September 1st! Where has the time gone? I spent the spring doing a remodel on my house, and the ensuing months recovering from a shoulder injury. I was warned off… Read more Where I get my ideas for Hollywood novels… →
Agnes de Mille, daughter of William de Mille, was an American choreographer most well know for three works, Rodeo, Fall River Legend, and Oklahoma! As a youngster she lived here,… Read more “Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how…We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark.” Agnes de Mille →
In a short while our hill resembled a gigantic wedding cake. pine trees studded every tier, while on top rose a huge house with a drawing room two stories and… Read more The Enchanted Hill, a Hollywood dream made real by Wallace Neff, Fred Thomson, and Frances Marion →
You know, I think I’ve mentioned this guy before (why, look at that – I did: https://vickielester.com/2012/06/21/a-pretty-girl-is-like-a-melody/ ), but Busby Berkeley numbers ride the line between freaky, and fabulous. In rehearsal:… Read more BUSBY BERKELEY →
