cujas

Hi! I was featured in a movie with Ish Kabibble--some people said we looked alike! If you remember me, you'll remember the name of the movie too.

These 2 big stars called each other Reggie and Ruby--because those were their real names. hint: He won 1 Oscar/She won an Honorary Oscar.

Mary Astor

Fi--Lana was first--but whatever you were thinking--my answer is also correct, n'est-ce pas?

Hitch's leading ladies: Dietrich in *Stage Fright* Slyvia in *Sabotage* and Tallulah in *Lifeboat*

I know it's a test--but wasn't that Edna in *Tale of Two Cities*?

Macdonald Carey--"Days of Our Lives" and the Hitch was *Shadow of a Doubt*

Fi-- what did Grable do in the 1930's????

Yes--a moumental film--some of it was filmed in the Latin Quarter--based on a literary classic by Balzac. Of course, Gerard Depardieu is the actor I spoke about previously. Mudskipper, you are an invaluable player. Edited by: cujas on Jan 13, 2011 5:08 PM

Grable was promoted throughout the '30's by a choreographer who propelled her into stardom in the '40's.

Tu es epatante et formidable. Thanx for sharing my favorite poem.

I don't know what you're talking about when you talk juris prudence caveat emptor--

Vous avez raison, Both songs were hits in France with Fre composers and lyrics. American lyricists wrote new lyrics and they became new hits in the US. FYI--Paul Anka, just wrote the English lyrics to my way; he didn't compose the music. Monsieur MudSkippker-- C'est A vous!

I knew you'd guess that one-- They said this guy was dead, but he, the same person returns. Hint: the same actor played Martin Guerre as the main character for the answer to the question--the movie is the name of a man--2 hints!

John Payne was in *Miracle on 34th Street* with Maureen O'Hara.

2 pop songs sung by Sinatra and many others-- "Watch What Happens" and "My Way" What do they have in common?

Don Ameche was in *One in a Million* with Sonja Henie.

Cary Grant

Blue--I insist you continue-- I'm all sung out! Blue's turn--

Betty Grable was mentored and "handled" by a musical comedy, behind the scenes professional--who had worked with her in the 30's and truly made her a star in the '40's.

My dear Fi--you have a degree in law--and I love to hear you talk about it. I have a degree in 19th Century French Literature and I know you love to hear me talk about it.

Hate to be a stickler on this--But for the book, you didn't get the correct answer. Ira Gershwin was very particular about his lyrics. When he wrote "S'Wonderful"--he wouldn't accept It"s Wonderful. And later when he wrote the lyrics for "Girl Crazy"--the song that Ethel Merman introduced--that made her a Broadway star-was "I Got Rhythm". This is important because that's the American jazz vernacular that Ira was using. FYI--Ethel was accompanied on the piano by Roger Edens. He was the man who guided and mentored Judy Garland at M-G-M. And, by the way, he arranged Judy's version of "I Got Rhythm" for the screen version of "Girl Crazy". As a tap dancer, Gene Kelly utilized the number the describe tap dancing, American jazz dance, to the children of Paris in *An American In Paris*. Now that we've stopped Ira Gershwin from rolling in his grave, Miss Dilly, Dilly, it's all yours!

Cole Porter is my favorite tap dance composer with songs like "Anything Goes" and "You're The Top". But "Don't Fence Me In" proves that he could do anything. That was one for all the cowboys. Miles' is next--

Bogle--did you see the movie where DiCaprio played Rimbaud, the most famous French homosexual poet? Called *Total Eclipse*--In this film Rimbaud (DiCaprio) has an explicit love/sexual affaire with the poet Verlaine. Miss--any every French class, you usually get around to reading Verlaine--my favorite is: Il Pleure dans mon coeur, comme il pleut sur la ville--apres Rimbaud.

*This Gun for Hire*