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Lifelong Film Fan Blogging on Classic Films & Disney, along with Miscellaneous Musings, since 2005. Add'l byline: @ClassicMovieHub Western RoundUp columnist

Orange County, CA
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Laura G
8 months
SONG OF THE SOUTH was released on Nov. 12, 1946. Disney essentially erasing the work of the 1st black man to win an Academy Award strikes me as considerably more problematic than whatever issues the film itself may have. Let everyone judge it for themselves.
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Ella Fitzgerald passed on June 15, 1996, at the age of 79. Last year I found it extremely moving to pay my respects at her final resting place in Inglewood, CA: Her Rodgers & Hart Songbook might be my all-time favorite LP.
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A Birthday Tribute to Joseph Cotten Born in VA May 15, 1905; died in Westwood, CA Feb. 6, 1994. CITIZEN KANE, MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS, SHADOW OF A DOUBT, SINCE YOU WENT AWAY, I'LL BE SEEING YOU, THE FARMER'S DAUGHTER, PORTRAIT OF JENNIE.
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Laura G
2 years
Happy 97th birthday to Dick Van Dyke!!!
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Laura G
1 year
Sorry to say we may look back on today as the beginning of the end of TCM. Top GM being absorbed by another exec is one thing; getting rid of the head programmer & festival head is something else again. @TCM #TCM
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Laura G
1 year
It’s a bloodbath, no nice way to put it. Their head programmer?!?! And Genevieve out bodes ill for #TCMFF . // Top TCM Executives Out Amid Warner Bros. Television Layoffs (Exclusive) #TCM @TCM
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Zaslav had no clue what he was doing, thankfully walks back firing Charlie Tabesh // TCM Twist: Spielberg, Scorsese and PTA to Help Curate as Charlie Tabesh Stays On as Head of Programming via @variety #TCM #SaveTCM #TCMParty
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Laura G
11 months
@kattenbarge @wilsonmaggieaf Exactly right. The person sitting next to me doesn't have the right to constantly flash a light during the screening I paid for. I'm there to experience a film in a dark theater with my focus on the screen. They can stay home & wait to see it on cable.
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Laura G
1 year
@BethRigby If the President of the United States cannot handle dinner with allies after *part* of a normal workweek, he needs to admit he's no longer up to the job so the party can move on.
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Laura G
2 years
@BenjaminBadejo @KUSINews @contrarian4data @sdschools That’s quote should be disqualifying…she should no longer have a job in education.
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It’s a bloodbath, no nice way to put it. Their head programmer?!?! And Genevieve out bodes ill for #TCMFF . // Top TCM Executives Out Amid Warner Bros. Television Layoffs (Exclusive) #TCM @TCM
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Laura G
10 months
Greatest shot in the history of the movies?
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What is the single greatest shot in the history of cinema?
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Laura G
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Streaming continues its retreat as it morphs back into cable TV. Commercial-free access to vast libraries was a short-lived dream. #AmazonPrime
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Laura G
2 years
Paul Henreid and Ingrid Bergman’s costumes from CASABLANCA (1942) on display in Club TCM at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. #TCMFF
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Laura G
1 year
Article says all TCM hosts will continue & channel will continue to license films beyond WB library, but not much more info // Plot Twist at Turner Classic Movies Upsets Film Fans #TCM #SaveTCM #TCMParty
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Laura G
8 years
Oh, this hurts so much. I can't even process that both of them are gone.
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Laura G
7 months
Each day this month I'll be sharing covers from my collection of over 300 Christmas music LP's & CDs. There's lots of great music here! Many of the LP's have also been released on CD. Today we begin w/my fave, a mid-Century masterpiece. #LaurasChristmasMusic
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Laura G
1 year
Remembering Louis Jourdan on his birthday: Born in Marseilles, France, June 19, 1921; died in Beverly Hills Feb. 14, 2015. THE PARADINE CASE, THREE COINS IN THE FOUNTAIN, JULIE, THE SWAN, GIGI, THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (1975), more.
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Laura G
10 months
@houmanhemmati Beautifully stated. I'll never forget him closing beaches specifically in Orange Co. Outdoors, sunshine, exercise=good for you. It was pointless and very, very political. He knew better and did it anyway.
