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Tag Archives: Barbara Bel Geddes
The Books: “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (Tennessee Williams)
Next on my script shelf: I’m in Tennessee Williams land now, and will be there for quite some time! I am having such a great time re-acquainting myself with all of his plays. Next Tennessee Williams play on the shelf … Continue reading →
Posted in Books, Theatre
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Tagged Barbara Bel Geddes, Ben Gazzara, Cat On a Hot Tin Roof, Elia Kazan, Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, scripts, Tennessee Williams
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R.I.P. Barbara Bel Geddes
A marvelous actress with a long long LONG career has just died. Barbara Bel Geddes passed away. Look at her face in those photos. Isn’t it a nice face? She got more attractive as she got older – with those … Continue reading →
Posted in Actors, RIP
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Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Barbara Bel Geddes, Cat On a Hot Tin Roof, Elia Kazan, Vertigo
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“Scottie, do you believe that someone out of the past – someone dead – can enter and take possession of a living being?”
I watched Vertigo last night. Sometimes I make the mistake of writing Kim Novak off as just another typical blonde bombshell. That movie always reminds me not to underestimate her talent. She’s fantastic. After the terrifying beginning, we get to … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Barbara Bel Geddes, Jimmy Stewart, Vertigo
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