Art & Artists
Queens artist Orianne Cosentino has a novel approach to her work. She has used discarded parking tickets in more than 200 pieces.
Headline from foxnews.com: “Racially insensitive words removed from 1950s James Bond books.” When are they going to remove such words from hip hop tracks?
Last night Movies!, channel 5–2 on OTA in NYC, ran another title with which I was completely unfamiliar, The Seventh Victim (1943), notable on many counts. It’s the story of a young woman at a boarding school who learns her big sister has gone missing in Manhattan. Although the film is only so-so, the ending is terrific, sound the key element. Evil wins out, so unusual for a flick back then. This was Kim Hunter’s debut. She would go on to win a supporting actress Oscar as Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire (1953) and charm fans as Zira in the Planet of the Apes series. She passed away at 79 in 2002... Tom Conway, brother of George Sanders, whose family fled the Russian Revolution, reprises the role he played in Cat People (1942), Dr. Louis Judd, a shrink. He plays The Falcon in ten films of that series. He died of cirrhosis at 62 in 1967… Jean Brooks, who plays the older sister, also had a drinking problem and passed away at 47 in 1963. Of her 41 credits, the most notable is Buck Privates (1941), starring Abbott and Costello... Erford Gage has only 14 credits, his life cut short when he was killed in action at 32 in Manila during WWII… Hugh Beaumont plays the love interest of the sisters, last name Ward, which is his first name as the dad in Leave it to Beaver, of which he did 234 episodes… This was Mark Robson’s first of 32 directorial efforts. He would garner two Academy Award nominations: Peyton Place (1957) and The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958), neither of which is his best work. Champion (1949), starring Kirk Douglas, is far superior. He was taken by a heart at 64 in 1979… The screenplay was written by Charles O’Neal, his first, and DeWitt Bodeen, his second. The former has 21 other titles under his name at IMDb, including three episodes of The Untouchables and six of Lassie. He also performed on the New York stage. Ryan O’neal is his son. He passed away at 92 in 1996… Among Bodeen’s 32 credits is Cat People, and the adaptations of I Remember Mama (1948) and Billy Budd (1962). He received a Bafta nomination for the latter, shared with Peter Ustinov. He was a regular contributor to film journals and wrote several books on Hollywood stars. He passed away at 79 in 1988. Here are pics of the lesser know folks mentioned above. I have no idea why some come out small or big. First Conway:
Jean Brooks in character:
Erford Gage, who gave his life for his country:
Mark Robson:
Charles O’Neal with granddaughter Tatum:
DeWitt Bodeen:
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