Sue Sue's TCM Film Festival Tidbit Travel Blog

[Sue Sue Applegate]

Merrie Spaeth and Paula Prentiss...

My latest Examiner article about a 50-year reunion and the introduction to "The World of Henry Orient": http://www.examiner.com/article/actress ... e-at-tcmff

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Pass holders waiting in line for their favorite film...

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Bob's Big Boy is still just fine, thanks!

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The unflappable Alex Trebek, Jill St. John, Robert Osborne, and Robert Wagner, shortly after the surprise was revealed...

Robert Osborne's surprise tribute (This is your life, Bob!) was promoted as a Q & A with Robert at 2 p.m. Friday, April 11, in the Montalban Theatre...

Jill St. John (who looked fabulous, by the way!), Eva Marie Saint, Michael Feinstein, Mark Hill (photographer), Actor Charles Busch, and Scott McGee...
(This photo was taken after the toast to Robert. Everyone in the audience was given a cup with sparkling apple juice so each could toast to Robert.)

Some folks from the audience asked questions for about 20 minutes, then Robert's mike went dead, and Alex Trebek walked out and surprise!

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Jill St. John, Robert Wagner, Diane Baker, and Michael Feinstein's back...

The tribute to Robert will be edited and screened on TCM at a later date. Good friend to the SSO, Senior Researcher Alexa Foreman was invited onstage as well....


TCM General Manager Jeff Gregor, Jill St. John, Robert Wagner, Diane Baker, Eva Marie Saint...
(Members of Robert's family are on the back row)

[Sue Sue Applegate]

Here's the link to my latest review of Heaven is for Real: http://www.examiner.com/review/heaven-i ... b_articles

[Lzcutter]

That's the Bob's in Burbank/Toluca Lake!

My Bob's!

There was a smaller Bob statue on the roof but it blew down in the windstorm we had this winter.

We're hoping he gets put back there!

All hail, Bob's!

(Architecture designed by Wayne McAllister and I believe it is on the Historic Registry. When Leno was doing the Tonight Show at nearby NBC, he would often join the car buffs in the parking lot out back where they still do at your car waitressing on the weekends!).

[Sue Sue Applegate]

Cool! We had some fun at Bob's Big Boy!

Love the 'back story' about Burbank/Toluca Lake!

[Rita Hayworth]

Bob's Big Boy is still just fine, thanks!

One of my favorite places to eat when I do ever get a chance to visit LA/Hollywood and it's has some of the yummiest burgers around ... and thanks for sharing these photos and tidbits of the TCM Film Festival ... Sue Sue!

[Sue Sue Applegate]

Thank you, Erik. I had the most fun I've ever had at the TCM Film Festival this year!

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Pass holders waiting in line for Robert Osborne's Q & A/Surprise Tribute...




All these lovely folks from all over the US, Canada, and a few European countries were enthusiastic and excited about the advertised question and answer session to take place with Robert Osborne at 2 p.m. Friday at the Montalban Theatre. Little did they all know that they would be treated to a star-studded spectacular and the first version of "Robert Osborne, This is your life!" TCM is planning to air selected excerpts from the surprise tribute at a later date.

TCM's Tom Brown warmed up the audience, had us all smiling, and then Robert Osborne arrived!


Alex Trebek preparing to spring the surprise! (I think he has Robert's full attention!)

Alex Trebek was the first surprise guest to grace the stage, and comments by Osborne pals like Eva Marie Saint, Robert Wagner and Jill St. John, Diane Baker, Michael Feinstein (tinkling the ivories with Robert Osborne's favorite song,"The More I See You,"), Alec Baldwin, Osborne's cousin Susan and family members from all over the US, Tom Barbon (Osborne's first director), TCM Senior Researcher Alexa Foreman, and many other members of the TCM family paid tribute and toasted to Robert Osborne's career.

Video tributes from Cher and Bill Cosby were charming, and the funniest moment was a series of clips of Osborne on the TCM set trying to say " La Cienega, " but he finally gave up and just said "Hollywood" or "LA." Everyone laughed at this cute montage of clips.

Alex and Alec teased Robert about "What is my name? Alec or Alex?" and obviously Osborne was tickled about the joke at his expense. Eva Marie Saint turned the tables on Robert, as he tried to discuss her fabulous career, and she wouldn't let him! Saint continued to extoll Osborne's virtues even though he tried to divert attention from himself. It was obvious that he was surprised by all the attention from his Hollywood "insider" pals, his TCM family, TCM General Manager Jeff Gregor, and Osborne's extended family as he was truly honored by all the surprises.

Another nice TCM 'touch' included a glass of sparking apple juice for every audience member so that they could join in the toast!

All these sweet pass holders thoroughly enjoyed the initial moments when questions were really answered by Robert, and were just as surprised as Osborne at all the special guests. I know I was!

Enjoy Lynn's report about the tribute here: http://silverscreenoasis.com/oasis3/vie ... =92&t=6654

Enjoy John Wayne films all day and night on TCM this lovely Tuesday!

[knitwit45]

Re those pictures of waving pass holders: I'll bet Christy knows most of them! From everyone else's reports on the TCMFF, she knows EVERYBODY!!!!

Thanks for doing such a great Lois Lane!!!!!

[Sue Sue Applegate]

Thank you, sweet Knitty! Hugs to you!


Here's one of my favorite photos from Meet the TCM panel at 2 p.m. in The Egyptian with: Charles Tabesh (Senior VP of Programming), Tom Brown (Director of Original Programming),Dennis Adamovich (Vice President) Jeff Gregor(General Manager of TCM), and Richard Steiner (Director of TCM Digital/Web Content).

[Sue Sue Applegate]

Here's a nice Smithsonian article on Robert Osborne: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsoni ... 180950498/

[Rita Hayworth]

Thanks for the fab link on Robert Osborne - He's Mr. Oscar and one's of the most unique individuals ever worked in the film industry and I just wanted to say thanks for that link. I even bookmarked it for future enjoyment too.