{"id":141603,"date":"2018-12-02T13:47:55","date_gmt":"2018-12-02T18:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=141603"},"modified":"2018-12-02T13:47:55","modified_gmt":"2018-12-02T18:47:55","slug":"r-i-p-michele-carey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=141603","title":{"rendered":"R.I.P. Michele Carey"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nIn the past month alone, this lovely actress has been discussed so much – in my world anyway – because of the talk I gave on Elvis in Memphis<\/a> – and the affection I have for the 1968 forgotten screwball, Live a Little, Love a Little<\/i>. After my talk, I had a really fun discussion with Brad Jenkins, who ran lights for my talk, about our shared love for this unfairly ignored comedy. I went over to him to thank him for his job in the light booth and all his help, and suddenly he murmured, almost like it was a shared secret, “Thank you for bringing up Live a Little Love a Little<\/i>.” And we were off to the races. Instant bond! Carey, a perfect foil for Elvis, as well as hilarious in her own right, plays a beach-bunny kook – with multiple names – who runs around in a babydoll nightie and gogo boots, determined to HAVE HIM (and who can blame her). She WILL have him, even if she has to roofie him (which she does!) <\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve written a couple of things on the film – mostly about his performance – but their pairing is delightfully screwball. <\/p>\n

In 2012, I wrote about the film for Jeremy Richey’s gorgeous site, Moon in the Gutter<\/a>, in Richey’s “Performances Ripe for Rediscovery” series. As you can see from Jeremy’s intro, he shares my feelings about Elvis as an actor, and was an early supporter of what I was trying to do.<\/p>\n

I also chose to highlight Live a Little, Love a Little<\/i> in my Film Comment essay on Elvis<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Michele Carey was stunningly beautiful, with a strong distinct fact, and eyes that blazed blue. She is probably most well-known for her performance in El Dorado<\/i>, opposite John Wayne, where she gives a wonderful performance. <\/p>\n

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\nI cherish her for her performance in Live a Little, Love a Little<\/i>, a totally forgotten film, one that is – as Jeremy Richey says – ripe for rediscovery. <\/p>\n

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