[Fay Wray Dies at 96]

The AP, NY Times, and CNN are reporting that she passed on Sunday in New York at the age of 96.

 

 

[Who owns the films?]

I have a question here for the insiders and pros of TCM. Who owns the MGM titles on Turner? I thought Turner owned them all but on the investor call this morning for MGM they said that Turner leases the titles and the lease is up at the end of 2005. Is this true and if so when the lease is up what will happen?

 

 

[ages of everyone on the board]

I am 24 and I have been a classic movie fan for 5 years now. I live in Dallas but for the past few years I have worked in Hollywood. I consider myself a historian of Motion Picture Studios in america.

[Careers cut tragically short.]

Irving Thalberg who died of a childhood illness and bad heart. He was head of production of MGM in the 20's and 30's. It was a great loss when he died and I am shocked that LB Mayer did good after his passing.

[TCM's average viewer is 55?]

I am 24 years old. I got a film degree and I have been researching on studio history for about 5 years. I have been watching TCM for about 3 years. I love classic movies and prefer them over movies made today. I just hope more people my age enjoys classic films so they will be around forever.

[Golden Era Top Beauties.]

Norma Shearer