You're right, Bernd, Janie Dee is dee-lightful and dee-lovely, not only an extremely versatile performer but a very nice and down-to-earth person. We're...
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drop_that_long_face
drop_that_lo...
Apr 27, 2008 1:26 pm
Fred:"When we were talking earlier you told me somebody told you there was a twenty five year war between me and.." Parkinson: "and your dancing partners" ...
Hi Denyse, The conference will commence at 2pm on Saturday 21 June and conclude at 5.30pm on Tuesday 24 June. We will be posting the full schedule on the...
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chcrested@...
sherril02
Apr 27, 2008 3:23 pm
This makes me feel soooooo sad! Because I will not be able to attend. Nothing would give me more pleasure to be with a group of people who feel as I do...
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kathleenariley
Apr 27, 2008 3:35 pm
Hi Dottie, The September edition of the Fred Astaire Newsletter (http://alsodancesnewsletter.wetpaint.com/?t=anon) will be devoted to a full write-up of the...
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Jim
jimmm2010
Apr 27, 2008 3:42 pm
Fred:"When we were talking earlier you told me somebody told you there was a twenty five year war between me and..." Parkinson:"and your dancing partners" ...
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chcrested@...
sherril02
Apr 27, 2008 4:30 pm
Overall I don't think it was Fred Astaire's style to say anything negative about anyone.? I don't believe he really said some of the things he would have liked...
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tmwctd
Apr 28, 2008 7:58 am
... only an extremely ... fortunate to have her ... I´ve seen lovely Janie Dee in many London shows, among them in "Conneticut Yankee" and as Mimi Glossop in...
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kathleenariley
Apr 28, 2008 9:13 am
Will do, Bernd! Sallyann and I had the great pleasure of meeting her recently and she's every bit as lovely in real life as on the stage. Her most recent stage...
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fritz_1899
Apr 28, 2008 7:17 pm
Thank you very much for your kind reply, and sorry for my later...I was away a couple of days. Alessandra...
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fritz_1899
Apr 28, 2008 7:18 pm
Do you know from which cartoon was it taken? Thank you...
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Penny Carrol
astairelady
Apr 28, 2008 9:41 pm
I've been challenging myself to learn or re-learn as many Cole Porter lyrics as I can cram into my head to keep my brain active; and, recently I came across...
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Rita Marlowe Schmidlap
ritaschmidlap
Apr 28, 2008 10:39 pm
Thanks for this! That's one of my favorite Porter catalog songs (tho it be totally silly), always wished for a Fred lyric. ... Porter lyrics as I can cram into...
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Rita Marlowe Schmidlap
ritaschmidlap
Apr 28, 2008 10:41 pm
Susan and I are trying very hard to pack lightly so as to avoid sending baggage into the black hole of British Airways Heathrow luggage system. Even though it...
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kbolton_1
Apr 28, 2008 10:44 pm
Could this be during the war years? Everyone had gardens. Or could Fred have been raising rabbits with the horses (& I think cows - from 1 of David Niven's...
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Penny Carrol
astairelady
Apr 29, 2008 6:00 pm
Yes, Porter wrote "Farming' in 1943. ... From: kbolton_1 To: astaire@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 5:44 PM Subject: [astaire] Re: Porter, oh...
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drop_that_long_face
drop_that_lo...
Apr 29, 2008 7:38 pm
I was surprised to run into this description of Fred by Allen Scott: "In an interview with Lee Server for the book Screenwriter: Words Become Pictures (Main...
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kbolton_1
Apr 29, 2008 11:19 pm
Going through old posts, and found out about her book. Does anyone know if this book is availble yet in the United States? Thanks Kathy...
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berkpanda
Apr 30, 2008 2:07 am
... I just ordered a copy from Amazon.co.uk, and it arrived (in Washington DC) right away. It's very pricey for a paperback since its from England, but it's...
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grace_remembers
Apr 30, 2008 4:59 am
We may be jumping to unwarranted conclusions here. "Farming" comes from Porter's 1941 show LET'S FACE IT. It was introduced by Danny Kaye, along with others...
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tmwctd
Apr 30, 2008 6:18 am
... Washington DC) right away. It's ... great book. I also saw copies at ... And, coincidentally, I just finished reading it yesterday. It was better than I...
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tmwctd
Apr 30, 2008 6:27 am
Let´s not forget that for a writer his words are like his children, never to be critized. I can very well imagine, that, if he had just an average ego, he did...
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tmwctd
Apr 30, 2008 6:34 am
I seem to recall having read here a while ago that these two gentlemen were not always at the best of terms. I came upon an interview with Donen last night on...
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Norma Flint
flintnorma
Apr 30, 2008 10:09 am
Dear Katheen - Yes, it is so exciting - less than two months away for the conference. I have booked my rail tickets already at a very good price (advance...
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kathleenariley
Apr 30, 2008 10:22 am
Dear Norma, If you can, I would definitely book a later train on Tuesday the 24th as most of the live performances (Janie Dee, David Benson and Jack Gibbons)...
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Patty Barnhill
moose18588
Apr 30, 2008 11:09 am
I ordered my copy last night from amazon.co.uk. They said they had only 2 copies left but more were being ordered. Good to see, especially if its as good as...
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drop_that_long_face
drop_that_lo...
Apr 30, 2008 1:14 pm
Yep, that sounds about right. Although he was more of a rewrite man, polishing other writers' scripts and, in some cases, doing complete rewrites. I think the...
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Jim
jimmm2010
Apr 30, 2008 8:07 pm
Allan Scott, who got an Oscar nomination for his script of "So Proudly We Hail," says at the end of the interview with Server: "When we were making the...
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wworldtree
Apr 30, 2008 8:39 pm
... As carping about stars, even older stars, goes Allan Scott's remarks are pretty small potatoes! Astaire kicked a set? Twice? Oh, didn't like how Ginger...
