—RIP Ned Beatty, 1937 – 2021
Interior, 1901
oil on canvas; 65.5 X 48.5 cm
Fountain Kiss
Route 110 outside Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico, Nov. 2016
Photo by Mark Shaw.
—Teresa Wright
This little known artist was a master of aerial photography.
—Greer Garson
“Westwood Boulevard”
2021
acrylic on canvas
20 in. x 20 in.
Chicago Suburb, 1957
There is a great bio on Audrey on Netflix, including a lot of commentary by her son Sean…
But I prefer upbeat stories that send people out of the theater feeling better than they did coming in. It’s my cup of tea.”
That is the money quote. How many movies make one feel better, or uplifted?
That 63 Vette – I remember the electrifying reception it got in 1963. Like the current C8 (8th generation) the C2 was sold out many months in advance.
Like the colors in Rick’s photo.
Larry – I am surprised at how short the Stooges were.
The Stooges were short, although Shemp was closer to what might have been considered normal height at the time. “Tall, dark, & handsome” certainly didn’t apply to them — except women were wild about Curly — but regarding height my grandfather was 5’6″ and was born the same year as Curly. Generations since average taller.
Interestingly, Ted Healy was over 5’10” — taller than all the Stooges. The height difference could have been part of the comedy.
There’s another version of the 3 Stooges picture floating around, without the Rangers. Then again, Yellowstone NP’s FB account commented on this picture and identified the rangers by name, after a child of the middle ranger said, that’s my dad.
This picture reminded me of just how short the 3 Stooges were, something I only learned in the past year or two. They certainly didn’t seem that way when watching them as a six year old.
They were short, weren’t they?
Shemp, the oldest, was the tallest of the brothers at 5’7″. Moe, the middle brother, was a bit over 5’3″. Jerry (Curly) at 5’5″ was taller than Moe. Larry Fine, unrelated to the brothers, was 5’4″, so slightly taller than Moe while shorter than Curly.
Moe outlived both his brothers and, by about 3 months, outlived Larry.
Teresa Wright left Goldwyn in 1949 for some reason related to her ridiculous comment above; she also, several years later said, that all she had proven was a willingness to work for ten percent of her former salary. I add, films far less important in every way, especially production, although her first away from The Goldwyn Studio was The Men, and that by virtue of Brando at least had pretension.
She sure got her wish after leaving Metro.
I like the light in the Achen painting.
I was never as fond of those 1963 Corvettes. A friend’s father had one.
Not Metro, Samuel Goldwyn’s Studio, an independent.
I wish I were the fellow doing Audrey Hepburn’s makeup. Last week I mentioned a book I had read about the relationship between her and William Holden; there was a long chapter in it about “Sabrina” and how horribly Bogart treated the two of them during the filming; jealousy, perhaps?
I’ve always loved the Stooges, even with Curly Joe, who I think did more “shorts” in the cartoon version of the trio than Moe, Larry and Curly did in their entire career. Somewhere I remember reading that Harry Cohn would always tell Moe that the Stooge shorts weren’t making money for Columbia, thus keeping them from asking for raises.
Greer Garson’s comment is spot on. So much of what passes for “entertainment” today – and not just in movies or TV, but in talk shows, ‘news’ and so on – seems purposely designed to be rotten, nihilistic or evil, making you feel awful about yourself. But that’s a subject for another day.
A lovely weekend to you and yours, Robert.
I read somewhere that she kept blowing her lines and he was the ultimate professional.
Professional or not, he was difficult, filled with resentment that he had been the second choice, and that his wife had not been selected to play Sabrina. Cary Grant was Wilder’s first choice and would have been mine as well.
Ned Beatty was once described as “the busiest actor in Hollywood”. I know some of his best known roles (Superman and Deliverance obviously come to mind), but that guy was in a ton of shows I’ve never heard of before!
I am absolutely amazed by the Georg Achen painting. The illusion of reflecting light is so incredibly realistic.
The Timex is very clean and affordable, but I like at least a few numerals on the face.
The Three Stooges photo gives an interesting glimpse into real life. . . but I’m not sure why the 3 park rangers are in the photo. Perhaps they asked The Stooges to pose with them?
Robert, I’d not heard of Alfred Buckham before today (thank you). Interesting to read a bit about him, but I feel a little “deceived” that some (many?) of his aerial photos are composites from different plates.
Greer Garson is interesting to me. She eventually married a rich Texas oil man. When she retired, they lived on a massive ranch in New Mexico, bred thoroughbred racehorses and donated to philanthropic causes.
I am less familiar with Teresa Wright’s career. Her first 3 films came out in 1941-42 and she was nominated all 3 times for an Academy Award — twice for Best Supporting Actress and once for Best Actress. She won Best Supporting Actress for Mrs Miniver (the second of the 3 films). It’s hard to live up to that kind of successful beginning, especially in a world war.
The stingray is a beauty and the Art Deco doorway is as well.
I like your painting as well, Robert. Keep it up!