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Another December 28 birthday: Lee Bowman

> "Wonder Man"? Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner! I'll have a pint of Prospect Park. And don't believe that guy on the bus who says "Nobody wants to go to Brooklyn!"

> I thought Milner was excellent in COMPULSION and > wasn't he also in THE SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS? > > I grew up watching him on Adam-12 re-runs. > > Miss G That's right. He was in those movies, as well as many, many others. He's been in films since he was a boy -- his first movie was "Life With Father" in 1947. As a young man, he was usually cast as the "nice" boy - the one who takes the star's daughter to the prom. He was very good as the frightened GI in "Halls of Montezuma," and he was also in "Marjorie Morningstar." He has done a lot of TV over the past 50 years. I first really noticed him and knew his name from the TV series "Route 66," which came before "Adam-12." He is one of those dependable actors who most of us probably take for granted. I wish him the best on his birthday.

That's it. Both Bette Davis and Alan Young are listed on several Christian Science websites as having at least made inquiries and/or followed the philosophy for a while. It appears that Christian Science was rather fashionable among Hollywood figures in the past; there are quite a few recognizable names listed. Edith Evans was indeed a lifelong adherent. You're up, Ayres, if you like.

That's it. Both Bette Davis and Alan Young are listed on several Christian Science websites as having at least made inquiries and/or followed the philosophy for a while. It appears that Christian Science was rather fashionable among Hollywood figures in the past; there are quite a few recognizable names listed. Edith Evans was indeed a lifelong adherent. You're up, Ayres, if you like.

> Oh no, not a third name to confuse things even more! > :-) > > I think intermissions went out of style in the 70's, > no matter what the length of the film. I know when > post 70's 3 hour + movies like The Godfather or > Goodfellas for example are shown these days there is > no intermission. True, Brad, and don't forget that in the past an evening at the movies meant just that, an entire evening, since you were seeing at least two films plus the short, cartoon, newsreel, etc., etc. The audience needed a break (probably a candy stand/bathroom break).

December 28. Today's birthday: Martin Milner

> His Majesty O'Keefe? No, again. Clue #4 - A body in the lake in the park

No - it's something a bit more mainstream. This is something that is probably mentioned in bios of Edith Evans. That's a big hint.

> Many celebrities of the past "dabbled" in > this > > The occult - contacting the dead? No - it's something a bit more mainstream. It's something that would probably be mentioned in Edith Evans' bio.

> Many celebrities of the past "dabbled" in > this > > The occult - contacting the dead? No, it was something a bit more mainstream that than. Edith Evans made a lifelong commitment to this - perhaps it is mentioned in a bio of her. The other two looked into it at some point in their lives, but I can't say whether they made it a part of their lives in the long term.

MissG, while there are films from every decade of "cinema" that I like, I'd have to go with the 1940s, when the studios, the actors, the directors, and everyone else involved really hit their stride, and produced some of the most consistently fine films ever.

Aren't these little bits of between scene music now called "bumpers," or something like that?

OK - let's apply reason here: in what situation would doctors not be welcome? Many celebrities of the past "dabbled" in this, and a few decided to make it their lifestyle.

> Is it "Monkey Business" ?? No, not that one. Clue #3 - A Material Witness

The movie is definitely worth seeing. However, I think de Havilland is not exactly seductive or particularly convincing in it. Burton is much too strong a screen presence for her - I don't get any chemistry at all from them. Ava Gardner or someone of that caliber would have been a better match. It's all entirely subjective, isn't it? I've never liked de Havilland or Joan Fontaine - they just don't speak to me. I'm not that crazy about Ava Gardner, either, but she had a much stronger presence than the two just mentioned, and a strong presence is what's needed when you're onscreen with Richard Burton.

Me, Lynn. I feel confused when I see it - I know there's a good musical movie in there somewhere, and the unusual casting of the three stars is, in theory, a good idea. But all the nonsense around them. What's that all about? A whole lot of studio execs must have been on vacation when that movie was filmed, edited and distributed.

This movie is a must-see for Burton's performance. He just burns up the screen whenever he is in a scene. As for the other one - not a favorite of mine. I can tolerate her because of her co-star. I never found her anything but matronly and stagey in anything she was in, with the exception maybe of "The Snake Pit."

It's apparent that by the time dramatic stage shows no longer used live orchestras for incidental music, the distinction between the entr'acte and an intermission had been lost. Nowadays, the term "entr'acte" seems rather pretentious for anything other than the music of that name by Schubert, which is why just about any interval between scenes is designated an "intermission." In Britain they don't mince words, but refer to such breaks as the "interval." If you call a brief pause between scenes an "intermission," Brad, I for one won't fault you.

A propos of nothing, except that it's a gorgeous photo.

I guess this one is pretty obscure. Here's a hint: Only one of the three mentioned made a long-term commitment, and no doctors were involved.

> I'll say a Cagney movie "Footlight Parade" Nope. Clue #2 - A library

Herschel Bernardi

Hear, hear, Larry. Anne, I actually think glistening teats is a rather nice, classical image - like something you might see at the Louvre. "Consider the source" is something I always said to my young students, and to my daughter, when they felt they were being teased. I asked them what they thought of their tormentors, and did they really, really, care what such a person thought about anything. The answer was always "no," because the people they cared about, and who cared for them, would not treat them that way; it was always the grinches who felt compelled to needle. If I protest such behavior, it isn't because of hurt feelings, but because of outrage and a sense that a boundary has been overstepped. To bally heck with 'em!

Oh, dear - 21 Questions. These are lines along which I do not think. Well ---- Clue #1 - Fake volcano