Jamie Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Let's talk about...Judy Garland, June Allyson, Katharine Hepburn. Feel free to add co-stars (i.e. Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, Dick Powell, Vincent Minelli, Spencer Tracy, Cary Grant, etc.) and their films. But please do not be brutal , harsh, mean, expository, or cruel. I am a young girl taking on theatre at BSC and greatly admire these women/men and their lives. Talk about their lives, deaths, films, heartbreaks/ heartthrobs, awards, kids, etc, etc, ANYTHING! I am always looking for new information on them. And to start things off...I found a book on Gene Kelly called A Life of Dance and Dreams and am loving it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loliteblue Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 hi, just to start things off to a good start welcome to the boards and i hope you enjoy your time here. When reading the book on Gene Kelly A Life of Dance and Dreams who was his favorite dance partner? Did Mr. Kelly ever mention the movie Inherit The Wind the movie he did with Spencer Tracy and his experiences with the film, cast or crew? thanks so much for sharing lolite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencerl964 Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Great to see a newcomer on here! Curious as to what type of acting you are doing? Is it of the "Method Style?" or just as *0livier would say "Why don't you just act my boy?"-(during "Marathon Man" *Hoffman stayed awake days to look awful for the now legendary "Is It Safe" scene!) I know some on here differ with me, but the recent passing of "The Genius>Brando!!!" Was not soo-much a stunner. He was 80 years of age. It's just that in cinema they tend to throw the word "Genius," around more then any other medium & I believe he truly was one. To other(s) on here. What bevame of Antar??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evh55 Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Oh to be twenty-one again and have TCM! When I was that age classic films were still the province of a few TV stations who had the special flame-proof equipment that could show movies on the old nitrate stock. I can remember so many wonderful experiences watching movies I had only read about. I am delighted to see someone of your generation interested in classic film. It gives me hope these great classics and the stars, producers, directors, et al will not be forgotten. You go girl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venerados Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Same birthday as me, jpos, and a year off Regarding Gene Kelly, he was one of two actors ever to inspire me to walk around the house fantasizing that I was him (the other was Groucho). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted August 4, 2004 Author Share Posted August 4, 2004 I haven't gotten that far yet but I will let you know as soon as I finish the sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted August 4, 2004 Author Share Posted August 4, 2004 In regards to my acting, I do not consider myself a Method Actor, nor am I training to be. I am learning various styles, techniques, etc (Stanislavsky for one) and want to be a professional actress someday. Like Lucille Ball or Judy Garland (without the drugs). My goal is to beat Katharine Hepburn's Oscar record, but since Merly Streep beat her to it, my plan is to now beat Meryl. Wish me a thousand broken legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagebrush522 Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Actually Meryl Streep isn't anywhere near beating Hepburn's Oscar record. Kate won four best actress Oscars and Streep has one one best actress and one best supporting actress Oscar. In addition, several of Streep's nominations are for best supporting actress. Also, of course, Streep is working in an era where you're lucky to have enough nomination worthy performances by actresses to fill up the annual Oscar nomination roster. Just look at many of the films Streep has been nominated for. Many are extremely obscure and just not very good. Ariel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimbo3200 Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 What jpostkitt1983 was probably referring to was that Meryl Street beat out Katharine Hepburn's record for nominations. She now has 13, whereas Katharine Hepburn had 12. I must add, though, that ALL of Katharine Hepburn's nominations were for Leading Actress, while some of Meryl Streep's nominations are for Supporting Actress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted August 5, 2004 Author Share Posted August 5, 2004 Good point, kimbo, I never thought of that part before...and yes, I was referring to the "nomination" part of their records, not the "award" part. But thanks for the clarification just the same. As for other topics... ~Did you know that Gene Kelly (from the book: A Life of Dance and Dreams) once complained that Judy Garland smelled of formeldehyde during their number "You, Wonderful, You" in Summerstock. He later went on to check with her psychiatrist in Boston and it turned out it was paraldehyde, "a drug used to to bring drunkards out of their comas or delerium tremens." Interesting, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slappy3500 Posted August 6, 2004 Share Posted August 6, 2004 Aha! PARALDEHYDE... and here I thought my family was trying to embalm me pre-maturely... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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