... I completely agree with you, Kimberly! I actually *forgot* to watch the AFI 100 last night, but I read about it in the newspaper today. Top Hat and Swing...
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Mallory
afredorapest@xxxxxxxx...
Jun 18, 1998 1:29 am
*whispering worriedly because I'm going way OT* Kimberly, did you hear that AMC is deciding this summer whether or not to take RW into a fifth season? Ack!...
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juliet007
juliet007@xxxx.xxxx
Jun 18, 1998 12:20 am
... The funny thing is, when I watch Breakfast at Tiffany's, I was completely unoffended by Rooney! I thought it was funny. Considering my reaction to the AMC...
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juliet007
juliet007@xxxx.xxxx
Jun 18, 1998 12:25 am
... White midget? Mickey Rooney? Hmm... Anyway, having a white actor play an Asian was just a product of the times. Like, Paul Muni and Luise Rainer in the...
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... When exactly did they give Fred the AFI Achievement Award? I missed hearing about it except for from you guys. - Jon Wilson :o)...
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Mallory
afredorapest@xxxxxxxx...
Jun 18, 1998 2:47 am
No kidding! I was hoping Fred DID make the list, since I only caught the top ten (which = two minutes each Ralph Fiennes, Marlon Brando, and Clark Gable --...
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seltab@xxxx.xxxxxxxxx...
seltab@xxxx.xxxxxxxxx...
Jun 18, 1998 12:51 am
well...fiona. lillian gish was in Birth of a Nation, and that movie was included in the top 100 list. too bad there was no clip of her. well, there you have...
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juliet007
juliet007@xxxx.xxxx
Jun 18, 1998 2:50 am
... D'oh! I knew that! That completely slipped my mind. Okay, okay, but you know what I was hoping for...The Wind. :) Cheerio, Fi...
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Nancy Paulette
bullheadednancy@xxxxx...
Jun 18, 1998 7:35 am
Sorry, I just have to put in my imput about the AFI top 100. I don't know if any of you saw the list of 400 that they picked from, but there were some that...
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Barry Monush
BMonush@xxx.xxxx
Jun 18, 1998 2:33 pm
In response to Jon's question about the AFI tribute to Fred: This took place in 1981. The two-hour telecast of the ceremony was shown on CBS on April 18, 1981...
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Barry Monush
BMonush@xxx.xxxx
Jun 18, 1998 2:39 pm
Juliet: Regarding Mickey Rooney in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (well, let's assume that Fred saw this movie - that'll be the Astaire connection): Anyway, I know...
From: "Mallory" <afredorapest@...> *whispering worriedly because I'm going way OT* Kimberly, did you hear that AMC is deciding this summer whether...
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Barry Monush
BMonush@xxx.xxxx
Jun 18, 1998 4:13 pm
Nancy: Steering away from Fred for a moment: Re: your comments on the AFI list: Although "The Bridge on the River Kwai" and "Lawrence of Arabia" were both made...
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Theace111@xxx.xxxx
Jun 18, 1998 9:53 pm
Does an autographed picture of Fred Astaire from about 1977-1979 count as unique? Or maybe an 'official' appreciation of sympathy card with comments and...
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Mallory
afredorapest@xxxxxxxx...
Jun 19, 1998 5:12 am
... Follow links from: http://www.homeschoolingzone.com OR check out the complete RW site, Linda's page: http://www.mindspring.com/~jlyoung/wenn.htm (ton of...
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Barry Monush
BMonush@xxx.xxxx
Jun 19, 1998 2:42 pm
In Response to The Ace: I would say an Astaire signature from any date is valuable. It's still the same Fred, right? As for Fred's grave, I actually visited...
kscherling wrote: <Anyone else collect movie memorabilia? Anything unique? I lived in London for a number of years and used to go to movie conventions when...
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Theace111@xxx.xxxx
Jun 19, 1998 3:02 pm
My name is Carlye, pronounced and spelled the same way Kim Novak's character was in The Notorious Landlady. It is also like Carly Simon. I was named after a...
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Theace111@xxx.xxxx
Jun 19, 1998 3:08 pm
I don't have the doll, but I have an Astaire figurine based on Barkleys of Broadway. He is holding the black cane and is in a lunge position. I think it is...
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kscherling@xxxx.xxxxx...
Jun 19, 1998 4:06 pm
Patricia writes: The question is, what does one do with all of this stuff? Until finding this list, I hardly thought anyone else would be interested. ...
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Theace111@xxx.xxxx
Jun 19, 1998 3:15 pm
Does anyone have any ideas on what to do with their Fred Astaire stuff? I don't have too much either, but I can't have children, have no family left to leave...
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Jay Hopkins
jhopkins@xxxx.xxx.xxx...
Jun 19, 1998 3:15 pm
... Patricia chimed in recently, so I guess I may as well contribute something... I have a letter that Fred wrote to me (there's a story here which I will save...
I can say that I guess I'm lucky. I haven't had to pay for anything except a few post cards and when I got the AFI tape copied. Most all of the rest came ...
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kscherling@xxxx.xxxxx...
Jun 19, 1998 5:25 pm
From: <Theace111@...> If I had to evacuate, my Fred Astaire collection would be most of what I would take with me. I heard that a Fred Astaire autographed...
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Jay Hopkins
jhopkins@xxxx.xxx.xxx...
Jun 19, 1998 8:35 pm
Someone had asked earlier where they could purchase the "Battleship Gallactica" episode with Astaire. This episode (entitled "The Man With Nine Lives") is ...
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Theace111@xxx.xxxx
Jun 19, 1998 11:07 pm
Does anyone know where you can get Change Partners, Puttin' On My Top Hat, the Kennedy Center Honors video and Midas Run? I have tried to get these for a long...
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... Is that kind person still around and would he/she be kind enough to make those "Thief" and "Hill" tapes accessable again? I would love to have them. - Jon...
