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A LIFE OF HER OWN ?meaning the life of Marian herself. Why not, she thought, I will play myself. Who better to play the legend than the legend. Furthermore she would not have just one leading man she would have several. An adventuress must have many men to love and then to contemptuously and summarily dismiss as if throwing out the garbage. Who would be the first of these eminently disposable leading men. The secretary, who was excellent at naming things, put her forefinger on her pursed lips, rolled her eyes upward as if deep in thought and then proceeded to come up with another winner, naming...

BORN TO BE BAD And ready to give herself/himself up, watched in amazement as the men in white grabbed the musician who played the wrong note and carried him off. Once again she dodged the proverbial bullet and her reputation as the slippery one became to assume the status of legend. Soon there was a clamor for a movie of her life, a project that was enthusiastically received by all. A contest was held for a title and heads came together to choose one. Meanwhile Marion's life took another breathtaking turn when...

83 "Henry, i know how much you like life-sized dolls and all but if it's not working properly, I think you should send it back."

WHAT?S NEW PUSSYCAT ?indeed is what was on everyone?s mind although all agreed that going from Marion to Marian in a modest makeup change would be hard to beat. Also hard to beat would be Josephine Baker?s number that brought the house down, oh that Josie, can she sing a song, or what? And a song about a pirate, no less, so they thought. The Music Hall Impresario called for order and announced a new act was in the offing. A bustle of enthusiasm and then a hushed silence as the curtain rose and revealed?

Neff, Walter...Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity

2001, A Space Odyssey holistic

LES CINQ GENTLEMEN MAUDITS ?all with blood on their hands---for whomever they curse ends up dead. Relieved to find all this blood nothing but a metaphor, attention was turned to Marion who vehemently denied any association with these fellows and insisted that the gloves were not really his but stolen from some ragpicker on Bleeker street. ?Cuff?em,? said the Police Chief, his last words for he was killed instantly by a bullet from no other than Kirby himself. Shrieks everywhere, people trampled over including the five gentilehommes who would from this moment on curse no more. Kirby issued a devilish cry and stealthily withdrew. Was he the killer of the girl too, then? But wait, a new wrinkle...a stentorian voice was heard emanating from high, the voice of...

CAUSE FOR ALARM ?ensued when a loud clanging emanated from the massive container. What within, so thought the crowd. Marion Kirby insisted that he was no relation to the deceased. Meantime an autopsy report showed death by strangulation and a pair of gloves found near the body matched those worn by this new Marion. But he avoided arrest by declaring that only he could open the container without dire consequences and so?

>I don't think anyone has mentioned Ewidge Fenech Probably because no one can pronounce it Okay, everyone can but me. Seriously, how is that very interesting name pronounced? Can someone give me a phonetic spelling on that. (Not that it matters, after looking at her, who cares about names?)

High Noon...Ultimate Showdown Classic The Four Feathers (1939)

for Opertunistic ***** ... Fooolish Wives #### (I'm wondering if the software censored a word) no-no

PFFFFFT! A law student interrupted and calmly pointed out that the victim?s name was still Marion Kirby and observed that the name was spelled differently than those other Kirbys who were so far away in Connecticut and of course had nothing to do with the present case. He was immediately put in charge of the investigation. Just then a stage hand spoke up and delivered a smashing bit of news. It turns out that...

Vivien Leigh ?

DEAD END THE SPIRAL ROAD or TOBACCO ROAD

HAMLET ?or perhaps thought he was. Investigators frantically sought the name of the deceased perhaps thinking her name was Ophelia. This could explain everything. Inspector Harris articulated brilliantly on the subject but didn?t stop talking for three days. He was promptly fired by the Chief of Police for impeding an investigation. The girl?s name turned out to be Marion Kirby, a showbiz hopeful. The entertainer spiraled downward to madness. The investigation was temporarily stalled. Then strange occurrences began to befall the investigation, for instance?

The Shanghai Gesture (early scene with Omar and Victoria -Poppy-) alliteration

THE ENTERTAINER ...who performed that night, a middle aged man, a drunk and somewhat of a bounder who was seen talking to the departed in a suspicious manner. He was interviewed by Inspector Harris but couldn?t get a word in edgewise. Harris arrested him anyway for withholding evidence. The case took a spectacular turn when?

DEVIL DOLL Despite it?s darker aspects, one could see it was that of a beautiful young woman nonetheless. Was there a connection to the body found? They decided to call their chief investigator for an opinion, the famous one who?

>>*Bronxgirl:* "Decadent neuro-aesthetic sensibility. (whew, that was a mouthful)..." >*Cinemaven:* Mouthful???? Girl, that was a brainful!! And to think you could have said it all with one word--- *byronic* Actually, not sure if it fits exactly...but it's close. I bring this up only because *byronic* just happens to be a newsletter Word of the Day today. Your phrase though is ooh-fully cool. You do have a way with words. And, *Mave*, you're rather ooh inspiring in that department as well. http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/index.html //

MOTHER NIGHT ?and was never heard from again. Meanwhile a group of literary luminaries were making their way along 44th street to visit?

Sunset Boulevard plaster

THE LIVING GHOST ?lurching about in wind and fog, hovering here and there, without purpose. No Su Lin, no Stella, no Gabrielle, everyone is too busy for him. If only he weren?t so gaunt. Then Alan walked by on his hike and the gaunt one changed his mind. Gaunt is good because Alan wasn?t. Cheered, he soon came upon a tramp twirling a cane around. No, couldn't be. Then...

THE STRANGE WOMAN THE NASTY GIRL or THE NAUGHTY FLIRT

Ransom Everybody collapses

Rock Hudson had a special nickname for someone who he shared the screen with. This nickname was "Eunice." Who is this person?