allaboutlana Posted September 8, 2010 Author Share Posted September 8, 2010 And, I purposefully tried to be vague. Guess I wasn't vague enough. Your turn. Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I'll have a new one tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I was born in Continental Europe, and began working in publishing. I was discovered in the early '30s by a future famous director, and became a leading stage actor. I appeared in British plays and films, came to the US in the early '40s, and soon became a Hollywood star, playing elegant Continental lovers. In the '50s, I began doubling as a director, and directed a number of films and TV movies. My daughter became a screen actress. Edited by: finance on Sep 9, 2010 10:50 AM Edited by: finance on Sep 9, 2010 5:10 PM Link to post Share on other sites
allaboutlana Posted September 9, 2010 Author Share Posted September 9, 2010 I don?t think it?s Robert Montgomery, but I?ll guess him to see if there?s another clue. Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 "Let's smoke on it, shall we?" Paul Henreid Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Yes, I am Paul Henreid. Your thread. Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 I'm a southerner and a gentleman but I've become famous for writing and talking about my love affairs. Why? Because my profession as a film director in the Golden Age of Hollywood put me in contact with beautiful movie stars. Can you blaim me if I directed them and then romanced them? Two were the toughest gal stars around. Nobody pushed them around in Hollywood. And the third was just one of the most captivatingly beautiful movie stars of all time. If you know me, you should be able to name at least 2 of my lady friends. Caveat--I've directed some big movies, but I'm probably not on anybody's top director list. But the stars I directed and romanced were at the top in the 30's and the 40's. Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Are you Vincent Sherman? Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Yeah--and I did ask for at least two of the ladies in his "Kiss and Tell" book. Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Bette and Joan? Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Yes--I had a heck of a good time listening to Sherman's commentary for "Old Acquaintance". He named every scene-stealing trick that Miriam Hopkins pulled. He said he got the job because the director of *The Old Maid*, Edmund Goulding was too exhausted to take on Davis and Hopkins again. Fi--it's all yours! Link to post Share on other sites
metz44 Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 one of the most captivatingly beautiful movie stars of all time. who? Link to post Share on other sites
cujas Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Do you want to guess--she is beautiful and she is an accomplished dancer. Well, it's Fi's turn--so I'll just tell you --Rita Hayworth. Fi--take it away! Edited by: cujas on Sep 10, 2010 3:47 PM Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 I was raised in Manhattan's Little Italy, and was a journalism major before being drawn to acting and studying at the Actors Studio. I made my first screen appearance in the mid '50s in a well-known film recently shown on TCM. On TV, I starred in an early '60s adventure series. Often playing ethnic roles, I received one Oscar nomination. Edited by: finance on Sep 11, 2010 10:02 AM Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Hint: The film, which was my screen debut, and was recently shown on TCM, was directed by Robert Wise. Edited by: finance on Sep 12, 2010 2:04 PM Edited by: finance on Sep 12, 2010 3:56 PM Link to post Share on other sites
Poinciana Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Could you be Anthony Franciosa? Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 No, I was not as well-known as Franciosa. The Robert Wise-directed film that I am referring to, in an action scene, also featured a famous person playing himself. Edited by: finance on Sep 13, 2010 10:57 AM Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Here's another hint: The Robert Wise-directed film in which I made my screen debut featured a man playing himself, who was introduced as "the finest piece of steel ever to come out of Gary, Indiana". Edited by: finance on Sep 14, 2010 11:00 AM Edited by: finance on Sep 14, 2010 4:28 PM Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 I'm going to keep up with this until somebody gets it. ..... I made my screen debut in SOMEBOBY UP THERE LIKES ME. Link to post Share on other sites
allaboutlana Posted September 15, 2010 Author Share Posted September 15, 2010 Is it Robert Loggia ?? Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Yes, I am Robert Loggia. Your thread, Lana. Link to post Share on other sites
allaboutlana Posted September 15, 2010 Author Share Posted September 15, 2010 ?I?m not tall, dark, and what you might call classically handsome, but I was active in movies and tv from 1930 to 1988 as a character actor. I can be found more times than not in crime dramas and film noir and was paired with another person recently named on the other thread like this in one of them.? ?Do you know me?? Link to post Share on other sites
MilesArcher Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Are you Regis Toomey? Link to post Share on other sites
allaboutlana Posted September 15, 2010 Author Share Posted September 15, 2010 No, I'm not Regis Toomey. Link to post Share on other sites
DownGoesFrazier Posted September 15, 2010 Share Posted September 15, 2010 Are you Elisha Cook, Jr.? Link to post Share on other sites
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