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Tag Archives: Marc Eliot
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), dir. Frank Capra
Frank Capra on Jean Arthur (quoted in Richard Schickel’s The Men Who Made the Movies): Jean Arthur was an enigmatic figure because she doesn’t do very well in crowds, and she doesn’t do very well with people, and she doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Claude Rains, Frank Capra, Jean Arthur, Jimmy Stewart, Marc Eliot, politics, Thomas Mitchell
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The Books: “Jimmy Stewart: A Biography” (Marc Elliot)
Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: Jimmy Stewart: A Biography, by Marc Elliot I had misplaced this book and forgot about it – so even though we are now at “T” in the alphabet, I have to swoop back and include … Continue reading
Posted in Actors, Books
Tagged entertainment biography, Jimmy Stewart, Marc Eliot, Philadelphia Story
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The Books: “Cary Grant: A Biography” (Marc Eliot)
Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: Cary Grant: A Biography, by Marc Eliot First off, I love the cover design of this latest biography. It’s stark, simple, eye-catching … and Cary Grant was hugely tall so his posture here really stands … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Cary Grant, entertainment biography, Marc Eliot, Suspicion
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Cary Grant’s “Sleight of Hand”
Another excerpt from Marc Eliot’s biography of Cary Grant. Just as amazing, if not even more impressive, the film career of the actor whom Time magazine once described as “the world’s most perfect male animal” began relatively late, according to … Continue reading
Cary Grant’s Vaudeville Days
Another excerpt from Marc Eliot’s biography of Cary Grant. I love the description of his hair in the last paragraph – and how he began to hone an image for himself. The genius of Cary Grant is that the entire … Continue reading
Cary Grant and Mae West
An excerpt from Cary Grant: A Biography by Marc Eliot. I like it because it captures, for me, why Cary Grant (so young) stood out in this movie. (Actually – in terms of “young actors” – he wasn’t young. Success … Continue reading
Vacation Books
Here are the books coming with me on my journey: — a Georgette Heyer – I can’t even remember the name of it. That’ll be the first book I read. — Time and Again, by Jack Finney. Believe it or … Continue reading