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Favourite movies: True Grit (1969)
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Sep 30, 2010
I have lost track of how many times I have seen True Grit. It is one of those films that is committed to memory. Marguerite Roberts' screenplay is filled with some of moviedom's most delicious dialogue as she drew heavily on Charles Portis' remarkably fine novel. The tone is one of dramatic authe read more
Introducing June and Art
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Sep 26, 2010
Hello, friends. I want to direct your attention to a new blog on my "following" list. A special project from an IMDb Classic Film Board friend, lee-109 and sister, "The Story of June and Art" is a loving tribute to their parents and a time and place in their lives.Enjoy! read more
As the World Turns, 1956 - 2010
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Sep 13, 2010
1956 to 2010. That's quite an astonishing run for a television program. It is a feat to be applauded. It is an entertainment legacy to celebrate. However, as with last year's cancellation of (The) Guiding Light, the ending of the program leaves a bitter taste for fans.Also created by Irna Philli read more
Monday's Child is Fair of Face
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Aug 17, 2010
Born to Tracey Nolan and Jim Clayton of Toronto, a daughter on August 16, 2010, Eileen Agnes Clayton. It looks like the happy couple will get along with their new boss.
Eileen Agnes Clayton
Babies born under the sign of Leo are the happiest children of the Zodiac. They respond positively to read more
The poet Burns, Ben Franklin and Gandalf
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Aug 12, 2010
O would some power the giftie gie us to see ourselves as others see us.Robert BurnsApparently the healthiest thing about me are my eyes, and even they need help. It is said that Benjamin Franklin invented that rite of passage for the middle-aged, the bifocal, because of his own advancing years. I read more
Favourite Guest Star: Morgan Woodward
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Jul 24, 2010
Tall, rugged Texan with a booming voice, all Morgan Woodward has to do is show up, but he's also a fine actor.
Born September 16, 1925 in Arlington, this veteran of the Korean War, musically inclined former law student entered show business in the 1950s and television fans are the better for that d read more
Favourite movies: The Tall Target (1951)
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Jul 17, 2010
Director Anthony Mann (1906 - 1967) left movie fans many quality motion pictures to enjoy and discover. Among his titles are the best of film noir (Raw Deal, He Walked by Night), groundbreaking adult westerns (Winchester '73, Devil's Doorway) and epics (El Cid, The Fall of the Roman Empire). 1951 read more
Pretty Pauline Moore
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Jun 14, 2010
Pauline MooreJune 14, 1914 - December 7, 2001Born in Harrisburg, Pa., Pauline Moore had a busy and vibrant career as an actress and model in the 1920s and 30s. That she never made the "big time" in Hollywood is one of the unfathomable mysteries of the era. Her attractiveness cannot be questioned. read more
Having Fun
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Jun 7, 2010
I haven't been blogging much of late. Inspiration and fun has come to me from another source, the Etobicoke Centennial Choir's presentation of a concert performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance on May 28th and 29th.This concert concluded my second season with the choir and I wa read more
White Christmas
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on May 3, 2010
Greetings one and all! Today is a sort of milestone in that I have been blogging for three years. I know it has been three years because this is my third annual IT'S BING CROSBY'S BIRTHDAY blog.Today we're going to take a personal look at one of the most popular recordings of all-time. A song tha read more
Happy Birthday, Barbara Hale
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Apr 18, 2010
Quick: Name the bombshell of an actress who played a nightclub singer in a film noir and treated the audience to Put the Blame on Mame. No. We're not talking about Rita Hayworth in Gilda. The answer is today's birthday girl Barbara Hale pictured above in 1955s The Houston Story co-starring Gene read more
Harold Huber
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Feb 11, 2010
as "that rat, Nunheim" in 1934s The Thin Man
Harold Joseph Huberman (later legally Huber) was born December 5, 1909 in the Bronx. That he was an observant lad is evident by the many characters he played on screen. He was also a very bright fellow enrolling as a teenager in an advanced experimen read more
Old friends from days gone by.
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Jan 28, 2010
Pernell RobertsMay 18, 1928 - January 25, 2010Pernell Roberts, noted actor, singer and civil rights supporter has passed away. Born in Georgia, Pernell sang in USO shows as a teenager and wasm for a time, a US Marine before casting his lot as a performer. The New York stage gave him the opportunit read more
Starstruck
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Jan 23, 2010
Jean Simmons
1929 - 2010
I have never lost the electric thrill that occurs when the ticket to a play passes from the box office into my hands. The first time I attended a legit performance it was an April 1974 birthday present from my folks. Jean Simmons starring in A Little Night Music at the R read more
A Frank Puglia Double Bill
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Jan 15, 2010
Frank PugliaMarch 9, 1892 - October 25, 1975Frank Puglia was born in Sicily and began his theatrical career at 15 years of age when he joined an opera company. Emigrating to the United States in 1907 he appeared in Italian language theatrical productions and learned his English from newspapers. D. read more
Yummy
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Dec 14, 2009
Clare's Black & White Squares
A delicious holiday treat
Grease 8 x 8 pan
Preheat oven to 325 F
Cream:
1/3 C butter
1 C white sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
Add:
3/4 C flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
Divide mixture, adding 2 tbs cocoa to one half and 1/2 C cocoanut (I use medium shred read more
Daddy
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Dec 12, 2009
William Daniel NolanFebruary 19, 1928 - December 12, 1986The MiddleWhen I remember bygone daysI think how evening follows morn;So many I loved were not yet dead,So many I love were not yet born.- Ogden Nash read more
Some thoughts of the Season - blogathon season
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Dec 10, 2009
It's been over a week now, but I'm having trouble letting go of the Boris Karloff blogathon. Everything around me is all Boris, all the time. It being that time of year I got to thinking of what a wonderful Ebenezer Scrooge he would have been. Seymour Hicks? Alastair Sim? Ha! Yes, I said "ha!" read more
Decorating with Boris
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Nov 26, 2009
A relatively unexplored area of decorating is the selection and placement of movie posters. Posters reflect a persons's taste and passion. While some posters may only be purchased because their shape and size covers imperfections in a wall, some may take on the aura of family portraits.This poster read more
The Princess and the Late Bloomer
Caftan Woman Posted by Caftan Woman on Nov 22, 2009
Happy birthday to you.
Right back at ya'.
William (Teutonic for protector) meets Sara (Hebrew for princess). It's not an exceedingly rare occurence, but it is a lovely serendipitous one when father and daughter share a birthday. Born in 1887, Boris Karloff would meet his daughter in 1938 whe read more