I love this image. (I love that whole series he does over there ... the "collect 'em all" series.)
Lew Ayres. Except for film buffs and Dr. Kildare buffs and people who love old movies - Lew Ayres is pretty much forgotten by the culture at large (but look at the career. Look how long it is. Extraordinary). But he gave some marvelous performances - had a terrific career - I LOVE his performance as the dissipated brother in Holiday. He is always a tiny bit wasted in that movie, but ... there's a kindness there, a nonjudgmental quality - that makes him so lovable. He is a disappointment to his family, he is on the sauce at all times ... but still, he has an elegance that the others do not have. Also, it's just a very funny performance. I've seen that movie a bazillioin times, and there have been times when I will rewind one of the big group scenes so just so I can watch what Ayres is doing in the background, or when the focus is NOT on him. He's always alive, always funny ... It's great stuff.
Posted by sheilaLook at him fishing with Ginger Rogers.
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at December 13, 2006 8:56 AMWho was his wife. Very cool!
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at December 13, 2006 8:57 AMMr. Bingley - god, I love that photo of them fishing! So cute!
Posted by: red at December 13, 2006 9:01 AMI'm lovin' his hat, and his trousers in that photo.
Posted by: red at December 13, 2006 9:06 AMAll Quiet on the Western Front - a gem of a movie (and book) and a gem of a performance by Lew Ayres
Posted by: steve on the mountian at December 13, 2006 10:47 AMOMG! I love you! Who else would talk about Lew Ayres on their blog but YOU? Who else would even know who he was?
Of course, being a Ginger Rogers freak...er..fan, I'm well-aware of him and his career.
LOVE the picture of Lew and Ginger fishing. Amazing!
