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by charlestranberg
May 8th, 2014, 6:09 pm
Forum: Archived Guest Stars
Topic: Welcome to Scott Eyman, Our Guest Author May 8-9
Replies: 52
Views: 83240

Re: Welcome to Scott Eyman, Our Guest Author May 8-9

Hello Mr. Eyman, I've enjoyed your work and I thank you for the fine books you've written. 1) Did John Ford and Henry Fonda ever patch up their relationship after the fall-out on MR. ROBERTS? 2) Did John Wayne make a real effort or half-hearted attempts to join the military during WWII and did his n...
by charlestranberg
March 16th, 2014, 7:19 am
Forum: Archived Guest Stars
Topic: Welcome to Michael Hoey, Our Guest Author for 3/15 & 3/16
Replies: 34
Views: 58965

Re: Welcome to Michael Hoey, Our Guest Author for 3/15 & 3/16

Welcome Mr. Hoey and congratulations on all your wonderful books. Two quick questions:

1) Did Norman Taurog enjoy directing Jerry Lewis? (I think he directed Lewis 8 times)

2) What do you recall about working with and directing Jane Wyman on Falcon Crest?
by charlestranberg
February 9th, 2014, 5:37 pm
Forum: Archived Guest Stars
Topic: Scott Allen Nollen on Three Bad Men:John Ford, John Wayne, & Ward Bond
Replies: 84
Views: 118654

Re: The Q & A for Scott Allen Nollen on Sat. 2/8 & Sun. 2/9

Thank you for your reply. That is a shame about Ford & Fonda because they had such a great body of work. And I read somewhere that it was Ford who insisted on using Fonda in the movie when Jack Warner wanted a bigger (and younger) box office name like Marlon Brando or William Holden.
by charlestranberg
February 9th, 2014, 5:10 pm
Forum: Archived Guest Stars
Topic: Scott Allen Nollen on Three Bad Men:John Ford, John Wayne, & Ward Bond
Replies: 84
Views: 118654

Re: The Q & A for Scott Allen Nollen on Sat. 2/8 & Sun. 2/9

Hello! and welcome and thanks for all the great replies. Did John Ford and Henry Fonda ever make up after the blow up on MISTER ROBERTS? I always kind of wonder at times if they hadn't had that blow up what films they might have later made together and I always seem to come back to THE MAN WHO SHOT ...
by charlestranberg
December 3rd, 2013, 12:05 pm
Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
Topic: The December 2013 Schedule on TCM
Replies: 51
Views: 19891

Re: The December 2013 Schedule on TCM

Lots of good Christmas movies as usual on TCM. I'm looking forward to the night (12/19)they show several versions of 'A Christmas Carol' including the 1935 British version with Sir Seymour Hick and, my fave, the 1951 Alastair Sim version.
by charlestranberg
November 25th, 2013, 8:24 am
Forum: Archived Guest Stars
Topic: Charles Tranberg Q & A on Fredric March
Replies: 62
Views: 96663

Re: Welcome to Charles Tranberg, Guest Author on 11/23 & 11/24

Time for another question ... Mr. Tranberg, I just remember something in 1944 he did The Adventures of Mark Twain and played Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) and I really find this movie very entertaining and can you share anything about this movie - and I wished that someday that TCM will air...
by charlestranberg
November 24th, 2013, 9:33 pm
Forum: Archived Guest Stars
Topic: Charles Tranberg Q & A on Fredric March
Replies: 62
Views: 96663

Re: Welcome to Charles Tranberg, Guest Author on 11/23 & 11/24

Thanks very much for your in-depth responses to my questions. I hope that people seek out your book for the full account of the Tallulah Bankhead "experience" that the Marches endured during the stage production of ‎ The Skin of Our Teeth . It was a doozy and made me laugh out loud. Could...
by charlestranberg
November 24th, 2013, 9:24 pm
Forum: Archived Guest Stars
Topic: Charles Tranberg Q & A on Fredric March
Replies: 62
Views: 96663

