John Agar's story saddened me. Perhaps in my judgments I felt more sadness for him than he may have felt for himself... I dunno. To me he was an ordinary guy who had no interest in being an actor and no feeling for what he did want to do with his life and he was sadly unsuited to becoming the husband of 17-year old Shirley Temple.
Twelve years doing this... still fun for me and hope it will be for you, too. The last 3 postings are displayed. After that use arrows to navigate thru all years and months of each year. It's really pretty easy. Dash off a note if something strikes your fancy or rubs up against your ire. New postings 5th, 10th,15th, 20th, 25th & 30th of month.
Tuesday, July 30
Friday, July 26
Movie Biographies: Beau James
1957 Biographical Drama
From Paramount Pictures
Directed by Melville Shavelson
Starring
Bob Hope
Vera Miles
Paul Douglas
Alexis Smith
Darren McGavin
From Paramount Pictures
Directed by Melville Shavelson
Starring
Bob Hope
Vera Miles
Paul Douglas
Alexis Smith
Darren McGavin
Tuesday, July 23
Liz and Her Boys
Gay men were my colleagues, confidantes and my closest friends. I never thought of who they slept with. They were just the people I loved. I could never understand why they couldn't be afforded the same rights. There is no gay agenda... it's a human agenda. So she said.
Friday, July 19
Guilty Pleasures: Back Street
1961 Romance Drama
From Universal-International
Directed by David Miller
Starring
Susan Hayward
John Gavin
Vera Miles
Charles Drake
Virginia Grey
Reginald Gardiner
Robert Eyer
Tammy Marihugh
From Universal-International
Directed by David Miller
Starring
Susan Hayward
John Gavin
Vera Miles
Charles Drake
Virginia Grey
Reginald Gardiner
Robert Eyer
Tammy Marihugh
Tuesday, July 16
King of the Cowboys
He sat atop a beautiful, golden stallion and claimed the appellation, King of the Cowboys, as his own. His name is Roy Rogers. Go ahead and google that expression and see what you get. Funny, I've seen very few of his movies and yet he was one of the most popular western stars ever. He was the first hero I ever had and it seems that I collected as much memorabilia as he could put on the market.
Friday, July 12
Movie Biographies: Henry & June
1990 Biography
From Universal Pictures
Directed by Philip Kaufman
Starring
Fred Ward
Uma Thurman
Maria de Medeiros
Richard E. Grant
Kevin Spacey
From Universal Pictures
Directed by Philip Kaufman
Starring
Fred Ward
Uma Thurman
Maria de Medeiros
Richard E. Grant
Kevin Spacey
Wednesday, July 10
From the 1950's: The Caine Mutiny
1954 Military Drama
From Columbia Pictures
Directed by Edward
Dmytryk
Starring
Humphrey Bogart
José Ferrer
Van Johnson
Fred MacMurray
Robert Francis
May Wynn
Tom Tully
E. G. Marshall
Arthur Franz
Lee Marvin
Claude Akins
Katherine Warren