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I am not on the good ship TCM, but I just heard from someone who is, and Debbie Reynolds just walked through the casino, smiling and greeting her fans!
Wish I was there! Hope we hear more about all the fun from Hadda on her blog, or other cruise-loving TCM fans...
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I have to mirror Lavenderblues' comments: This was a wonderful afternoon. Thank you, TCM!
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> By the way, I think Ben Mankiewicz is doing a fabulous job interviewing Dena Kaye, Danny's daughter. All these little intros/outros have been most informative!
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> Incidentally, the photo I posted at the beginning of the thread is of Danny and young Dena eating birthday cake.
I feel the same way. Thank you so much for starting this thread devoted to Danny Kaye! And I also feel that Ben is doing a wonderful job interviewing her.
I am really enjoying Dena Kaye chatting with Ben Mankiewicz about her father, Danny Kaye.
I think there was an extended interview with her on the DVD of *On the Rivera that I enjoyed immensely.*Right now, *Me and the Colonel* is showing, and it is not your usual Danny Kaye technicolor extravaganza with puns, word play, songs and dances. I've neer seen this film, and it is so enchanting because the crusty Curd Jurgens, and the lovely Nicole Mauret accompany Kaye as he flees Paris.Kaye plays a Jewish refugee and he keeps running into nasty Nazis and gasoline shortages. Martita Hunt and Alexander Scourby also add to the action of all these entertaining actors. Kaye won a Golden Globe for this performance.Dena Kaye stated Jurgens was not particularly friendly to Danny Kaye, but it is a wonderful film in spite of that. She also marveled at how talented her father had been as she watched his films and productions, and marveled that he was a dancer, a singer, a comedian, a dramatic actor, and a humanitarian. (He was awarded the Jean Herscholt Humanitarian award in 1982.)Dena Kaye also stated that her father was concerned about giving back, and believed that "children are the world's most valuable natural resource" and that "children feel what's true or not." She also claims healways had a "sense of play." "His instincts weren't socialized out. He didn't care what people thought," but "was concerned about giving back."Thank you, again, TCM. Having Dena Kaye discuss her father's fi -
While the reassuring comment, "All concur that the renovation will not affect any historic character defining features," is the salve that might soothe the savage classic film fan and historic preservationist, I feel that there are several issues that concern me, and probably other TCMFF passholders.
The loss of 160 seats to the new stadium seating blueprints indicate that at the more popular screenings, sixty passholders will have the experience of seeing the ushers close the doors a hundred and sixty people sooner than they would have in the past.
The area of the forecourt is also one of the defining characteristics of the historic nature of Grauman's Chinese Theatre, and to the awe and wonderment of the curious tourist, it will always be a part of the allure of such a repository of classic film heritage, so I hope that it's accessibility and proximity to theatrical events also remains unchanged.
But the concern that is at the forefront of my anxiety also echoes the sage comments of lzcutter:
"*While I am not a big fan of stadium seating being installed in Grauman's, the thing that concerns me more than that is the addition of the digital marquee on the front of the theater.*
It seems a needless addition that won't add any value to its presence beyond being able to say, "it's what people expect these days. "And given that the restoration that Hollywood Heritage oversaw in the early aughts has returned the forecourt and signage to it's original look, a digital marquee is likely to stick out like a sore thumb.
*The Arclight has managed to do without a digital marquee on the front of the Dome for low these many years and no one is complain.*
To recap important links from our well-informed board memebers:
*Countess De Lave:*Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundationwww.lahtf.org
*Izcutter*:
In addition to the restoration described below, Grauman's at that time also upgraded the sound system within the theater:
An upgrade to that sound system has been proposed as well as a new, larger screen.Both of which could probably be done without altering the restoration.