Re: Welcome to Charles Tranberg, Guest Author on 11/23 & 11/24

Well, I'm now up at home (keep fingers crossed it will continue), so please bring on more questions if you have them. Otherwise, this has been a great experience. I'll leave you all with yet another photo--the all-star cast of MGM's EXECUTIVE SUITE, with March standing next to my all-time favorite f...
by charlestranberg
November 24th, 2013, 6:48 pm
Forum: Archived Guest Stars
Topic: Charles Tranberg Q & A on Fredric March
Replies: 62
Views: 96663

Re: Welcome to Charles Tranberg, Guest Author on 11/23 & 11/24

I should tell you all this has been a wonderful experience for me. I've enjoyed each and every question and hope my replies on the most part have been satisfying (and delicious, talk about your childhood wishes). I am having some technical problems, however, for the last few hours. My apartment prov...
by charlestranberg
November 24th, 2013, 6:34 pm
Forum: Archived Guest Stars
Topic: Charles Tranberg Q & A on Fredric March
Replies: 62
Views: 96663

Re: Welcome to Charles Tranberg, Guest Author on 11/23 & 11/24

Mr. Tranberg, The three actors you have written about are all from the midwest - Robert Taylor from Nebraska, Fred MacMurray from Illinois, and Fredric March from Wisconsin. All have a pretty down to earth persona, though March is able to put on a little more flamboyant style. Is this something you...
by charlestranberg
November 24th, 2013, 6:08 pm
Forum: Archived Guest Stars
Topic: Charles Tranberg Q & A on Fredric March
Replies: 62
Views: 96663

Re: Welcome to Charles Tranberg, Guest Author on 11/23 & 11/24

Thanks very much for your in-depth responses to my questions. I hope that people seek out your book for the full account of the Tallulah Bankhead "experience" that the Marches endured during the stage production of ‎ The Skin of Our Teeth . It was a doozy and made me laugh out loud. Could...
by charlestranberg
November 24th, 2013, 2:30 pm
Forum: Archived Guest Stars
Topic: Charles Tranberg Q & A on Fredric March
Replies: 62
Views: 96663

Re: Welcome to Charles Tranberg, Guest Author on 11/23 & 11/24

Charles, welcome to the Silver Screen Oasis. It's nice having you visit us today. No doubt that Fredric March is a wonderful actor who has starred in many of my favorite films, especially "The Best Years of Our Lives. In a long marriage to a unique woman Florence Eldridge, did he actually fool...
by charlestranberg
November 24th, 2013, 2:21 pm
Forum: Archived Guest Stars
Topic: Charles Tranberg Q & A on Fredric March
Replies: 62
Views: 96663

Re: Welcome to Charles Tranberg, Guest Author on 11/23 & 11/24

Well, one thing I know for sure is that AM attended Soldan for the 1914-1915 academic year, which should have been her freshman year of high school, since she is present in the year book. She may not have been there for her sophomore year since she is not present in the 1916 year book. Soldan used t...
by charlestranberg
November 24th, 2013, 2:06 pm
Forum: Archived Guest Stars
Topic: Charles Tranberg Q & A on Fredric March
Replies: 62
Views: 96663

Re: Welcome to Charles Tranberg, Guest Author on 11/23 & 11/24

Charles, one of the aspects of Fredric March's personality that you deal with frankly but discreetly in your book is his eye for the ladies, despite his deep love for Florence Eldridge for almost half a century. http://i.imgur.com/Rn8PcJR.jpg?1 1.) I was particularly amused in your book by your men...
by charlestranberg
November 24th, 2013, 12:58 pm
Forum: Archived Guest Stars
Topic: Charles Tranberg Q & A on Fredric March
Replies: 62
Views: 96663

Re: Welcome to Charles Tranberg, Guest Author on 11/23 & 11/24

Thanks for the answer! :) Perhaps you are right about the Kadish connection. I saw that as well but yet I still wondered. I think Agnes took many things to the grave....she lived her life on her own terms. Frustrating for her admirers but I can respect that she wanted it that way. I have checked on...