladies Home Journal between Aug and Decorations 1943. According to a 6 Jun 1944 Hollywood Reporter news item, Gregory Peck was first considered for the "co-star role" of this picture, and a modern source reveals that studio production chief Darryl F. Zanuck intended to feature Peck as "Nicholas" and John Hodiak as "Dr. Jeff Turner."
I thought Dragonwyck was really good it’s a combination of Rebecca and The ghost and Mrs. miur -- actors all fine. Vincent Price and Jessica Tandy are always superb, also Walter Houston and Ann Reeves (Who always play everybody's mother) and off course GeneCrassius: Do you eat oysters?
Antoninus: Yes.
Snails?
No.
Do you consider the eating of oysters to be moral and the eating of snails to be immoral?
No, master.
Of course not. It’s all a matter of taste, isn’t it?
Yes, master.
And taste is not the same as appetite and therefore not a question of morals, is it?
It could be argured so, master.
Um, that’ll do. My robe, Antoninus. Ah, my taste … includes both oysters and snails.
| by Zsa Zsa Gabor Queen of outer space 1958 . A no-budget sci-fi epic. Everybody involved seems to be having a good time. | |
(1950, Warner Bros., 103 min.) This fantastic film noir fable, a thinly-veiled version of the life story of gangsters’ moll Virginia Hill, is perhaps an even truer depiction of the real Joan Crawford than Mommie Dearest. Right up there with Mildred Pierce as one of Crawford’s finest Warner Bros. melodramas. Dir. Vincent Sherman. Scr. Harold Medford & Jerome Weidman, story by Gertrude Walker. With Steve Cochran, Kent Smith, and veteran Joan-foil David Brian. 35mm print courtesy of Warner Classics.
(1947, Warner Bros., 108 min.) Joan Crawford plays a nurse driven mad when the man she loves (Van Heflin) spurns her advances. This tour de force for Joan, stylishly directed by Curtis Bernhardt, earned her yet another Oscar nomination. With Raymond Massey, Geraldine Brooks, and a terrific Franz Waxman score. Scr. Silvia Richards and Ranald MacDougall, story by Rita Weiman. 35mm print courtesy of Warner Classics.
October 2005 I wrote about living famous "Death or alive -famous people who turn 85 or more this year"
a little more than a year later, so many of the people mentioned above have passed away.Thankskentdoa from Death or alive website for a reminder