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DOLORES DEL RIO

December 29, 2012 by Vickie Lester

JOHN FORD: “As a beauty, Dolores del Rio is in a class with Greta Garbo. Then she opens her mouth and becomes Minnie Mouse.” Okay, her voice was not that high pitched. I suspect he was referring to the emotional range of her performances. Kind of like an old time version of Blake Lively. Come on, I know you’ve read the reviews of “Savages”. Back to the point… Here’s Dolores: Here’s the house she lived in until she married Cedric […]

Categories: Architecture, Art, Culture, Design, Entertainment, fashion, Film, History, Hollywood, Humor, Los Angeles, Marriage, Movies, Photography, Relationships, Short Stories, Story, Uncategorized, Writing • Tags: Academy Awards, architecture, beauty, Blake Lively, Cedric Gibbons, design, Dolores Del Rio, Greta Garbo, humor, John Ford, Minnie Mouse, New Hollywood, Old Hollywood, Oscar, Production Designer, SAVAGES, THE WIZARD OF OZ

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DIRECTORS

July 12, 2012 by Vickie Lester

On using cockeyed camera angles: CAROL REED: I used it so much in The Third Man, however, that I remember William Wyler, after seeing the film, made me the gift of a spirit level. “Carol,” he said, “next time you make a picture, just put it on top of the camera, will you!” On show business: JOHN FORD: For a director there are commercial rules that it is necessary to obey. In our profession, an artistic failure is nothing; a […]

Categories: Art, Culture, Design, Entertainment, History, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Movies, Uncategorized, Writing • Tags: Alec Guiness, Arthur Miller, BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, Carol Reed, Clark Gable, David Lean, John Ford, John Huston, movie directors, movies, Sessue Hayakawa, STAGECOACH, THE MISFITS, THE THIRD MAN

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