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And the venerable Sidney Poitier
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Another Feb. 20 celebrant. American original, Robert Altman
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More on Feb. 20: (Hello, Kitty)
Amanda Blake
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Born Feb. 20 - lost much too soon: Edward Albert
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Hello, everyone. Been offline for a few days - I hope you are all well.
Here are some Feb. 20 birthdays:
Radio and TV stalwart, Gale Gordon
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> Well, I know that Kitty Carlisle doesn't fit, because
> of the TV involvement; but I keep thinking it's her,
> so I'll post this, and get it out of my system!
I thought of Kitty Carlisle too, but it looks like she made more than a handful of movies, and I wouldn't call her a MAJOR Broadway star. Notice that Dan is now referring to the mystery guest in the past tense, so I suppose that means she's now deceased. I'm afraid I'm drawing a blank here -- Gertrude Lawrence? Beatrice Lillie? Maxine Elliott? Adah Isaacs Mencken?
And Dan, we will always be friends if you promise *never*, *never* to call me "Judy." (shudder) For some reason, many people seem to find "Judith" difficult, so JB is fine too.
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Love it, Ayres. Hepburn was too much, pretending to be the tough gal, but with a bit of Bryn Mawr poking through.
For more such talk, please refer to every Dead End Kids/Bowery Boys film ever made.
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> Oh, by the way, Dan, is this person male or
> female?
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> Yes.
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> Dan N.
No.
That won't do. And stop taunting and old woman, it isn't chivalrous.
So - what you are implying is that this person is hermaphroditic? Or are you just being coy? Your doling out of clues has been pretty stingy.
Or maybe you can't think of any that won't give it away . . . . ?
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One more birthday for 2/14:
His Honor, the Mayor of NYC, Michael Bloomberg.
Not a movie star, of course, but more movies than ever are being shot in NYC under his stewardship. Go, Mike!
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More 2/14 birthdays:
Sally Gray (shown with Robert Newton)
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> In honor of Vic Morrow's birthday (Feb. 14th), can
> someone please be kind enough to post some of his
> photos? Thanks so much.
I put one on the "Gallery of Characters" thread, and he is all over the "In the Spotlight" thread as well.
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Happy birthday to Nigel Bruce.
And to Stuart Erwin
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More on 2/14
Would you believe, Edward Platt ®
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More 2/14 celebrants.
The great Thelma Ritter
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February 14. Hello from windy, snowy, sleety, slushy NYC. It was a real adventure getting to work this morning, and I'm not looking forward to the trip home. Here are some birthday photos to cheer us up. First, the popular Vic Morrw.
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Re: "Good Egg"
There's an F. Scott Fitzgerald short story from the 1920s about a wealthy young woman who goes to stay with her elderly aunt on Long Island (or is it Connecticut?) for the summer, meets a beach bum, and falls in love with him (he's not really a beach bum, of course, but a stockbroker or something who is on vacation). Her aunt is appalled. The girl tells her - "He's all right. He's a good egg." Her aunt sputters - "Why, he's an unspeakable egg!" That's the title of the story - "The Unspeakable Egg."
I heard many people of my parents' generation use the term "good egg," but you don't hear it much any more. I suppose "good egg" may come from the older "good duck," which you find in 19th century literature.
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You are luckier than I am, Marco -- there aren't too many occasions where I find the adjective "dreamy" appropriate (except when I'm watching old movies). Maybe my standards are just too high.
Of course, this being "Hey everybody, look at me!" NYC, there's lots of beefcake on the hoof. Eveybody and his cousin Vito works out.
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I agree wholeheartedly. "Nashville" is my favorite Altman film, and I think all the performances were Oscar-worthy.
Henry Gibson did a lot to bring a note of reality to the proceedings - it's a business, after all, and he was Nashville's hard-headed businessman-entertainer (based on several of the Grand Ole Opry's old favorites). Ronee Blakeley was so touching as the Loretta Lynn character, and Lily Tomlin was great as the gospel singer with family troubles (and what a very bad singer - the actors not only all sang for themselves, but wrote the songs they sang, at Altman's insistance). Keith Carradine was right-on as the love 'em and leave 'em musician-star. And that song of his has stayed with me all these years. The scene in the club where the Carradine character sings "I'm Easy" as other characters look on and register various emotions was terrific. And on and on.
My very favorites are Keenan Wynn, as Shelly Duvall's sad uncle, and the amazing Gwen Wells, as the deluded, no-talent, country star wannabe.
But they were all wonderful - it's a great American movie.
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One of the great thrills of my young life was calling in a pledge to a telethon (maybe MDA), and talking to Mr. Romero. He was very nice to me, and treated it all very seriously (my mother placed the initial call, for extra added gravity, since I was quite young at the time). I've been a fan ever since.
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Many people have mentioned "swell" which was so very frequently used in all classic films. Nowadays, I hear it used only in a sarcastic way - I use it myself sometimes, when something goes wrong: "Oh, that's just swell!" meaning it isn't swell at all.
Others I hear only in the (classic) movies:
screwy
dreamy
applesauce (as in 'Nonsense!')
dish/looker
beefcake (supposedly popularized to describe Victor Mature)
certainly (for "of course" - not used much these days)
hep/hep cat
guys and gals/kids (for today's "you guys")
piker/chiseler
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I'm a legal secretary, a/k/a executive assisant.
I love seeing Eve Arden playing the assistant to all sorts of professional people. She's always the most professional of all - in control, good humored, and always has a pithy comment to remind us all of the reality of the situation.
On another note, I'm fascinated by George Macready's take on the slavishly loyal assistant to Charles Laughton in "The Big Clock." There are such people in the world, as witnessed by the host of executives in the news these days taking the fall for their superiors.
Then there's the always interesting relationship between The Simpsons' Mr. Burns and Smithers.
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> No, it's NOT a joke. I'll repeat my earlier post:
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> Name the movie in which Tarzan's wife sits on an
> egg.
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> This is an honest, real, genuine, (here, add your own
> synonym for actual) movie-related trivia question.
> Any takers?
How about "Tarzan Finds a Son?" I recall there's something in it about cooking eggs (ostrich eggs, maybe?)
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Oh, by the way, Dan, is this person male or female?
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February 13 is also the birthday of Sgt. Alvin York
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I know, she hasn't been in a lot of movies, but she is part of the defining sound of an era for us Baby Boomers - Happy Birthday, Buffy St. Marie (check out the hot pants)