Classic News / Reading Roundup:
RIP Gregory Peck’s widow Veronique, an arts supporter- hollywood reporter
RIP film maker Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent who made some great westerns- boot hill
more re RIP Biff Elliott, first to play Mike Hammer on the big screen in I, The Jury, also appeared in films directed by Billy Wilder, Sam Fuller, Nicholas Ray and Jack Lemmon – hollywood reporter
Six Panned Films That Eventually Became Classics
Katharine Hepburn’s menswear from Woman of the Year was revolutionary and still looks current
the Marilyn Monroe Diet: Eggs, Meat…And Ice Cream
who will play Lawrence of Arabia in the remake?
8 Famous People With Purple Hearts thanks to @CraigR3521
BLOGS / REVIEWS:
big post roundup all about today’s TCM featured star Eva Marie Saint and yesterday’s Freddie Bartholomew
wow, your eyes will thank you for letting them look at these pics of Carole, Gable, Harlow, Dietrich, more, by famed photog Hurrell over at carole & co. and also dame deluxe Ann Sheridan
nix pix reviews the RIO GRANDE blu ray
DVD savant reviews The Cross of Lorraine dvd / The Incredible Mr. Limpet Blu-ray
gingerology checks out Boston University’s Ginger Rogers century exhibit
cool pic of the day –2 for your weekend: one of Ann Sheridan from the carole& co post linked above,
and a colorized one of young John Wayne from false colors, who was kind enough to plug my Ward Bond post this week, and gets the Comfy Chair, on the top of the right sidebar! go check out friends of Speakeasy
reminder, I’m posting a lil something on the Kay Francis- Basil Rathbone movie Confession Tuesday
Aw, man, another day with filmmakers and the people who loved them shuffling off this mortal coil. RIP film maker Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent, and original Mike Hammer Biff Elliott, who I remember seeing on TV in I, THE JURY. Sorry to hear about Veronique Peck’s demise, too; it seems like only yesterday I was reading the interview with Peck that brought those lovebirds together! I’m telling you, life goes way too fast — we’d better enjoy life AND the movies while we can!
I know, I’m kind of starting to dread checking out the news/sites lately, wondering who’s next. *sigh* sadly many of the greatest are “that” age so it’s inevitable. But I’m glad to inform though, those classic people are kind of neglected except on our circle of blogs who know who they are & pay nice tributes.