Hi Everyone, I think this is an important thread and everyone has an opinion on who should have gotten an Oscar and who shouldn't and who didn't. I have looked up a site and gotten a list of all the nominees from 1927 to 2006 and have made a list of those nominated and didn't win. To start, here is ...

Moira, My grandmother prized William Randolph Hearst as the only intelligent person in Los Angeles. Everybody else in Hollywood society and in old Los Angeles society were deemed 'pretty stupid' according to her. Of course Nell was well educated (overly educated) in Europe and was older than most of...

Hi, Moira - Indeed, I have heard of Sara Teasdale and read those poems. But, I never thought of her in relation to Verree Teasdale, although anything is possible. I have always heard that Verree was a very intelligent woman and one of the few whom Nell thought 'not stupid'... Nell thought most of Ho...

Hi Moira, Adolphe Menjou was known in movie circles for his sartorial splendour. He was always dressed up in suit and tie and even spats (in the 60's!)... His wife was Verree Teasdale, who was equally a finely decked out fashion plate. Both were great friends with Pola Negri. And, they were friendly...

Hey Ken,

Too true!!

Our news(?) program tonight stated that Larry King would get her first interview.
I'll just bet he's doing cartwheels over getting this important scoop!!

Larry

Hi Joe,

I believe her daughter has it. But, don't hold me to that; she was willed it but whether or not she possesses it I truly cannot say... Let's hope so!!

Larry

Hi Joe, I'm glad Mary Astor won that Oscar...... Love Sara Allgood too but I have a special warm spot for Mary and her Oscar. She was awarded a plaque back then and many years later petitioned the Academy for a real Oscar, which was presented to her in a luncheon cermony in the 70's. When I visited ...

Hi Marco & Mongo, I too remember Lauren Bacall and her reaction to losing. She has since said that she was showing shock not disappointment at not winning, since like Roz, everyone had told her they had voted for her. I do like Lauren Bacall but not everybody in Hollywood does, so that could acc...

Hi Everyone, Just this morning when I woke up to news that Paris Hilton was going to be paid for an 'interview', I said (decried!) out loud, "What?? - why not interview Jane Russell, who actually has something to say!!".... I remember seeing a TV interview years ago (Merv Griffin??), when ...

Hi, Judith & Fernando - "Roughly Speaking" is an excellent film and worth seeing for Jack Carson also. Mongo - "Sister Kenny" certainly shows what a good actress in a good movie can do. Highly recommended. These two movies, I think, showcase that Rosalind Russell was a very g...

Hi Christy & Moira, I have never heard a bad word about Jane Russell. She was quite religious and sang religious songs. Agnes Moorehead liked her very much and they made a movie together called "The Revolt of Mamie Stover". They both played prostitutes - imagine!! Yes, Jan always gave ...

Hi Judith & Fernando, I have always liked Rosalind Russell and she was truly a grand star, always well dressed and vivacious. I didn't know her, although I've seen her around but not often. Judy, Loretta Young's daughter, didn't really care for her and said she was loud and interferring but I di...

Hey Judith!!

"Bubble, bubble; toil and trouble
May Her Hitler wind up in the rubble!".........

And, he did; so it works!!!!!

Larry

Hi Joe, Can't access TCM boards anymore - no login working...... I've never seen a Divine movie but have certainly seen many pictures of 'her'....... I sympathize with the backstory but everytime I see a picture of Divine I have to think of my late sister-in-law, Sherryll, my horrible brother's equa...

Hi Joe, Thanks for featuring Jan Sterling on TCM's "In the Spotlight"... I cannot login on that board anymore???? I guess I've been banned..... So, I am appreciating your endeavours over here... A coincidence: Your busty picture of the blonde Jan comes on the birthday of the busty brunette...