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“Common Clay,” a play by Cleves Kincaid, opened in August of 1915 on Broadway. The play is about class differences exemplified by a penniless young woman and her wealthy employers. It was successful and ran for 316 performances. In 1919 … Continue reading
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Recently I watched a 1949 film “The Barkleys of Broadway” with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. During the film the Barkleys host a photo shoot for Look Magazine at their home. The Barkleys were at loggerheads at this point and … Continue reading
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It’s been a tough week for Robert Taylor’s leading ladies: first Eleanor Parker then Audrey Totter died. Now Joan Fontaine has passed away at the age of 96. The following is adapted from a mini-bio Ms. Fontaine by Denny Jackson … Continue reading
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Audrey Totter was under contract to MGM from 1944 to 1951. Her specialty was playing hard edged, fast talking women in various films noir. When the genre went out of favor, she tried to expand into other parts but had … Continue reading
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Eleanor Parker, a star of film, television and the Broadway stage died on December 9, 2013 of complications from pneumonia. Born on June 26, 1922, she was ninety one years old. Ms. Parker had appeared in roughly 80 films, TV … Continue reading
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