That says it all.EP Millstone wrote: ↑March 11th, 2023, 6:45 pm I was merely expressing my opinion,
I don't care about other people's opinions,
I was trying to say that exact same thing, albeit a little more gently.
That says it all.EP Millstone wrote: ↑March 11th, 2023, 6:45 pm I was merely expressing my opinion,
I don't care about other people's opinions,
When Veronica Lake was promoting her autobiography in the UK, she received offers to work on the English stage. One of the roles she played, to rave reviews, was Blanche DuBois is a revival of A Streetcar Named Desire. In her autobiography, she candidly discusses her own alcoholism, and she probably drew on her own experience to portray that aspect of Blanche's character. She would have already been suffering from cirrhosis of the liver which would be officially diagnosed in 1973.speedracer5 wrote: ↑March 11th, 2023, 9:39 pm
I just started reading Veronica Lake's memoir, the aptly titled, "Veronica: The Autobiography of Veronica Lake." I'm only at the beginning of it, but she seems very matter of fact and not at all enamored of Hollywood. She treated it like a job, in the same way that she treated her (later in life) bartending job as just a job.
Should I ever regain my taste for fiction, Charles Willeford's stories will definitely be on my Must Read list.
I revisited the 1990 movie adaptation starring Fred Ward as Hoke Moseley, Alec Baldwin as Frederick J. Frenger Jr. (AKA "Junior"), and Jennifer Jason Leigh as Susie Waggoner. I'd forgotten how much humor it had -- like for instance, Moseley's wolflish appraisal of Ellita Sánchez (Nora Dunn) after she returns his false choppers to him and he pops them into his mouth -- giving her the once-over. Ward's confident grimace cracked me up. IMO, Baldwin's standout acting ranks up there with the performances of Robert Mitchum (as "Harry Powell" in The Night of the Hunter) and Ray Liotta (as "Ray Sinclair" in Something Wild) -- each of whom created a psycho who is comedic, creepy, charismatic . . . and wholly terrifying.
Why include the vinegar pie recipe?
Vinegar pie is an important "ingredient" in the movie (I don't know if it is in Willeford's book).
EP Millstone wrote: ↑April 8th, 2023, 12:20 pmVinegar pie is an important "ingredient" in the movie (I don't know if it is in Willeford's book).
Oh yes!! It's the exit chapter in the novel and rollover funny. There is some mention of 'pie' earlier between Hoke, Henderson, and Susan's dad that will stay with you forever. The false teeth getting tossed out the window i just thought was classic funny. I haven:t seen the movie and I apologize for this flip phone i cant navigate with - Thompson.