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Laura G
1 year
Shirley Jones has been added to the #TCMFF guest list - she will be introducing THE MUSIC MAN (1962)! #ShirleyJones #TCM
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Laura G
1 year
A Birthday Tribute to Gail Patrick Born in Birmingham June 20, 1911; died in Los Angeles July 6, 1980. Actress, entrepreneur, producer of TV's PERRY MASON. MY MAN GODFREY, STAGE DOOR, MY FAVORITE WIFE, LOVE CRAZY, more.
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Laura G
2 years
Turned up in my purse today. Hadn’t seen one before! #AnnaMayWong
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Laura G
8 years
Thinking of Todd Fisher and Billie Lourd who have lost mother, grandmother, and sister within a little over a day's time.
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Laura G
10 months
Well, THAT would be horrific. Don't they know many of us watch #TCM to escape the news?
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Laura G
2 years
Turner Classic Movies @TCM has announced the network will celebrate the life and career of #AngelaLansbury with a 24-hour tribute on Monday, November 21st. #TCM #TCMParty
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Laura G
10 months
Loretta Young has been my favorite actress for many years. Underrated & sometimes even belittled, she had a remarkable career including being one of those who blazed a trail for women as TV power players. #LorettaYoung
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Laura G
1 year
Surviving violins from Busby Berkeley’s “The Shadow Waltz” in GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933. Club TCM, #TCMFF I am overcome with emotion.
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Laura G
1 year
Happy 95th birthday to the charming Peggy Dow!! An marvelous actress - I only wish she had been in more movies.
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Laura G
2 months
Seeing a dress Olivia de Havilland wore in THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938), along with the Korngold score, was so moving to me. One of my most favorite movies. Club TCM at the Hollywood Roosevelt. #TCMFF
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Laura G
11 months
Tonight I'm revisiting MRS. MINIVER (1942) (via DVD) for the first time in a number of years. One of the movies which helped make teenaged me a classic film fan. Such an incredibly well-done film. #TCMParty
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Laura G
4 years
@CAgovernor I thought this was a parody account...you can't be serious. Do you realize how many more times the mask would be touched with unclean hands?
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Laura G
2 months
Look who I spotted arriving at the Egyptian! (Diane Baker!) #TCMFF
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Laura G
2 months
Born April 25, 1917, one of the all-time great singers, Ella Fitzgerald. So thankful she graced us with her gifts and left behind so much for us to enjoy. ❤️
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Laura G
2 years
@GavinNewsom The state where Disneyland was closed for over a year? That free state? 🙄
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Laura G
7 months
I’m at Hollywood Forever for a memorial ceremony honoring actor Edmund Gwenn, whose last remains are being placed here permanently today. Every seat is filled! Marvelous turnout incl Jeremy Arnold, author of Christmas in the Movies. @jt_arn
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Laura G
3 years
Ok this is cool, The Mt. Rushmore backdrop from NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959). #AcademyMuseum
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Laura G
4 months
Thrilled to announce I will be covering the TCM Classic Film Festival as a member of the credentialed media again this year. It's an annual highlight & I'm looking forward to bringing complete coverage to my blog & Twitter/X this April! #TCMFF #TCM
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Laura G
8 months
THE ROARING TWENTIES (1939) is coming to @Criterion in February! (My first thought wasn't Cagney or Bogart, but "Another Priscilla Lane film on a Criterion disc!" She's also in ARSENIC AND OLD LACE.)
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Laura G
3 years
We have grandbabies!! 💙💙 Our identical twin grandsons arrived at 36-1/2 weeks earlier today, very healthy & weighing 5 lbs. 1 oz. and 5 lbs. 8 oz. We'll be heading for Oregon this weekend, timed for their arrival home from hospital in a few days. #Blessed
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Laura G
2 months
On Shirley MacLaine's birthday, I'm wondering...why is it so hard to get an affordable DVD copy of THE TURNING POINT (1977)? Why hasn't it (apparently) stayed in print, and why isn't there a Blu-ray? 🤔 If anyone has insight into this title I'd love info!
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Laura G
2 months
Truly at the very top of Great American Art. I’ve seen The Searchers countless times and was overwhelmed by the movie all over again, especially the beauty of the last few minutes. Waterworks. Thank you, #TCMFF for a very special experience.
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Laura G
1 year
So sorry to hear of Treat Williams' unexpected passing. He played a lot of roles over his long career, but for many of us in recent years he was the dad on Hallmark Channel's CHESAPEAKE SHORES (2016-22). #TreatWilliams
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Laura G
1 year
A Birthday Tribute to Barbara Hale Born in IL April 18, 1922; died in Sherman Oaks Jan. 26, 2017. Film & PERRY MASON star long married to Bill Williams; mother of William Katt.
