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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Witchcraft: The Doll in Brambles

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Happy Halloween! Or, if you don't celebrate, happy Tuesday! I have something I hope you will consider a special treat today. I added Fra...
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Thursday, October 12, 2017

Franchot Talks of Uncle Vanya

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In October 1957, Franchot talked to drama editor and critic Lewis Funke for Theatre Arts Monthly. Franchot explained, in detail, his reasons...
Friday, October 6, 2017

The Time of Your Life (1955 and 1958)

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1955 production Although disappointed that an agreement to play Mister Roberts dissolved after director's Josh Logan's protests (I ...
Saturday, September 23, 2017

Jean Dalrymple on Franchot and The Country Girl

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In the fall of 1966, Jean Dalrymple had secured Franchot and Jennifer Jones as the leads in an upcoming production of The Country Girl. In a...
Friday, September 22, 2017

Jean Dalrymple on Franchot and The Time of Your Life

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Recently, I wrote about the Theatre Four, which was the theater Franchot and Jean Dalrymple purchased together in 1967. In her memoir of her...
Friday, September 15, 2017

Reflecting on Franchot this September

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Franchot in the 1930's. Source: my collection. September 18th marks the 49th anniversary of Franchot's passing from lung cancer...
Sunday, September 10, 2017

One New York Night (1935)

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One New York Night is a 1935 mystery-comedy directed by Jack Conway and starring Franchot Tone, Una Merkel, Conrad Nagel, Harvey Stephens, S...