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But why is smoking something big here? Virtually all smoked a lot during that glorious era the record must be for "The Great 0ne: Jackie Gleason (l9l6-l987)" with approx. 6 packs per day! Rod Serling same & even *Sinatra-=(who smoked a couple packs a day) nicknamed Sammy Davis, Jr. "Smokey" Supposedly people didn't yet know the dangers of it though, but when they put smoke into the lungs it seems they should have known somethin (P.S. Among my photos I once copied one of *"The Great: Spencer Tracy"-(l900-67)with a cigarette in '33's "20,000 Years at Sing Sing" (Warner Bros.) & the editors asked if you wanted the alternate shot without a cig.)

Also in many films "Back to Bataan" "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" "Peyton Place" & more & ironically as I touched on in the Natalie wood topic, Nolan also chose the 3 & 1/2 acre "Westwood, park"

OOPS, got them backwards, Lloyd's last was 1986's wonderful Hannah and Her Sisters But he is still alive right & about age 94 He was also on the great 1980's tv series St. Elsewhere

It's to the media's credit for once thesedays that they hardly reported on the demise of Manson at age 83 awhile ago

LawrenceA, thanx for fast reply, I woulda' thought that as well, but got e mails just yesterday about *Leo being in it as if they were getting the cameras rolling or something?

She also went with *"The Chairman of the Board: Sinatra" in between marriages to RJ & *Frank attended her funeral at "Westwood, cem" As did *Walken, but in photos you can see him way back from the rest

But Davern has always been a genuine weasel even writing a book about the incident

Reportedly *Walken was arguing & loudly with him & actually her as well, all 3 were heard yelling & he's always said he return to his room & that was that for *Walken. For yrs after everytime I saw the 1978 *Oscar winner, I immediately associated him with her Dennis Davern has always been an opportunist in this strange case, everytime he can make some $$$ he pops up again Reportedly he & Natalie spent the night on shore in a hotel the previous night, though it's always said to be innocent & were not involved with each other I loath her sis Lana Wood-(little Debbie in "The Searchers") was right in telling all about what a scum Davern is (p.S. but what in the...does this have to do with the "Me Too Movement?" RIDICULOUS)

& Wagner's all-time idol has always been *"The Great: Spencer Tracy" (l900-l967) *Tracy kinda' took the then young actor under his wing during filming of both 1954's strong "Broken Lance" (Fox) (***1/2) & 1956's underrated "The Mountain" (**/2) it's main debit was casting him as his brother as opposed to him being his son or something. *Tracy looked more like his grandfather in the well made epic & even had him at his wedding to her in '57 & when Wagner was a TCM "GP" he picked the tremendous 1955 drama "Bad Day at Black Rock"(M-G-M) as one of his 4 favorites

For fellow fans of NATASHA'S there is a ton online, especially on Facebook

This may have already been posted-(let me know) but it's now confirmed that *Oscar winner *Leonardo DiCaprio is set to start in filmmaker *Quentin Tarentino's already hugely controversial film about Charles Manson & the Sharon Tate Murders. I reckon' he will portray Manson himself, don't know as yet, but among the kinda' bizarre things is he's about 6'1 & Manson was 5'4 on his best say Tate's sister was already furious about what is likely to be very, very bloody & violent about Sharon's awful & stunning 1969 Beverly Hills massacre-(NOTE: Someone already bought her fmr home & had it torn down on Benedict Canyon, same infamous rd that Jean Harlow's husband Paul Bern killed himself in 1932 & George Reeves did same in '59) The *Tarentino film is set for released next year THANK YOU

*Scorsese always admired "Force of Evil" (***1/2)

Only time Garfield ever appeared on screen in color was a Warner Bros. short subject & very briefly in it's commissary, still standing for now anyway Went by it on the superb WB's VIP tour in 1999

Leonard Maltin always votes for "Humoresque" as *Joan Crawford's finest hour a couple others you may or may not have seen are 1943's terrific (***1/2-out of 4) "Destination Tokyo" & "Air Force"

