I've always felt a little disconcerted by HOLIDAY INN and BLUE SKIES. Any film with a lot of Irving Berlin songs is a joy; Mr. Astaire gives fine performances...
Thanks for finding and posting links to all these sites with comments on Mr. Astaire. The one about the love of the Astaire/Rogers film of today is excellent. ...
A unique exception is the case of Bing Crosby. Throughout most of his movie career Der Bingle shunned solo billing and exclusive above-title billing in favor...
I agree with what you say about Bing's musicals--and he didn't have songwriters the caliber of Fred's--but in all fairness, Paramount films have not had the...
Thanks for that information on the state of the Paramount films and Mr. Crosby's estate. I always thought that when Mr. Crosby applied himself, he was a...
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Feb 12, 2010 6:46 pm
Barrie also danced solo on Hollywood Palace shows hosted by Dean Martin and Bette Davis. Mike [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Pat wrote: I hoped that Gary Giddins' biography might spur more interest in him. Does anyone know if the second volume will ever appear? Gary says that Volume...
2012 is the date given for publication of the second Crosby volume, covering years 1941 through 1977. M [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Just watched L'Arte de Fred Astaire. Wonderful documentary. Thank you and lots of Ginger TOO. Anne. To: astaire@yahoogroups.com From: c.giroro@... Date:...
Oh how I wish the 1930's Crosby (Paramount) films were on DVD! I have such fond memories of sitting in front of my small B&W TV set, turning the rabbit ears...
Good plan! Penny ... From: astaire@yahoogroups.com [mailto:astaire@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Travis Thompson Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 9:39 AM To:...
I'm getting confused nowadays about the sequence of these posts and replies, (am I the only one?), so please pardon me if this is redundant. Fred made 4...
James Cagney wrote in his autobiography, ("Cagney by Cagney," if memory serves), about a wartime USO show in which he and many other stars, including Bing,...
FWIW, I remember this "TV Spectacular" being broadcast in my childhood. I didn't watch very much of it. The New York Herald Tribune the next day (John...
I too have grown to enjoy Bing since discovering FA. For my Christmas treat I bought 4 of his 30's movies from seller's on Ioffer.com. I figure it is the only...
I believe George Murphy was also in the Broadway cast. ________________________________ From: pnealjones <pnealjones@...> To: astaire@yahoogroups.com ...
Sing you Sinners, Mississippi, The Starmaker & She Loves me Not were my selections, I could have got at least 4 more but didn't want to go over budget. (total...
Surprisingly, the Seattle Times recommended ROBERTA for Valentine's day. I say surprising, not because I don't think that the movie is romantic in many ways...
Is it different display where you are? Sing You Sinners (1938) The Star Maker (1939) She Loves Me Not (1934) Mississippi (1935) Two for Tonight (1935) College...
Crosby fans in the U.S. can look forward to a new documentary on PBS called THE LEGENDARY BING CROSBY. It will be shown on PBS stations in March, most likely...
I just saw lots of TV stuff and more common movies but by typing in the movie titles I found it. I only own "Mississippi" and "We're not dressing" (love that...
There are several of Bing's movies from the 30s available on "official"; DVD releases. Bing Crosby: Screen Legend Collection features five films, four of which ...
1)Tony Bennett just keeps getting better Tuesday, February 16, 2010 By DONNIE MOORHOUSE UNCASVILLE, Conn. - Perhaps Tony Bennett will just go on and on until...
1)In an article about Renato Sellani-an Italian jazz pianist now in his 80's, there was this amusing anecdote: Sellani's taste is unerring and he has always...
