Tag Archives: East of Eden

The Books: “Elia Kazan: A Life” (Elia Kazan)

Posted on September 30, 2008 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: Elia Kazan: A Life, by Elia Kazan I met Elia Kazan once. It was in 1999 and I was working on a show at the Actors Studio. It was a production of Awake and Sing, … Continue reading →

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East of Eden Screentest

Posted on September 28, 2008 by sheila

James Dean: “Kiss me.” Paul Newman: “Can’t here.” Paul Newman screentested for the role of Aron, James Dean’s goody-two-shoes older brother in East of Eden. Dean was already cast. Newman was up-and-coming, trying to find his spot in the increasingly … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Baby Doll” (Carroll Baker)

Posted on August 3, 2008 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: Baby Doll, by Carroll Baker When I was about 12 years old, I first saw East of Eden, around the same time that I saw Dog Day Afternoon, a movie I didn’t really understand (why … Continue reading →

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The Books: “East of Eden” (John Steinbeck)

Posted on June 23, 2008 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: East of Eden, by John Steinbeck There’s one sentence in East of Eden about springtime coming to Salinas Valley in California (I looked for the sentence, and can’t find it) and the image is that … Continue reading →

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Three Characters

Posted on April 27, 2007 by sheila

I got this from Super Fast Reader: Name up to three characters . . . 1. You wish were real so you could meet them: Nelson Denoon, from Mating Harriet, from Harriet the Spy Ilse, from the Emily series, by … Continue reading →

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Fiction Meme

Posted on October 27, 2006 by sheila

Which fictional character frightens you the most? Cathy from East of Eden. She haunts me. I’ve written about her multiple times – usually in other contexts (here – in a post about Leslie van Houten. And here. That one started … Continue reading →

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Favorite Fictional Characters

Posted on January 16, 2006 by sheila

A revised list, from a post I did a while back. My favorite characters from fiction. I am limiting my choices to just novels – and leaving out such amazing characters as Hamlet, or Stanley Kowalski. Here is how I … Continue reading →

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2005 Books Read

Posted on December 31, 2005 by sheila

Here is the complete list of books I read in 2005. Underworld, by Don DeLillo – which I had started in the fall of 2004- before I went to Ireland – and it took me FOREVER to finish it. The … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Elia Kazan

Posted on September 7, 2005 by sheila

I have spent my life pretty much studying his movies, ever since I saw East of Eden when I was 12 years old. His involvement in The Group Theatre in the 1930s helped launch him as a director – even … Continue reading →

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Monsters

Posted on February 10, 2005 by sheila

So in case you missed it, we had a GREAT conversation here the other day about the psychology of evil. It’s a huge comment-thread, with a ton of differing views – all well-articulated, beautiful personal stuff. One of the things … Continue reading →

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Today in 1955, James Dean Died At the Age of 24

Posted on September 30, 2004 by sheila

He had made 7 movies, but only 3 where he was “credited”. East of Eden (which basically changed my life when I first saw it) was the only one of his 3 major films (East of Eden, Rebel without a … Continue reading →

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East of Eden Re-Visited

Posted on August 30, 2004 by sheila

Erin talks about East of Eden here in this wonderful post . She’s re-reading it “with immense satisfaction”. The first time I read this magnificent book was when I was in high school, I think I was 15. I read … Continue reading →

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