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by moira finnie
July 29th, 2017, 4:23 pm
Forum: Archived Guest Stars
Topic: All About Ava Gardner with Kendra Bean & Anthony Uzarowski on 7/29 & 7/30
Replies: 33
Views: 63534

Re: All About Ava Gardner with Kendra Bean & Anthony Uzarowski on 7/29 & 7/30

Thank you, Anthony. Even though her second film with John Huston, The Bible, was not very well received, her role as Sarah was poignant and had considerable dignity (despite the furor off-screen with George C. Scott). Prior to his death, I read that Huston had hoped to cast her again in a proposed a...
by moira finnie
July 29th, 2017, 3:46 pm
Forum: Archived Guest Stars
Topic: All About Ava Gardner with Kendra Bean & Anthony Uzarowski on 7/29 & 7/30
Replies: 33
Views: 63534

Re: All About Ava Gardner with Kendra Bean & Anthony Uzarowski on 7/29 & 7/30

Different directors such as Robert Siodmak, George Cukor, John Ford, and John Huston brought out something special in the actress. Was there a particular director whose help was significant for Ava Gardner?
by moira finnie
July 29th, 2017, 12:47 pm
Forum: Archived Guest Stars
Topic: All About Ava Gardner with Kendra Bean & Anthony Uzarowski on 7/29 & 7/30
Replies: 33
Views: 63534

Re: All About Ava Gardner with Kendra Bean & Anthony Uzarowski on 7/29 & 7/30

Anthony, I am delighted to read that your first memory of Ava Gardner was Night of the Iguana. Her later work, in films such as the former, On the Beach, and Seven Days in May (on TCM now!) were my introductions to her unique blend of warmth, humor, and vulnerability when I was a kid. Her early, daz...
by moira finnie
July 29th, 2017, 11:14 am
Forum: Archived Guest Stars
Topic: All About Ava Gardner with Kendra Bean & Anthony Uzarowski on 7/29 & 7/30
Replies: 33
Views: 63534

Re: All About Ava Gardner with Kendra Bean & Anthony Uzarowski on 7/29 & 7/30

Thanks for the replies, Kendra, and the great questions, Christy. It seems that Ava Gardner could be a lot of fun--and God knows she was a knockout, but she really might have undervalued her own ability as an actress. Was this due to her own uncertainty as a young woman? Did her older sister's prese...
by moira finnie
July 29th, 2017, 7:22 am
Forum: Archived Guest Stars
Topic: All About Ava Gardner with Kendra Bean & Anthony Uzarowski on 7/29 & 7/30
Replies: 33
Views: 63534

Re: All About Ava Gardner with Kendra Bean & Anthony Uzarowski on 7/29 & 7/30

Good morning, Kendra & Anthony! Thank you so much for participating here and please know that as I perused your book in a store prior to purchase recently, a stranger and I shared an exchange about the exceptional beauty of your book, which, unlike many today, features well-reproduced photos, an...
by moira finnie
July 28th, 2017, 2:16 pm
Forum: Archived Guest Stars
Topic: All About Ava Gardner with Kendra Bean & Anthony Uzarowski on 7/29 & 7/30
Replies: 33
Views: 63534

All About Ava Gardner with Kendra Bean & Anthony Uzarowski on 7/29 & 7/30

Welcome! Here's the spot to post your queries for our visiting authors to discuss the life and career of Ava Gardner. http://i.imgur.com/uyYnKpI.jpg In Kendra Bean & Anthony Uzarowski's new take on the life of movie icon, "Ava Gardner: A Life in Movies" (Running Press), the co-authors...
by moira finnie
July 24th, 2017, 10:48 am
Forum: Archived Guest Stars
Topic: Ava Gardner Q & A with Authors Kendra Bean & Anthony Uzarowski on 7/29 & 7/30
Replies: 0
Views: 22954

Ava Gardner Q & A with Authors Kendra Bean & Anthony Uzarowski on 7/29 & 7/30

In Kendra Bean & Anthony Uzarowski's new take on the life of movie icon, "Ava Gardner: A Life in Movies" (Running Press), the co-authors shift the focus from the publicity writers' descriptions of her as"the world's most beautiful animal" to her real life as a person who was ...
by moira finnie
June 18th, 2017, 4:33 pm
Forum: Archived Guest Stars
Topic: HOLLYWOOD AT PLAY Authors Mary Mallory and Stephen X. Sylvester Visit June 17 & 18!
Replies: 40
Views: 65933

Re: HOLLYWOOD AT PLAY Authors Mary Mallory and Stephen X. Sylvester Visit June 17 & 18!