*Kyle*:
One can read about the Los Angeles Historical-Cultural Monuments and Historical Cultural Committee here:
http://www.preservation.lacity.org/commissionAnd the Los Angeles Conservancy is a powerful non-profit in LA whose mission is to protect the architectural history of the city. The group even has a sub-committee devoted to historic theaters:
Here's the Wiki about the Hollywood Historic-Cultural Commission and a list of Hollywood sites that are already designated:
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Dear Countess,
You are indeed a treasure for following up on an issue that we are all concerned about, the integrity of a historic theatre so closely associated with The Turner Classic Film Festival. Your expertise and initiative in this matter is dearly appreciated. Thank you so much!
Dear Kyle,
The addition of *Hondo* is not only a welcome initial 3D feature, but also is an entertaining tale of struggle, serendipity, and love quite different from the standard Western fare of the 1950s. Even though it was filmed in 1953, I have always felt it is a rallying sort of sequel to *The Searchers* (1956) and shows how the lone wolf persona of Ethan Edwards finally reunites with the family he's rejected and lost during the sequences of his quest in *The Searchers*. Hondo accepts the setlling nature of a Mrs. Lowe in his restless existence, and finally his soul is at peace. Will a representative of the Wayne family legacy be present for the historic introduction? I hope so. Passholders will be thrilled!
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Thank you so much filmlover! I have been busy at work, and so appreciate you posting the update!
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JOEL just sauntered by to say....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LYNN!
And many more!!!!
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> {quote:title=hlywdkjk wrote:}{quote}*"Thank you, Lynn and Kyle, for the wealth of info! I especially enjoyed the link to "List of L.A. Historic-Cultural Monuments in Hollywood". I am hoping to visit several of them after this year's festival."*
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> After reviewing the Hollywood Cultural Landmarks, you probably already know that the Classic Film Festival utilizes many of the landmarks on the list. Screenings have taken place at four of the culturally significant locations - Graumann's Chinese Theater, The Egyptian Theater, The Cinerama Dome and -- perhaps most surprisingly -- the David Hockney painted pool at the Roosevelt Hotel. Yep. The pool is a cultural landmark separate from the hotel itself (but also a landmark.)
> Lynn and Kyle, thank you both so much for all the information!
And I thank you, too, Lynn and Kyle. We appreciate your expertise!
> I wonder if any other Film Festival anywhere in the world takes place using such storied and historic locations?
Not many. Maybe the Berlin Film Festival. Meryl Streep, Angelina Jolie, and Keanu Reeves are celebs we might recognize from last year's "Berlinale."
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Darryl, we all will definitely want to savor our moments in the L.A. sunshine and relish every moment we spend steeped in the history of the theatres, the historic areas, and the ambiance of classic Hollywood,
It might never be the same again!
Kyle, thank you so much for those reassuring words. Can you tell us a little bit more about how the LA Landmarks Committee and the City Council work to secure the historical interity of such landmarks? I think we would all love to know more about this situation from a "native" if you have time to address this issue. :-)
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Goodbye Grauman's.
Hello, TCL Chinese Theatre...
Follow the link to read more about it:
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I am so sorry to hear about the passing of Lori3. I had enjoyed reading her posts. Sincere condolences to her loved ones.
Thanks for posting the link, ginnyfan.
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Will she or won't she?
According to last year's announcement schedule, January's update arrived on the 31st. Maybe we will find out then!
And.........the Road to Hollywood link has been updated for January 31. The 40th Anniversary of Cabaret and it's recent restoration will be hosted by Robert Osborne at the Ziegfield Theatre. Guests include Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey, Michael York, and Marisa Berenson, and tickets will be available on January 17.
For more information, follow the link: {size:15px}http://www.tcm.com/2012/roadtohollywood/details.html?city=3
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Just an updated reminder: Newer posts with updates about the TCMFF 2013 will be in the Sue Sue II thread.
Thank you all for reading Sue Sue's previous posts. Comments can always be sent as a PM to my inbox for Sue Sue Applegate. Happy New Year!
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Essential Passes for the TCMFF 2013 are no longer available online. Call 1-877-TCM-5764.
