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Vecchiolarry · Post by **Vecchiolarry** » February 17th, 2009, 8:07 pm

Hi Joe,

Nice to see a picture of Michael Farmer. He was often my grandmother's escort whenever we hit London and sat next to me at a dinner at Luton Hoo in 1957. Luton Hoo was owned by Lady Zia Werhner, daughter of the Grand Duke Michael. It's now a luxury hotel.
Michael Farmer greatly resembled Gloria's Marquis.... There's a psychologgical story there somewhere???

Nice picture of Joan & Olivia together. It would be nice if they could reunite for tea somewhere before they die.

Roz & Loretta (Aunt Gretch) -- how these two supposedly intelligent women could have ended up marrying two of the greatest 'a**holes in Hollywood I'll never know.
Roz's Freddie Brisson was universally known as "The Lizard of Roz" and Gretch's Tom Lewis was just called "The A**Hole"...

Larry

klondike · Post by **klondike** » February 17th, 2009, 8:30 pm

Ya know, that pic of Walter Brennan & clan could almost be a capture or promo shot from his TV series "The Real McCoys"; I never fail to be pleasantly surprised by such evidence of just how delightfully down-to-earth this most Oscared man was in personal life!

jdb1 · Post by **jdb1** » February 18th, 2009, 10:04 am

Vecchiolarry wrote:Roz & Loretta (Aunt Gretch) -- how these two supposedly intelligent women could have ended up marrying two of the greatest 'a**holes in Hollywood I'll never know.
Roz's Freddie Brisson was universally known as "The Lizard of Roz" and Gretch's Tom Lewis was just called "The A**Hole"...

Larry

You know, Larry, I just recently re-read Russell's memoirs, and I was struck by how glowingly she spoke of her husband, how much she loved him, and why (according to Russell he was brilliant, thoughtful, loving, stalwart, elegant, classy, protective, and lots more flattering adjectives). The first time I read the book, many years ago, I didn't really know anything about Brisson. This time, I read that passage with a more critical eye. I wonder how much of that encomium was hearfelt, and how much was defensive apology. But, when you think about it, one women's a-hole is another woman's Prince Charming. Brisson may have saved all his humane behavior for his wife. It's been known to happen.

Vecchiolarry · Post by **Vecchiolarry** » February 18th, 2009, 1:42 pm

Hi Judith,

I'm sure Freddie Brisson was Roz's prince charming. He devoted his life to her career advancement - Oscar promotions, "The Velvet Touch" and "Wonderful Town"...
And, I'm sure their son, Lance, would say kind things about him too.
Also, Cary Grant & Barbara Hutton thought highly of him too...

But, I have heard so many other different people downgrading him badly - Jack & Ann Warner and the Zukors and even Marion Davies (who loved everybody!).....

Personally, I never knew the man but I do know he left Mary Astor in tears once in 1962 or thereabouts.... And, I cannot forgive him for that...

Larry

charliechaplinfan · February 18th, 2009, 4:21 pm

Michael Farmer, Gloria didn't speak too kindly about him, it's nice to hear another opinion.

silentscreen · Post by **silentscreen** » February 18th, 2009, 9:02 pm

Ronald Colman and crew relaxing on the set of The Magic Flame. (1927)

mongoII · Post by **mongoII** » February 19th, 2009, 11:53 am

Klondike, it so happens that the TV series "The Real McCoys" was in production during the time that the Walter Brennan family picture was taken.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALAN BATES ( 1934 - 2003 ) on Feb 17th

Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe wrapping up "The Misfits" their final film

Oscar winners Fay Bainter & Bette Davis with Warner Bros. honcho Jack Warner

Cesar Romero (right) with his mother and father

Raquel Welch entertaining troops in Viet Nam

Bob Hope entertained troops during war and peacetime for 6 decades

Songbird Dinah Shore entertaining troops during WWII

Zany Martha Raye entertaining troops at a USO event

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACK PALANCE ( 1919 - 2006 ) on Feb 18th.

