"Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding." - Proverbs 4:7
Laura Tweedle Rambotham, a delightfully awkward country girl, quickly discovers that at the exclusive Presbyterian Ladies' College in Melbourne, the getting of wisdom entail read more
The Barrymore. Ah, that legendary family of actors! Ethel, John and Lionel, the three siblings were children of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Emma Drew, themselves actors. Acting in the family kept going on as the years passed. John and his third wife, Dolores Costello, also an actress, had a son read more
The Wisdom Of Miss Sally 9.5.15
September 5, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante
Sally Blane and Loretta Young between scenes of TLYS episode “Three Minutes Too Late,” 1954.
In my continuing conversations with the remarkable Robert Foster, I’m starting read more
The Wisdom Of Miss Sally; A Week In Review
August 30, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante
It isn’t often that I get more than a chuckle out of snide comments clearly made about me. Oh, there’s the eye roll, too, but that hardly seems to count, as I eye roll read more
The first and, to date, only time I saw Charade - rising forty years ago, children - I was simply too young and found it entirely mystifying (if clearly memorable). It was gratifying to find this Japanese poster for the picture, as it conveys incredibly clearly exactly what my confusion felt like. A read more
