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Category Archives: Actors
R.I.P. Nicki Aycox
I was so saddened to hear the news of actress Nicki Aycox’s death. She was 47. Aycox made such an enormous impression as the demon Meg on Supernatural. She showed up in the first season, signaling that larger things were … Continue reading
Happy birthday music hall star Gaby Deslys, with her famous swan bed and controversial cleavage
Born in Marseilles, Marie-Elise-Gabrielle Caire eventually changed her name to Gaby Deslys. She moved to Paris, determined to be an actress or a dancer. She started out in the chorus line, and gradually got bit parts here and there. She … Continue reading
R.I.P. Louise Fletcher
There’s only one tribute to actress Louise Fletcher you need to read and that is my friend Dan Callahan’s over at Ebert. So many revelatory details, particularly from the Vanity Fair interview with Fletcher in 2018. (She thinks Nurse Ratched … Continue reading
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Dynamic Duo #35
Tennessee Williams and Marlon Brando, 1948
Posted in Actors, Theatre, writers
Tagged A Streetcar Named Desire, Marlon Brando, Tennessee Williams
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Sheryl Lee Ralph: I have never seen anything like this.
“It” begins at the 4 minute mark, but it’s worth it to watch the rest, for context, if you are not aware. I’ve been a fan of Sheryl Lee Ralph ever since the Dreamgirls Broadway soundtrack album swept my college … Continue reading
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Dynamic Duo #34
Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina
Posted in Actors, Directors, Movies
Tagged Anna Karina, dynamic duo, France, Jean-Luc Godard, women directors
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Elvis back-ting, part 3
Here’s parts 1 and 2.
Business down below. Party up top.
Myrna Loy in the delightful funny Double Wedding. Dress by Adrian.
Elvis’ Back-ting
This story is developing …
“And I knew, then – I didn’t want to know it … – but I knew that I was something else. That the world was not the same.”
I had heard this story before – how Martin Luther King, Jr. convinced Nichelle Nichols not to leave Star Trek – but there’s nothing like her telling it.
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