Thanks for coming back for another day, Steve & Mary. Does it seem as though certain stars or starlets were in an impossibly large number of stills in the studio era? Sometimes I think that actress Jean Parker must have spent most of her days being photographed swimming, skiing, communing with n...
by moira finnie
June 17th, 2017, 6:29 pm
Forum: Archived Guest Stars
Topic: HOLLYWOOD AT PLAY Authors Mary Mallory and Stephen X. Sylvester Visit June 17 & 18!
Replies: 40
Views: 65933

Re: HOLLYWOOD AT PLAY Authors Mary Mallory and Stephen X. Sylvester Visit June 17 & 18!

Thanks, Steve. One game they played in old Hollywood that interested me was polo.* Did you find many images of that expensive pursuit or its less expensive & less dangerous cousin, croquet? Did rivalries in show biz sometimes carry over into the fun & games? Was baseball played by many as a ...
by moira finnie
June 17th, 2017, 3:53 pm
Forum: Archived Guest Stars
Topic: HOLLYWOOD AT PLAY Authors Mary Mallory and Stephen X. Sylvester Visit June 17 & 18!
Replies: 40
Views: 65933

Re: HOLLYWOOD AT PLAY Authors Mary Mallory and Stephen X. Sylvester Visit June 17 & 18!

Thank you for visiting, Mary & Steve! http://i.imgur.com/7WyaMci.jpg?2 Above: William Powell, Richard Barthelmess, & Ronald Colman having fun on Catalina in the '20s. During the early years of Hollywood I understand that there was a portion of the existing community that looked askance at Ho...
by moira finnie
April 5th, 2017, 8:06 pm
Forum: Site Talk
Topic: Happy Anniversary, SSO!
Replies: 34
Views: 62625

Re: Happy Anniversary, SSO!

I couldn't say it any better than Lynn! Thanks to our members, guests and visitors who have made the last decade fly by.
by moira finnie
April 5th, 2017, 6:46 am
Forum: Tales from the TCM Classic Film Festival
Topic: Sue Sue's TCM Film Festival Tidbit Travel Blog
Replies: 1311
Views: 640651

Re: Sue Sue's TCM Film Festival Tidbit Travel Blog

I know you, Lynn, Larry, David and friends will probably be too busy to post during the festival, but I hope you each travel safely and have more than enough fun for all of us who can only be there in our movie-lovin' hearts. This year's TCM Classic Film Festival is all the more significant for bein...
by moira finnie
March 7th, 2017, 12:02 am
Forum: The People of Film
Topic: CANDIDS II
Replies: 3478
Views: 1117388

Re: CANDIDS II

Thanks, Joe. I am so glad you had a chance to meet him and share your love of movies with all of us.
by moira finnie
March 6th, 2017, 4:32 pm
Forum: Movies and Features on TCM
Topic: Robert Osborne Has Died - R.I.P.
Replies: 16
Views: 35093

Re: Robert Osborne Has Died - R.I.P.

For those of us who knew him on TCM or had a chance to meet him in person, he was a gentle man, a scholar and a little bit of a scamp. Thank you, Mr. O., for educating us about our vibrant heritage. My condolences to all his friends and family members. Below is the full obituary for Mr. O. from his ...
by moira finnie
March 4th, 2017, 7:01 pm
Forum: Archived Guest Stars
Topic: Jeremy Arnold, Author of The Essentials, Visits March 3-5...
Replies: 16
Views: 43093

Re: Jeremy Arnold, Author of The Essentials, Visits March 3-5...

Hi Jeremy, Thank you for visiting our site this weekend. It was heartening to see that All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) was among the early sound film's you chose to include. I was particularly touched to read your comments on the near wordless performance by Raymond Griffith, an actor who was ...