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Laura G
4 years
Over past couple years I've collected many 20th century (vintage or replica) Christmas card images which I turned into a screensaver file. Thought I'd share some of the lovely pictures here this month in a thread. Here's the first! #MerryVintageCardChristmas
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Laura G
4 years
I stopped bothering with the Emmy Awards when they ignored Robert Conrad’s performance as Pasquinel in CENTENNIAL (1978). Those early CENTENNIAL episodes were top-drawer classic TV. #RobertConrad
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Laura G
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@KristinaWagnr @SoapDigest The closure with the scene where Felicia, nearly 30 years later, cried and laughed as she realized she'd been talking with angelic Barbara Jean was amazing. What a beautiful thing. #GeneralHospital
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Laura G
3 months
I'm so very fortunate to have seen Barbara Rush speaking at least three times, at both #TCMFF and Cinecon. A very classy lady with wonderful stories. Sincere condolences to her daughter @ClaudiaCowanFox & the entire family. #BarbaraRush
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Laura G
3 years
@KevinKileyCA Unbelievable. His hypocrisy knows no bounds.
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Laura G
6 years
Love this pic! Happy Independence Day with Ava Gardner
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Laura G
2 years
@KUSINews @sdschools Since when do we casually kick kids out of school as though it’s no big deal they stop attending, because they don’t want to cover half their face where they talk and breathe?! She is showing us who she really is & she’s not for kids.
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Laura G
5 years
For fun, new weekly Twitter feature, #MugCollectionMonday sharing my collection (w/thanks @HP_Oliver Morning Mugs of Inspiration for some inspiration!). First up, my latest acquisition, from classic LA French Dip restaurant Philippe's @PhilippetheOG Est. 1908
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Laura G
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@SamBlum3 It seems as though you raced to publish a negative story rather than taking time to sort ALL the facts. This is also what happened to Shohei 2 weeks ago and is why the media loses credibility.
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Laura G
2 years
@kerpen The false info being stated in this hearing makes my head hurt.
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Laura G
4 months
Almost 5 years ago I visited Hillside Memorial Park in Culver City, where Eydie Gorme is interred. Her marker is especially moving to read today. #SteveLawrence #EydieGorme
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Laura G
8 months
@shelbygrad Posting this photo of a grief-stricken family member arriving at the scene is in highly questionable taste. You don't need to do this in order to report on Matthew Perry's passing. Please rethink this.
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Laura G
3 years
Great old motel sign in Weed, California.
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Laura G
7 months
After the memorial service we were invited to come forward and take photos if we wished. #EdmundGwenn #HollywoodForever
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Laura G
4 years
Everyone knows I love @TCM I enjoy intros, historic context, learning new things, addressing issues. At same time, I object to the concept that "problematic" films should only be shown publicly with "context." Where does this go? A dangerous path for all art.
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Laura G
1 year
Tonight @NoirAlley @TCM STORM WARNING (1951) starring Ginger Rogers, Doris Day, Ronald Reagan & Steve Cochran. My review last month: #TCM #TCMParty #NoirAlley #StormWarning Very good - if surprisingly dark - movie.
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Laura G
2 years
Today is the anniversary of Frank Sinatra’s passing. He’s interred at Desert Memorial Park outside Palm Springs. #FrankSinatra #ArthurLyonsFilmNoirFestival
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Laura G
1 year
On display in the Chinese multiplex, Rita Hayworth’s famous gown from GILDA. #TCMFF
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Laura G
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Show us your Criterion Flash Sale hauls! ✨❤️💿
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Laura G
3 years
Hey everyone!! It's a good news kinda day so here's more good news...meet our grandchildren! Yes, plural! Our Oregon daughter & husband are expecting identical twin boys this summer! Doing great in Week 25 so I'm going public. Baby A (left) & Baby B (right).
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1 year
This was surreal…we were driving past Bing Crosby’s former home and the very nice caretaker invited us in and gave us a tour. (No interior photos.) What a treat! Love Palm Springs. #ArthurLyonsFilmNoirFestival
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Laura G
2 months
Wondering if they’ll ever fix Joel McCrea’s star…his name has been misspelled on it for years. #Hollywood #TCMFF
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Laura G
6 months
Remembering the great Kay Francis on her birthday. Her films have brought me great pleasure. 😃 #KayFrancis
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Laura G
2 years
@JeromeAdamsMD @KelleyKga This is an undignified and inappropriate response. She did some great work, and you should discuss it evenhandedly, without putdowns. Trying to shut down conversation and evidence is a big reason trust in public health is declining with so many of us.
