BEGUILING HOLLYWOOD Posts

November 26, 2015 /

Bogey and Bacall married at Malabar Farms in Ohio – Happy Thanksgiving

November 26, 2015 /

“The only reason they come to see me is that I know that life is great – and they know I know it.” Thank you, Clark Gable

November 26, 2015 /

“I do not think we have a “right” to happiness. If happiness happens, say thanks.” Many thanks to the wise and wonderful, Marlene Dietrich

November 25, 2015 /

Reprise: Thanksgiving at our house…

  Hello dear readers, This in no way resembles what the house looks like in real time. By this point I have become the person who the child refers to as “Boss” and who the sainted man that married me is kind enough to endure. They are probably setting the…

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November 24, 2015 /

It’s time for Vickie Lester’s “how to” Hollywood Thanksgiving Dinner

November 23, 2015 /

The calm before Thanksgiving is about to break…standby for complete recipes and “how to”

November 22, 2015 /

“Remember the Night had quite a lot of schmaltz, a good dose of schmerz and just enough schmutz to make it box office.” Preston Sturges

November 22, 2015 /

Dining with Dietrich

  Marlene Dietrich’s Zabaglione “Mix three yolks of eggs with three tablespoons of sugar until the mixture is creamy and whitish. Then add a bit more than half a cup of Marsala wine. Mix. In a double boiler beat the mixture with an eggbeater till it rises. Do not boil…

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November 21, 2015 /

“Easy Living” — script by Preston Sturges, directed by the marvelous Mitchell Leisen

November 21, 2015 /

Being of a certain age, the Rolling Stones are my equivalent to Baby Mozart, so sometimes I listen to their music and cook to calm down…dinner for six with Vickie Lester