Karen
@TheDarkPages
Karen Burroughs Hannsberry, editor of The Dark Pages, the planet's oldest #filmnoir newsletter. Author of the Shadows and Satin blog & http://GoodTimesBlog.com.
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"I like a President who tells jokes instead of appointing them." Remembering Bob Hope, who died on today's date in 2003 at the age of 100.
Remembering Mary Alice and Tony Dow, who both died on July 27, 2022.
Remembering Lupita Tovar, #botd in 1910. Tovar is perhaps best known for her role in the 1931 Spanish-language version of Dracula. She was also the mother of Susan Kohner, who was in Imitation of Life and All the Fine Young Cannibals. Tovar died in 2016 at the age of 106.
Gale Sondergaard. She won the very first Best Supporting Actress Oscar for "Anthony Adverse" (1936) and received a second nomination for "Anna and the King of Siam" (1946).
Because of course Ava Gardner looked like this playing tennis.
Jason Robards Jr born July 26, in 1922 - Over 125 roles incl A Thousand Clowns, A Big Hand for the Little Lady, Once Upon a Time in the West, Any Wednesday, Tora! Tora! Tora!, Julia, All the President's Men, Melvin and Howard... #botd Did You Know? He was married to Lauren…
Remembering Vivian Vance, born Vivian Roberta Jones in Cherryvale, Kansas, on today's date in 1909. She won an Emmy in 1954 for her role as Ethel Mertz on I Love Lucy.
Remembering Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen -- better known as Gracie Allen -- #botd in 1895. She began her career in vaudevillle, where she met her future husband, George Burns, in 1922. The two formed a comedy act and were married from 1926 until Allen's death in 1964.
That segment on Zach crying was totally worth the price of admission. 😆😆😆#bbunblocked
Noir Nook's Karen aka @TheDarkPages serves up four first-rate, lesser-known noirs that you can watch for free on YouTube, including one with an ironic ending worthy of Alfred Hitchcock Presents :) #TCMParty classicmoviehub.com/blog/noir-nook…
Celebrating #NationalMerryGoRoundDay! This is a pic of my older daughter, taken almost 30 years ago on her favorite horse at the mall. She named him Brownie and refused to ever ride any other. ❤️
Remembering Walter "Sweetness" Payton of the Chicago Bears, who would have turned 72 today. He was my favorite player of all time -- when I was in high school, I wrote a poem about the Bears and sent it to him.🥰
"You can't just go around killin' people whenever the notion strikes you. It's not feasible." Tune into @TCM Friday for my film noir pick of the month, Born to Kill (1947), starring Claire Trevor and Lawrence Tierney. You won't be sorry. tinyurl.com/57dvbsvf
Celebrating Dan Hedaya, who turns 85 today! He was a standout in so many films and TV shows, including Cheers, Clueless, and one of my all-time favorite movies, Blood Simple.
"Don’t you hate spelling errors! Mix up a couple of letters and your whole post is urined." Remembering Ruth Buzzi, who would have turned 89 today.
Remembering Zelda Fitzgerald - socialite, novelist, and painter - #botd in 1900. She and her husband, writer F. Scott, were depicted in numerous TV and film productions; some of the many actresses who portrayed Zelda included Christina Ricci, Natasha Richardson, and Tuesday Weld.
Great stuff on @TCM Thursday -- the line-up includes A Taste of Honey, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (recommended to me by @MJMcKean!), Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, and more. Treat yourself.
The extravagant Daphne du Maurier, author of classic novels like Rebecca and The Birds, inspired Alfred Hitchcock to create two timeless films based on her works.