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Laura G
2 years
In the fabled Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel #TCMFF
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Laura G
3 months
Haven't said anything yet about #TCM as it's so hard to express all I feel. The community which has built around TCM is incredibly special & has led to so many friendships & remarkable experiences. That's before we even talk about the movies! #TCM30
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Laura G
6 years
Some of the #TCMFF bloggers, together under one roof!!!
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Laura G
3 years
YOU GUYS!!! Here at last with our beautiful tiny grandsons!!
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Laura G
7 years
Farewell to Robert Osborne My tribute @tcm #TCM #RobertOsborne
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Laura G
3 months
Connie did not choose wisely. #TheGodfather #TCMParty
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Laura G
2 years
@AmerAcadPeds A dystopian world of masked people will do absolutely nothing to improve children’s mental health. Quite the opposite. Do you even think about the message this photo sends if you’re “putting kids first”?
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Laura G
2 years
@ReopenCASchools Blocking those doors, however poorly, was an unbelievably bad decision. They knew better. Heads should roll.
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Laura G
3 years
Susan Andrews and Victoria Mature, daughters of film noir stars Dana Andrews and Victor Mature, at opening night of #ArthurLyonsFilmNoirFestival in Palm Springs ⁦ @VictoriaMature
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Laura G
3 years
@NIHDirector You *said* at home & even "clarification" makes no sense. You are completely ignoring statistical (lack of) threat to children. Normal life has always had some risks. We cannot live normally with your hyper-cautious safetyism. You "jumped the shark" today.
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Laura G
5 years
TCM in December: Christmas Movies Annual overview of Christmas movies airing @TCM this month. #TCM #TCMParty #ChristmasMovies Additional TCM December Highlights coming soon!
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Laura G
6 months
It’s become a tradition for me in recent years to make chili on New Year’s Day. Now in the crockpot to simmer all day! #HappyNewYear
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Laura G
2 years
Happiest birthday wishes to Margaret O'Brien...my 2010 tribute, updated with more recent review links:
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Laura G
3 months
Alan K. Rode, Dana Delany & Eddie Muller on opening night of #NoirCityHollywood Festival at the Egyptian Theatre. ⁦ @alancinephile ⁩ ⁦ @DanaDelany ⁩ ⁦ @EddieMuller ⁩ ⁦ @noirfoundation ⁩ ⁦ @am_cinematheque
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Laura G
6 years
TCM Star of the Month: Rita Hayworth Starts Tuesday. Details at the link! @TCM #TCM #TCMParty #RitaHayworth
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Laura G
2 months
The Hollywood Roosevelt pool on closing night of #TCMFF
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Laura G
1 year
Remembering John Payne on his birthday: Born in Roanoke in 1912; died in Malibu Dec. 6, 1989. Underwent a transformation similar to Dick Powell, from musicals leading man to hardboiled noir star. Credits & review links at this link!
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Laura G
4 years
Remembering the wonderful Alice Faye, born this date in 1915. She gave us pure movie and musical joy.
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Laura G
2 years
One of the greats of Hollywood, Barbara Stanwyck, was born on July 16, 1907. A bit of Stanwyck trivia I love is that she instructed that her ashes be spread at the Alabama Hills in Lone Pine, California. #BarbaraStanwyck
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Laura G
7 years
TCM Tribute to Debbie Reynolds all day and overnight @TCM hosted by @tafish & @BenMank77 The lineup: #DebbieReynolds
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Laura G
3 months
You can see the Hollywood sign beyond the original Paramount gate! #TCMFF
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Laura G
4 years
My husband with the Czar of Noir @EddieMuller at #NoirCityHollywood at the Egyptian Theatre @SidGrauman @noirfoundation
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Laura G
3 years
Blowing my mind: Travis Banton gown worn by Claudette Colbert in CLEOPATRA (1934). #AcadenyMuseum
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Laura G
2 years
Yvette Mimieux was really wonderful in a tricky role in LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA (1962). A marvelous performance in an excellent film. RIP.
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2 months
I love arriving at our boutique hotel in Palm Springs and finding TCM playing on the TV in our room to greet us. #ArthurLyonsFilmNoirFestival #TCM #OldRanchInn
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