I'm just looking at my library catalogue for books on Tallulah, are there any you'd recommend? Ok, the best book is definitely "Tallulah - The Life and Times of a Leading Lady" by Joel Lobenthal. The book by Lee Israel is also good, easier to read than the former one. Definitely avoid the...

I've seen two movies with one of my favorites: Daniel Auteuil. They're no classic movies, but, well, I will post them anyway. Le placard (The Closet) - It's my favorite Auteuil movie. Well, yes, I am a person who loves comedies. And this one is so funny, though it's Gerard Depardieu who gets the mos...

Thanks for opening this thread! :D I love him. Such a charming man and talented actor. But, yes, I am honest, his charm was what caught me first, his talent I recognized the more I have seen with him. :oops: My favorite films of his are Romance in Manhattan, One Rainy Afternoon, Midnight and The Gay...

I don't think he meant to exploit her, it's just felt exploitative. I admire the image Marlene kept up over all those years and how hard she worked at it, sustaining it through the years and all her live shows but this final documentary was skewed as to how I see everything that preceded it. Yes, I...

I read most of the Casey LaLonde-interview. And, in the end, also seeing the posts here, I recognize that all of us agree that Grand Hotel is totally her movie, not Garbo's (any extreme GG fans here, I hope not, they'll kill us :wink: ). I do not know what keeps me of really liking Joan. I like her ...

It seems to me, that these honor is given to all these stars sooner or later, just because they are "there", and just to make everybody see and know that they are British, even if they are not living in the UK since a very long time - see Liz Taylor. I didn't even know she was British unti...

Thanks so much ccfan!!! (btw, may I call you Alison?) Nah, another book for my list. I read the story you posted in the Lean thread, about her doing a very emotional scene and then just look at her watch and go home, switch her emotions on and off. It's amazing. You know, I didn't know her until I s...

Where have I been for the last day or so, helping run the school fete and feeling the payback for it (that's another story) but I understand what you were trying to say Libertine , I have the same problem with what I have read about her. I do not want to sound like a lunatic, but THANK YOU SO MUCH....

Tallulah plays herself and is in a play about the American housewife and hams it up to make it more interesting! She does voice the great line after reading the play - "Wasn't Daisy Drudge available, darling!!".... I've used this line myself over the years.... You're right, she wasn't in ...

I say it again, I don't judge... I simply want to know about her. Nah, nevermind.

OK, again, because I think I couldn't make it clear, I do not judge her for having had an affair, I am not judging her at all, I am not religious. Heck, I am a fan of Bankhead, Flynn, Dietrich and others, do you really believe I'd judge anyone because of an affair - or more? I'll say it again, I do ...

You might want to read Judy Lewis' book, Uncommon Knowledge about coming to terms with her mother's desire to shield her from the stigma of illegitimacy, which was real then, and Ms. Lewis' own evolving perspective on her father and mother. No "Mommie Dearest" here, the author, who bears ...

Hi Lib, You might like to peruse the thread found here that features Casey LaLonde , Joan Crawford's grandson, who was kind enough to visit with us one week last Fall. I am going to read that later! Might be interesting! I know what you mean about Crawford's early films, though I am more partial to...

Thanks moira! I am going to check it out!!!

Nah, I do not judge her, she was not the only one who had affairs, but you know, what I mean is.. what she has done is hypocrisy.