We are all going to have so much fun this year!
Happy New Year!
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A cinematic journey with *Time Bandits* would be so much fun, especially if we can entice any of the Monty Python troup to attend!
Or David Warner, Shelley Duvall, or SEAN CONNERY!!!!
Thanks, Kyle!
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Lovely photos, ladies. Thank you.
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So sorry to post this sad news from the L.A. Times about an hour ago:
Harry Carey Jr. dies at 91; character actor in John Ford films
The son of a silent film star, Harry Carey Jr. was thought to be the last surviving member of director Ford's legendary acting company and appeared in several classic westerns.
By Dennis McLellan, Special to The Times
Harry Carey Jr., a venerable character actor who was believed to be the last surviving member of director John Ford's legendary western stock company, died Thursday. He was 91.
Carey, whose career spanned more than 50 years and included such Ford classics as "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" and "The Searchers," died of natural causes in Santa Barbara, said Melinda Carey, a daughter.
"In recent years, he became kind of the living historian of the modern era," film critic Leonard Maltin told The Times on Friday. "He wrote a very good book, 'Company of Heroes,' and kept working into his 80s.
"He would get hired on films by young directors who just wanted to work with him, to be one step away from the legends," Maltin said. "Some hired him to just hear his stories between takes."
Director Joe Dante, who used Carey in his 1984 comic-fantasy "Gremlins," told The Times in 2003: "You got a lot of free movie history when you cast him."
The son of silent-film western star Harry Carey Sr. and his actress wife, Olive, Carey made more than 100 films. They included "Red River," "Beneath the 12-Mile Reef," "Big Jake," "Cahill U.S. Marshal," "Nickelodeon," "The Long Riders," "Mask" and "The Whales of August". In one of his final films, 1993's "Tombstone," he played a marshal who gets shot down.
The red-haired, boyishly handsome Carey lacked the screen-dominating star quality of his longtime pal, John Wayne, with whom he appeared in nearly a dozen films. Instead, Carey made his mark as a character actor whose work in westerns bore an authenticity unmatched by most actors: He was considered one of Hollywood's best horsemen.
That was amply illustrated in 1950's "Rio Grande," for which he and cowboy-turned-character actor Ben Johnson learned to ride two horses while standing up, with one foot on the back of each horse.
His other Ford film credits include "3 Godfathers," "Wagon Master," "The Long Gray Line," "Mister Roberts," "Two Rode Together" and "Cheyenne Autumn."
Carey also appeared in dozens of television shows, most of them westerns such as "Gunsmoke," "Bonanza," "Have Gun-Will Travel," "The Rifleman" and "Branded." He also portrayed the boys' ranch counselor in the popular "Spin and Marty" serials on "The Mickey Mouse Club" in the 1950s.
According to Dante, Carey's best role was in Ford's 1950 western "Wagon Master," in which Carey and Johnson co-starred as horse traders who join a Mormon wagon train.
"Harry was a straight-arrow, realistic person on the screen," said Dante. "It didn't seem like he was acting. He really had an aw-shucks quality."
He was born Henry George Carey on May 16, 1921, on his father's ranch north of Saugus and a 45-minute drive to Universal Studios, where Harry Sr. made westerns in the 1910s and 1920s. More than two dozen were directed by John Ford, who became a close family friend.
When Carey was born, his father, Ford and then-New York City Mayor Jimmy Walker awaited the baby's arrival by drinking a whiskey named Melwood.
From then on, as Carey wrote in his 1994 memoir, "Company of Heroes: My Life as an Actor in the John Ford Stock Company": "Every time Ford saw me with my father he'd say, 'Mellllwood?li'llll Mellllwood,' alluding to how drunk he and my dad were that night at the ranch."
The young Carey graduated from the Black-Foxe Military Institute in Hollywood in the late 1930s, studied voice and made his stage debut, with his father, in summer stock in Maine.
