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The Queen of Technicolor, in person: Maureen O’Hara
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jul 22, 2014
Irish actress Maureen O’Hara, pictured here in the 1950s. Hundreds of people stood waiting, excitedly chattering. A line wrapped up and down an alley at least four times and stretched out to Hollywood Boulevard. When the doors to El Capitan Theater opened, people walked briskly, some even run read more
Musical Monday: Down Argentine Way (1940)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jul 21, 2014
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Down Argentine Way” read more
Musical Monday: “Thousands Cheer” (1943)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jul 7, 2014
t’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Thousands Cheer” read more
Musical Monday: Look for the Silver Lining (1949)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jun 30, 2014
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Look for the Silver Lining read more
Musical Monday: “Follow the Boys” (1963)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jun 23, 2014
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Follow The Boys” –Musical read more
Musical Monday: The Fleet’s In (1942)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jun 16, 2014
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “The Fleet’s In” read more
What Fathered Comet’s interest?
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jun 15, 2014
If it wasn’t for either of my parents, I wouldn’t like classic films today. As I have said on Comet numerous times, my parents rolled out films such as “Yankee Doodle Dandy” or “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” when my sisters and I were toddlers. It was my dad who later introduced me to read more
Musical Monday: Grounds for Marriage (1951)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jun 9, 2014
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Grounds for Marriage” read more
The Longest Day: Actors who fought in D-Day
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jun 6, 2014
Seventy years ago today, Allied forces stormed Omaha Beach in the Normandy Invasion, known as D-Day. A few of those soldiers were established actors or later pursued a career in Hollywood. Here are a few of those men that served in D-Day: Lt Col David Niven, Royal Marine Commando, Normandy 1944 Dav read more
From song to screen: “Ode to Billy Joe” (1976)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jun 3, 2014
On the third of June, Billie Joe McAllister committed suicide by jumping off the Tallahatchie Bridge. Bobbie Gentry’s 1967 hit song “Ode to Billie Joe” chronicles a family sitting around the dinner table and casually discussing the death of a local boy-not considering the feelings of the narrator read more
Musical Monday: Sunny Side of the Street (1951)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Jun 2, 2014
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Sunny Side of the Street” read more
Memorial Day Musical Monday: This is the Army (1943)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 26, 2014
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “This is the Army” –Musical read more
Actress takes break from screen for war effort
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 25, 2014
Publicity photo of Madeleine Carroll from the 1930s. She went from being one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood at $250,000 a year to working for the Red Cross at $125 a month. After starring in two Alfred Hitchcock films and the star studded “Prisoner of Zenda” (1937), English actress Made read more
Musical Monday: Everything I Have is Yours (1952)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 19, 2014
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Everything I Have is read more
In the company of greatness
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 16, 2014
A guttural chuckle between bites of popcorn came from behind our movie theater seats. Toes tapped to the film soundtrack. My friends and I giggled with schoolgirl delight and amazement. The 79 time Grammy nominated composer Quincy Jones was sitting behind us in the Egyptian Theater in Los Angeles. read more
Musical Monday: “Happiness Ahead”(1934)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 12, 2014
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Happiness Ahead” –Mu read more
Just like Mom
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 11, 2014
My eyes welled with tears behind my 3D glasses.
“If I ever go looking for my heart’s desire again, I won’t look any further than my own back yard,” Dorothy Gale said at the end of “The Wizard of Oz” (1939).
I sat in the theater trying to collect myself during thi read more
Musical Monday: “Two Sisters from Boston” (1946)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on May 5, 2014
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Two Sisters From Boston” read more
Best in Hollywood: An interview (and meal) with James Best
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Apr 29, 2014
James Best in The Cimarron Kid (1952). He said he always died in his movies. Known for his role as Roscoe P. Coltrane on “Dukes of Hazzard,” I interviewed actor James Best last week about his Hollywood career. Best came to Shelby, NC last week to the Don Gibson Theatre with his one man show, “ read more
Musical Monday: “Pin-Up Girl” (1944)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Apr 28, 2014
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Pin-Up Girl” –Musical read more