Just wondering if there's anything afoot concerning a US postage stamp commemorating the centennial of Fred's birth? And while I'm here - any other events or...
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Jay Hopkins
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Jun 15, 1998 8:21 pm
... As I mentioned on the old list, Ken Barnes is producing a CD set called "The Complete United Artist Sessions" (tentative title) which will include the many...
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juliet007
juliet007@xxxx.xxxx
Jun 15, 1998 9:01 pm
... Graham, that is one stunning Audrey site you have there...'s wonderful, so to speak. The "Take the picture!" scene is one of my favourites in Funny Face. ...
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seltab@xxxx.xxxxxxxxx...
seltab@xxxx.xxxxxxxxx...
Jun 15, 1998 11:23 pm
<<<The "Take the picture!" scene is one of my favourites in Funny Face. Perfect Audrey, perfect Fred. For some reason, this scene reminds me of what Audrey...
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juliet007
juliet007@xxxx.xxxx
Jun 16, 1998 7:34 pm
I find myself fair bored now that summer is here--but I'd rather be bored than be in school. *g* And since I've only seen about half of Fred's films, which...
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Brandi M. Smith
moochsmith@xxxxx.xxxx
Jun 16, 1998 7:35 pm
... Dancing Lady is a good movie, but if you're watching it just for Fred, he's only in it about a total of 15 minutes. I personally like Gable/Crawford films,...
... And I can guess where you'd even RATHER be.... (It involves a bride. Bride, in fact.) ... I loved You'll Never Get Rich! I think that You Were Never...
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Theace111@xxx.xxxx
Jun 16, 1998 8:30 pm
I hope I made it to the right place. If I did then I would always recommend: Three Little Words, The Notorious Landlady, The Pleasure Of His Company and Midas...
... Yep, sure did! ... I'm slightly prejudiced against The Pleasure of His Company b/c of those strange commercials AMC (or is it TCM?) has been using to...
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Mallory
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Jun 16, 1998 11:21 pm
Don't worry, it's probably AMC, and we'll all be boycotting them if they cancel Remember WENN.... (Sorry, I'm panicked.) I thought Pleasure of His Company was...
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Jon Wilson
nosliw@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Jun 16, 1998 11:09 pm
Daddy Long Legs is a pretty good one, too. Hey have any of you heard of WebRing (http://www.webring.org)? Where you start a ring of websites all based on the...
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Jay Hopkins
jhopkins@xxxx.xxx.xxx...
Jun 17, 1998 3:10 am
... I definitely agree with Fiona that the representation of the Chinese manservant (I think that's the correct/incorrect phrase) is unfortunate. However, I've...
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Hey y'all, I took a page from Fiona's book and started my own mailing list called, NL-astaire. It's to inform those who might be interested in hearing about ...
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Patricia Carley
pcarley@xxxx.xxxx
Jun 17, 1998 1:51 pm
... manservant ... I've seen ... its droll ... father-daughter ... more. ... ever made. I have to say, at the risk of upsetting some people (including Jay),...
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Patricia Carley
pcarley@xxxx.xxxx
Jun 17, 1998 1:57 pm
... manservant ... I've seen ... its droll ... father-daughter ... more. ... ever made. (Sorry, I accidentally sent that last message before I was finished.) I...
Did anyone watch the AFI "100 BEst American Movies" program last evening? NO FRED!!! NO FRED!!! How can that be?!?!?! Anyone else having apoplexy aside...
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Barry Monush
BMonush@xxx.xxxx
Jun 17, 1998 3:17 pm
Dear Fellow Freddians, In response to dear, dear sweet and lovely Kimberly's distress over the lack of Fred on the AFI 100 Best special: I hear ya! Everybody...
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Jay Hopkins
jhopkins@xxxx.xxx.xxx...
Jun 17, 1998 2:31 pm
... Patricia and I agree to disagree. The "incest" element might fall to scrutiny, but it never occurred to me when watching "The Pleasure of His Company." ...
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Patricia Carley
pcarley@xxxx.xxxx
Jun 17, 1998 3:06 pm
Jay Hopkins wrote: As far as Fred playing disagreeable characters goes, I find these portrayals rather intriguing (another great impudent character is found in...
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... manservant I know this is off the Astaire topic, but speaking of offensive portrayls of Asians, did anyone cringe like I did at Mickey Rooney's Chinese...
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... Yes, I too am upset about the results of AFI's top 100. As we all know, Fred Astaire is the greatest performer and when they have a show for the top 100 ...
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Jay Hopkins
jhopkins@xxxx.xxx.xxx...
Jun 17, 1998 7:27 pm
... I like Mickey Rooney. Don't sell him short. Jay...
Hello again. I have to respond to the comments about the AFI 100 Best Special. Not only do I agree with the statements made by Barry, I would also like to add...
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Barry Monush
BMonush@xxx.xxxx
Jun 17, 1998 9:36 pm
To Jay and Jon re: the Asian crisis as per "Breakfast at Tiffany's": Regarding Mickey Rooney in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" - my compliments to Jay on the bad pun...
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seltab@xxxx.xxxxxxxxx...
seltab@xxxx.xxxxxxxxx...
Jun 17, 1998 10:10 pm
From: "Jay Hopkins" <jhopkins@...> ... portrayls of ... character in ... Well, like him or not, it's tasteless to have a white midget play a...