During World War II he served in the Navy in the Pacific theater but ended up working in Washington on Navy training and propaganda films for Ford, then a naval officer.
In 1944, Carey married Marilyn Fix, daughter of character actor Paul Fix.
After the war, Carey tried but failed to launch a singing career and followed his father into the movies with a small role as a cowboy in the B-movie "Rolling Home" (1946).
"When he went into the movies, everybody suggested he go by Harry Carey Jr., but I think he regretted that forever," his daughter said. "He just wanted to be Dobe, the nickname he always went by," and one that his father gave him because his red hair was the color of the ranch house's adobe bricks.
John Wayne recommended the fledgling actor for the role of a cowboy who is killed in a cattle stampede in the 1948 Howard Hawks' classic "Red River." Shot in 1947, it also featured the elder Carey in his final role. He died the same year at 69.
When Ford made "3 Godfathers," he cast Harry Jr. as one of the leads, the Abilene Kid, and dedicated the film to the Harry Sr. The film tells the story of three desperadoes ? played by Wayne, Pedro Armendariz and Carey ? who come upon a dying mother in the desert and risk their lives to bring her newborn baby to safety.
Before leaving for filming in Death Valley, Ford told Carey, "You're going to hate me when this picture is over, but you're going to give a great performance."
Ford, who was well-known for his sadistic behavior toward actors in his films, showed Carey no mercy. "I don't remember the Old Man being nice to me for one whole day during location shooting in Death Valley," Carey wrote in his book. "He was bearable or unbearable ? never nice."
Once, when Carey looked in the wrong direction during a scene, Ford threw a jagged, cantaloupe-sized rock at his face. Carey ducked. "If it had hit me in the head it would have killed me," he said in an interview years later.
Carey's death scene, filmed when it was 126 degrees in the shade, proved particularly rough. Displeased with Carey's performance, Ford cussed him out and left Carey to bake in the sun for 30 minutes.
When Ford returned, a near-delirious Carey delivered his death speech, his mouth so dry he couldn't swallow and his voice resembling that of a dying man as he croaked out his lines.
"Why didn't you do that the first time?" a grinning Ford told Carey. "See how easy it was? You done good! That's a wrap!"
Carey is survived by his wife, Marilyn; daughters Melinda and Lily; son Tom; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
McLellan is a former Times staff writer.
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If you have been enjoying all of the "Dr. Kildare" features today with the incomparable Lew Ayres and want to read more about him, follow this link to a lovely Q & A with Ayres biographer Lesley Coffin on The Silver Screen Oasis: http://silverscreenoasis.com/oasis3/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=6053
Happy New Year!
Edited by: SueSueApplegate on Dec 28, 2012 2:39 PM
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Bronxie, Henry always had a unique perspective...
And I think he grew up to be......
Popeye!
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Ahhh........the couch. The ...happiest...place...in...the...world..... :-)
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> Actually as a kid, I read most all of the comics, particularly the big Sunday funnies section.
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> Prince Valiant was a little hard for me to get into and I always skipped over the "soap opera" ones like Mary Worth and Rex Morgan M.D.
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> I remember my mom read those. I felt bad for her when our local paper dropped Mary Worth. As far as I know she still reads Rex Morgan.
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I usually skipped over those, too, Molo!
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Molo, I pretty much haunted the same galleries you did with the exception of Mark Trail and Spiderman.
Opus is always adorable!
(Calvin and Hobbs were also on my "to do" list.)
Bronxie, Peanuts is a must and I always read For Better, For Worse, too!
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Looks like Charlie Brown shopped there, too!
TCM CRUISE 2013...
in TCM Cruise General Discussion
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So true, lavenderblue! I know they are having so much fun!
And Norman Lloyd is a wonderful guest!
(Photo courtesy of TCMPR)
Here's Debbie Reynolds and Robert Osborne celebrating the Jazz Age!
Don't they look great?