Tag Archives: John Huston

John Garfield in We Were Strangers (1949)

Posted on November 1, 2010 by sheila

John Huston’s gripping (and very sweaty) drama We Were Strangers tells of the fight of Cuban revolutionaries to take back their country, aided by an American (born in Cuba, forced to go into exile), played by John Garfield. Jennifer Jones … Continue reading →

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“What a swell party this is”

Posted on August 26, 2009 by sheila

(Title of this post stolen from a comment to this awesome photo – and the quote is, of course, already borrowed from another source – perfect!) There is so much about that photo that I absolutely love I am finding … Continue reading →

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The Books: “John Huston: A Biography” (Axel Madsen)

Posted on September 26, 2008 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: John Huston, by Axel Madsen Axel Madsen (who died last year) is one of those writers I envy. I would love that kind of career. He wrote in-depth biographies of John Jacob Astor, the Marshall … Continue reading →

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The Books: “The Making of the African Queen: Or How I Went to Africa With Bogart, Bacall and Huston and Almost Lost My Mind” (Katharine Hepburn)

Posted on September 7, 2008 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: The Making of the African Queen: Or How I Went to Africa With Bogart, Bacall and Huston and Almost Lost My Mind, by Katharine Hepburn This isn’t strictly a biography and really should be catalogued … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Herman Melville

Posted on August 1, 2008 by sheila

Herman Melville was born on this day in 1819. Moby-Dick is one of my all-time favorite books (my essays and excerpts are linked at the bottom of this post) – so I figured I wouldn’t just re-hash that old territory … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Now” (Lauren Bacall)

Posted on August 1, 2008 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: Now, by Lauren Bacall Published in 1994, Now is the second of Lauren Bacall’s three autobiographies. By Myself (excerpt here) was published in 1978, and Now came out in 1994. For the most part, it … Continue reading →

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Michael Caine: John Huston’s direction

Posted on March 23, 2005 by sheila

Excerpt from Michael Caine’s awesome book Michael Caine – Acting in Film: An Actor’s Take on Movie Making. Great observation here from John Huston – from when he directed Caine in “The Man Who Would Be King” John Huston managed … Continue reading →

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Bogart’s First Screen Kiss

Posted on June 3, 2004 by sheila

Bogart, after doing film after film after film where he played a villain in the early 30s, where he always seemed to get shot by Edward G. Robinson, finally got a chance to show another side to his character in … Continue reading →

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George Raft’s Shortsightedness

Posted on June 3, 2004 by sheila

Letter to Jack Warner, from George Raft turning down the role in The Maltese Falcon: “As you know, I strongly feel that The Maltese Falcon is not an important picture.”

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Robert Blake in Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Posted on June 3, 2004 by sheila

In Treasure of the Sierra Madrea little Hispanic kid runs up to Bogart and tries to sell him a lottery ticket? He bugs him and bugs him until finally Bogart throws a glass of water in his face. The little … Continue reading →

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