1942's "Tortilla Flat" (M-G-M) is a fun one too (***) but not a showcase for him, *"The Great: Spencer Tracy" & Oscar nommed Frank Morgan steal the show Hemingway was said to prefer Garfield's powerful 1950 "Breaking Point" (***1/2) over 1944's "To Have and Have Not"

& TCM once had a John Garfield bio hosted by his daughter & she confirmed it's not him in a single shot from *Cagney's 1933 "Footlight Parade" (WB's)

As of now I;m pretty certain Lloyd Nolan is still alive at about 94 or so

& was the very first in the method style of acting in cinema. I know of a young girl that also has a website that has a crush on him & 66yrs after his untimely demise He deserved to win that 1938 s. actor race for "Four Daughters" (WB) (***1/2) but lost to 3 time victor: *Walter Brennan in "Kentucky" (Fox) During his filming they didn't even want him running across a room due to his poor health & something disgusting surfaced many yrs ago in "Too Young To Die" the book, a photo of Garfield in his casket I've seen "He Ran all the Way" (***) a few times & is underrated, but Ebert & Siskel among others always rated '47's great "Body and Soul" (4 stars!) as his best & it's easily among Hollywoods Greatest Boxing & even Sports pix

Is it in this topic somebody touched on the ultra fun 1982 comedy & cinema homage "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid?" At the time (summer of 82, a great movie year & my first going to between 36 & 60 new releases & trying to predict the *Oscars though I did awful) "Dead Men..." only took in $21 million & fell bay the wayside, over the years it's gained fans though This was of course the year of "E.T." Obviously meant for us die hard Golden Age Buffs the most, it deserved *AMPAS attention though for it's Cinematography, Costumes-(*Edith Head's last) & Film Editing, & had a strong score by (*Miklos Rosza.) Easily among my "Essential Steve Martin Flix" (P.S. to true fans of it's type of movie & Hollywoods Golden Age, is there anyone-(except K. Douglas) still with us in it's clips?) THANKS

But it would be incredibally rare if they all matched up Though "Shape..." is a virtual lock to win Best Director-(del Toro) & Score & maybe even a sweep, handicapping it says it did take home both the DGA & PGA Awards

& as *Jimmy Stewart always later said he mostly always preffered the studio system for making movies

The old saying "They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To" truly applies, huh

But the may not-(this year) have much credence in oddsmaking *Oscar, the last 3ytrs it's Best Film winner did not match the AMPAS

LawrenceA, can you believe I actually got every single film category correct on the golderby.com contest! I rarely if ever forecast the winners for these, just the Academy Awards I like "Shape...' (***1/2=-out of 4 stars) but rate "Three Billboards..." much much stronger myself 4 stars! & is also among my favs for this rather pathetic cinematic decade to date So far my own personal favs are as follows 1. *"The Artist" (2011) ($44m.) & one I'd actually like to own on DVD, an homage to movies & Hollywood itself & a superb music score that also won the statuette, obviously though lifted from *B. Herrmann & "Vertigo" 2. "Gravity" (2013) ($275m.) Swept 7 *Oscars but not the biggie that year? 3. "La La Land" (2016) ($155m.) as you know what was arguably *Oscars biggest upset for BP Gold last year, the winner was *"Moonlight' instead 4. "Life Itself" (2013) Docu about Roger Ebert 5th fav. "Three Billboards 0utside Ebbing Missouri" (2017) (made approx. $47m. td) 6. "Inside/0ut" (2015) ($356m.) but not my own fav so far in the Walt Disney/Pixar Universe & please fill us in on your opinion of "Shape of Water?" & your correct in 1940 also being up there under that most legendary of motion picture years 1939!!! I have always felt his peers wanted to award *Selznick with another statue & mostly why *"Rebecca" defeated "the Grapes of Wrath" THANK YOU

I like her more though & could be a terrific actress, especially in comedy, though of course won her *Academy Award for a heavy drama in 1940's "Kitty Foyle" (***1/2-out of four) He snagged 1 nod for s. actor for '74's epic "The Towering Inferno" (3 & 1/2) But in my view AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars" (l999 poll) voted him way up too high at 5th?