I agree, this is an odd emphasis on the part of Jean Battey Lewis, THE WASHINGTON TIMES reviewer. (She is a veteran dance critic in Washington.) Most folks...
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Emily
roseytrebles
Mar 2, 2009 6:33 pm
Oh wow, thanks!--that's even more than I thought. Everything you listed was some kind of alleged true story except, I think, for Saving Private Ryan...I think...
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Pat
wardicus2002
Mar 2, 2009 11:48 pm
Mr. Astaire and Mr. Balanchine were among the first honorees of the Kennedy Center. Patcat I need to use one of my most important investigative tools--my...
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sramskill@...
Mar 3, 2009 12:17 am
I believe that part of the genesis of "SAving Private Ryan" was the loss of the five Sullivan brothers in the sinking of the USS Juneau (heavy cruiser) early...
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axelrodh
Mar 4, 2009 12:40 am
I understand that there were fan clubs and fan magazines in the 1930's devoted to FA and GR. Has anyone seen them? Are there images available? H....
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Michael Russell
RussellMA@...
Mar 4, 2009 1:46 am
In 1936 Fred wrote in a letter to Dellie that a fan club in his name had been set up by "some girl in Jersey City" and that "they print a paper." He added...
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drop_that_long_face
drop_that_lo...
Mar 4, 2009 3:21 pm
It's worth quoting in some detail from that letter (May 6, 1935 in Giles, p.100) as it reveals a lot about how Astaire viewed his fanbase: "A lot of stars have...
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Arlene K. Witt
arleneatinx
Mar 4, 2009 5:09 pm
I went to Lincoln Center yesterday to see WHIRL OF LIFE (1915), a Castles film. If anyone finds it playing elsewhere, do see it - it's still a real crowd...
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judith williams
judithleew
Mar 5, 2009 3:44 am
Hello! Well, I don't know from beans on this, but it's my best guess that this is only Fred in one moment in time, maybe in a bad mood for some reason,...
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tmwctd
Mar 5, 2009 9:27 am
Not necessarily so I would think. I think he hated all kind of publicity work although he realized it had to be done. If you want to see Fred in a grumpy mood,...
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axelrodh
Mar 5, 2009 2:59 pm
I guess for me, I'm not at all put off nor surprised by the "unrefined" language uses with his sister-probably his closest confidante besides Phyllis. This is...
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axelrodh
Mar 5, 2009 3:07 pm
Here are the announcements of upcoming Oxford concerts of the fabulous pianist, Jack Gibbons, who played at the Astaire conference. Holywell Music Room,...
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Patty Barnhill
moose18588
Mar 5, 2009 3:19 pm
Just a passing thought after reading what you wrote, I wonder if GR sounds too coded or secretive, and Gin, or Ging, sounds too familiar? Patty ...
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chrisbamberger
Mar 5, 2009 3:43 pm
Looks like a wonderful exhibit and festival. This reminds me of the happy time when several of us met in Boston for a Fred Astaire Birthday film fest, and the...
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axelrodh
Mar 6, 2009 1:53 am
Does anyone have an opinion on whether Leading Couples: The Most Unforgettable Screen Romances of the Studio Era (Chronicle Books, 2008), author Frank Miller ...
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Anne Billingsley
barbrasgirl8
Mar 6, 2009 3:11 am
I'm just reading "Leading Couples", recommended by another member of this forum and if you like the old movies and movie stars it is very interesting. There...
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axelrodh
Mar 6, 2009 5:23 pm
If anyone is interested, the episodes of "To Catch a Thief" with FA are available for viewing on Hulu. Here's the link for "The Three Virgins" ...
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judith williams
judithleew
Mar 6, 2009 6:50 pm
If Fred worked A LOT with a person, and referred to them as "G. Rogers" in a very casual letter to an informed recipient (and also when you consider the...
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Patty Barnhill
moose18588
Mar 6, 2009 6:57 pm
Good point. As to the feather charm, how many times has it been referenced, I wonder? Anyone know? Patty ________________________________ From: judith williams...
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drop_that_long_face
drop_that_lo...
Mar 6, 2009 7:26 pm
As far as I know, the original source is Ginger, My Story, p.144. It was picked up by Billman p.89, relying on My Story, but to my knowledge isn't mentioned in...
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drop_that_long_face
drop_that_lo...
Mar 6, 2009 7:33 pm
I don't believe Gene made such remarks, but the MGM publicity people did, and so did Fred himself and they were reported by Sally Davis in The Los Angeles...
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tmwctd
Mar 6, 2009 9:48 pm
I seem to recall a quote of Gene's that went somehow like that: "If it's one of those days where Fred would rather be on the race track, you'd better get out...
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lampea35
Mar 6, 2009 9:58 pm
I looked at "Screen Couple Chemistry" briefly via Google Books - as you say it looks quite hard to understand, but will try to get the book and read it...
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Michael Russell
RussellMA@...
Mar 6, 2009 10:28 pm
Roberta Olden, Ginger's personal assistant, inherited most of her memorabilia, including the feather charm that Fred gave her. When the producers of the...
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axelrodh
Mar 6, 2009 10:36 pm
Pam, I hope you can get it from your library. Mine did not have it and I was forced to buy it used. I'm not sure it was worth the money, but it was...
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judith williams
judithleew
Mar 6, 2009 10:45 pm
Thank you, Mike. Judith ... From: Michael Russell <RussellMA@...> Subject: [astaire] Re: Fan Magazines To: astaire@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday,...
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Patty Barnhill
moose18588
Mar 6, 2009 10:51 pm
I love "The Thin Man." It has the funniest Christmas Eve party! I own the whole set of the Thin Man series. William Powell and Myrna Loy have great on-screen...
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chcrested@...
sherril02
Mar 6, 2009 11:44 pm
How do you pull up the other episodes? Dottie ... From: axelrodh <axelrodh@...> To: astaire@yahoogroups.com Sent: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 11:23 am Subject:...
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axelrodh
Mar 7, 2009 12:14 am
This is a list that was compiled in 2007, so many of you are probably familiar with it, but it was new to me. There were only six musicals on the list:...
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axelrodh
Mar 7, 2009 12:29 am
At the bottom of the screen for each show they have thumb views of other episode choices , but most are not the ones with FA. To get the FA episodes you need...
