antoniacarlotta Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Hey! I'm Antonia Carlotta, and my great-uncle was Carl Laemmle, who founded Universal Studios. I started a web series all about Universal history and my family, and for my latest episode I interviewed my Aunt Carla who appeared in countless classic films, including Dracula and Phantom of the Opera. Would love if you watched and shared with any other classic film/horror film buffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Thanks for the link Antonia. Your Aunt was a lovely woman. Still IS. Did you notice how closely you resemble her? As a 62 year old who struggles with remembering what I did an hour ago, I found her power of recollection amazing. Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antoniacarlotta Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 Thank you! I'm amazed every day how young she really seems. She's not kidding when she says she feels 22! And I'm so honored to hear people say I resemble her. I just started hearing that after this interview, and it's perhaps the best compliment I've ever received! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Dang, I haven't been that alert since I was about 35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJH Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Thanks very much, Antonio, for allowing us to view your interview with your Aunt Carla. It's not every day that one has the opportunity to hear anecdotes from a lady who has seen such legends as Chaney and Lugosi, as well as be a participant in two of the most famous films in Universal's early history. The next time I watch Dracula and see those frightened coach passengers travelling through the Borgo Pass, I will think of this interview and that lovely lady and dancer whose enthusiasm for life remains still undiminished after all these years. Best wishes to you, Antonio, with your web series about Universal and your own family history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Carla in early films: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaVChkMdOqo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audreyforever Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Hi Antonia! This is really quite amazing! Carla is a wonderful woman and this interview is quite stimulating... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamradio Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Nice interview, another example that being old doesn't mean having bad memory. LOL on the creepy Santa (1:10 into the interview), it's a wonder she wasn't traumatized. He looks like Grigori Rasputin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 >Nice interview, another example that being old doesn't mean having bad memory. Hi ham, I want to tell you that.... uhhh.... mmm..... that, ah...... that..... well, I forgot what I was going to say. I'll get back to you later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 They say that when you get older, your long-term memory is better than your short term memory. I remember certain events from the '60s better than certain events from last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antoniacarlotta Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 Thank you everyone for all the support! I only hope my memory is so good at 104 - short OR long term! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimminginaqua Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 That was a sweet interview..what a lovely lady & so nice of you to share your interview. I always love hearing about the history of the pictures...and, your aunt was there in the beginning and related to the studio founder! Cool. I remember in the early '80s talking with an elderly neighbor of my sister's who started telling me about the time she did some bit acting in the movies and hung out at the lunch table with DW Griffith back in the silent era...she said she had beautiful long blue-black hair...and when she grabbed Griffith's cigar to see what it was all about and then started coughing, he roared with laughter. Wish I could remember her name now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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