I believe the first time I encountered James Garner on screen was when I saw him in Blake Edwards’s cross-dressing romantic comedy Victor/Victoria (based on the German Viktor Und Viktoria) as a child in the 1980s. It’s a film that certainly made an impression on me as I retain memories…
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Mr. Garner came to acting late, and by accident. On his own after the age of 14 and a bit of a drifter, he had been working an endless series of jobs: telephone installer, oilfield roughneck, chauffeur, dishwasher, janitor, lifeguard, grocery clerk, salesman and, fatefully, gas station attendant. While pumping…
BBC ON THIS DAY | 7 | 1958: Arthur Miller cleared of contempt. Arthur Miller wouldn’t name names for HUAC and he was slapped with contempt – here his wife, Marilyn Monroe, reacts to the news in 1958 that Miller was cleared of charges. Now poppets, you will find I…
A real gun moll: If you’ve been following this blog you’ll know I have some pretty close ties to Hollywood and I bet you can guess which way I’m going to vote. Both my parents were active in the Civil Rights Movement and they both appeared in public and in…