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February 25, 2014 /

Julie Andrews wins best actress for her performance in Mary Poppins, 1964

December 6, 2013 /

Vickie Lester’s greatest hits — P.L. TRAVERS VERSUS WALT DISNEY

I am fascinated by an upcoming film project, SAVING MR. BANKS. It promises to illuminate the contentious relationship between Walt Disney and the author of the “Mary Poppins” series, P.L. Travers. Apparently Travers cried through the premiere of what she thought an “appalling” film. I would say there was, perhaps,…

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August 28, 2013 /

AVA GARDNER

From the marvelous short story, “A Toast to Ava Gardner”, by a friend of Miss Gardner’s, and author of, “I, Claudius”, Robert Graves: “Questioned about the monstrous legendary self which towers above her, Ava told us that she does everything possible to get out from under, though the publicity-boys and…

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