Bud Abbott and his wife Betty relaxing at home in 1942

Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine prepping for "Rebecca" in 1939

James Dean working on a model car with his cousin Markie

Oliver Hardy dining out with his wife Lucille and a friend

Constance Bennett with husband Gilbert Roland and Clark Gable with wife Ria at a nightclub

Producer Hal Roach dining with the wonderful Gladys George

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MERLE OBERON Feb 19th. ( 1911 - !979 )

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEE MARVIN Feb 19th. ( 1924 - 1987 )

Elvis Presley - Rock Star

Lucille Ball - Rock Star

Humphrey Bogart - Rock Star

Premier of China Cho En-lai with a bemused Charles Chaplin

Esther Williams gets a lift from Jeff Chandler while in Rome for a film

Silent screen star Mae Murray & director Cecil B. DeMille (center) at an event in 1949

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIDNEY POITIER 82 on Feb 20th.

Alan Bates, wife Victoria with twin sons Benedick and Tristan in 1971

Bette Davis with her daughter BD (Barbara) in 1950

Betty Grable & Harry James with their daughter Victoria in 1945

charliechaplinfan · February 19th, 2009, 3:34 pm

Sigh## Thank you for that picture of Alan Bates. One of the best of British

Vecchiolarry · Post by **Vecchiolarry** » February 20th, 2009, 7:49 pm

Hi,

Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine seem to be getting along quite well on "Rebecca"......
I always heard that he didn't like her one bit and wanted Vivien Leigh to play Mrs. De Winter #2...

Larry

TCM Movie Morlocks · Post by **moira finnie** » February 21st, 2009, 12:47 pm

I dunno, Larry. Olivier looks pretty unimpressed by Joan Fontaine in that picture to me. I can just hear him thinking, "If only it were Viv..."

Gee, Mongo, I had a cat who used to watch me make tuna fish salad with that same look of thinly veiled disinterest as seen on the face of Constance Bennett gazing longingly at Gable. Ria & Gilbert might want to compare notes later in life.

klondike · Post by **klondike** » February 21st, 2009, 12:58 pm

Hey, Mongo!
That USO pic of Martha Raye served to remind that although this treasured comedienne had, shall we say, an amusingly strong and unique face, she also had, at least in her prime, some of the sexiest hair in Hollywood.

(Now pardon me as I g.i. crawl my way to the nearest foxhole and prepare for the barrage of dispute about that opinion . . . .

)

Vecchiolarry · Post by **Vecchiolarry** » February 21st, 2009, 5:55 pm

Hi,

Klondike-
I won't dispute your opinion on Martha. Although she was known for her "big mouth", I can tell you she was much more interesting to me for her large comfortable busoms (I've snuggled up to them on a couple of occasions) - - she was my 'godmother'.....

Moira-
Nice picture of Ria Langham. This picture must be between 1937 & 1939, as those two couples wouldn't necessarily have existed before or after. Connie & Gil before and Ria & Gable after.
Ria Langham was a very good friend of my grandmother.

Joe-
Thank you so much for the delightful picture of Mae Murray. Cecil B. De Mille and she were very fond of one another and had worked together at one time.
He wanted her for 'Mary Magdelene' in "King of Kings" but she had become blacklisted by then, I think.

Interestingly, these ladies and Nell all died within weeks of each other - Mae, then Nell, then Ria!!!

Larry

rudyfan · Post by **rudyfan** » February 22nd, 2009, 2:09 am

mongoII wrote:
Silent screen star Mae Murray & director Cecil B. DeMille (center) at an event in 1949

If I am not mistaken, that is Jesse Lasky on the right. I expect this was at some kind of dedication for the DeMille Barn (now Hollywood Heritage).

Mae looks great, I must say!

Donna

mongoII · Post by **mongoII** » February 23rd, 2009, 11:39 am

Donna, that is indeed producer Jesse Lasky.

charliechaplinfan · February 23rd, 2009, 2:13 pm

I'm confused wasn't Gilbert Roland Norma Talmadge's beau both whilst she was married to Joe Schenk and after their divorce.

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