Had no interest in this year’s Academy Awards until I learned that Mother Dolores Hart of Where the Boys Are fame will be attending. A film about her life entitled God Is Bigger Than Elvis is nominated for Best Short Documentary. I usually don’t watch the Red Carpet pre-shows but these I will tune in for and then skipping the awards ceremony. Click here to read more.
Former 60s starlet Gail Gerber is doing her very first celebrity autograph convention this June in New York City. She is one of the many guests (including her Girls on the Beach co-star Lana Wood, Sherry Jackson, Beverly Washburn, and Ron Ely, TV’s Tarzan) who will be headlining Captain Celluloid’s Movie and TV World Con from June 15-17 at the Holiday Inn on W. 57th Street.
Gail will be selling copies of her memoir Trippin’ with Terry Southern and autographed photos from her movies. I will be joining her with copies of my new book Dueling Harlows.
Click here to read writer Shaun Chang’s review of one of Hollywood’s favorite genres the “three girl formula” from Stage Door to How to Marry a Millionaire to Come Fly with Me to Cover Girl Models. Below are some trailers of others to get you in the mood.
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Below is another rare clip from the Electronovision production of Bill Sargent’s Harlow starring Carol Lynley. The actors portraying Laurel and Hardy aren’t bad. Having Al Jolson in blackface on his lunch break though is a bit much. Clip also features Lloyd Bochner as ficitious actor Marc Peters and Ginger Rogers wonderful as Mama Jean.
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