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All original Encyclopedia text, from A to Z, is copyright © 2004 - 2021 by Stephanie Jones
Celebrating 17 Years of BOE: 2004 – 2021
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2013 to October 2020)
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[in last month]
(times Eastern) Tuesday, March 2, 5:15am: It's a Great Feeling ('49) Tuesday, March 16, 6:00pm: Today We Live ('33) Monday, March 22, 10:30am: Autumn Leaves ('56) Tuesday, March 23 (Joan's birthday!): 6:00am: Dancing Lady ('33) 7:45am: Mannequin ('38) 9:30am: A Woman's Face ('41) 11:30am: Susan and God ('40) 1:30pm: Mildred Pierce ('45) 3:30pm: Possessed ('47) 5:30pm: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? ('62)
3/04/21
1932: Grand Hotel -- Bigger, better replacements: Publicity with typewriter, publicity with Beery, and film still with Lionel Barrymore. 1933: Today, We Live -- Film stills with Gary Cooper and with Louise Closser Hale. Dancing Lady -- A film still with Clark Gable. Publicity by Clarence Sinclair Bull: one and two.
3/02/21
1928: "Bob shot" by Ruth Harriet Louise. 1929: "Pirate shot" by Ruth Harriet Louise. 1930: Publicity by Hurrell, one and two.
FILMS: The Duke Steps Out: A movie poster; and a US window card, and US and French heralds.
3/01/21
PHOTOS: 1925: MGM publicity with pup. 1928: Publicity for Tide of Empire by Ruth Harriet Louise; and MGM publicity.
2/25/21
1958: On the General Electric Theater set with husband Al Steele.
LETTERS: Three to columnist Jimmy Starr: 1945 (handwritten note card), 1959, and 1964. Plus 1957 to a fan; and 1963 to publicist Dore Freeman.
2/23/21
1942: On the set of Reunion in France with husband Phil Terry. 1943: Publicity for Above Suspicion with Fred MacMurray. 1952: Candid at the premiere of The Jazz Singer with Christina and Christopher. 1953: At the premiere of Torch Song with members of her fan club. (Shot by Bob Beerman.) 1956: On the set of Autumn Leaves with Cliff Robertson and Robert Aldrich.
BOOKS: Read the 19-page excerpt from Cliff Robertson's unpublished autobiography re working with Joan on Autumn Leaves. (See also the updates to the "Cliff Robertson" encyclopedia entry: new photo, new links, etc.)
2/15/21
1927: Taxi Dancer film stills one and two. 1931: Publicity for Laughing Sinners shot by Hurrell.
TOBACCIANA: Early '30s Caid card from Germany.
2/12/21
1925: Four small screen shots from Sally, Irene, and Mary. 1926: MGM publicity (early f-me pump fetish) for Paris. 1927: Candid on the set of The Understanding Heart.
FILMS: A newspaper ad for 1925's Pretty Ladies. A US window card, and US and Swedish posters for 1927's The Taxi Dancer.
2/09/21
1970: A color screen shot from Trog. Page of magazine article with candid. 1972: Candid.
FILMS: Trog: New title and credit shots; plus bigger, better replacements for posters from Argentina and the US.
LETTERS: 1974 to friend/publicist Dore Freeman; and 1975 to longtime friend re Easter and fire.
ADS: 1952 Miss Clairol, 1952 Rheingold Beer, and 1955 Lustre Creme.
2/06/21
Freshened up the Johnny Guitar page: Added note at top of page re the film's 2008 induction to the US National Film Registry, and a link to the induction essay by Michael Schlesinger. Critics' Reviews: Updated the Roger Ebert review link, and added new review links from Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews, Slant, Rotten Tomatoes, and TCM. Movie Posters: Added either new or bigger posters for the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the US. Misc:
Added sheet music for title song, plus a candid photo
of a busker hired to promote the film outside the Times Square marquee
in NYC. PHOTOS: Johnny Guitar Color screen shots: With Ben Cooper, and solo at sun-up. A film still with Borgnine, Hayden, and Brady.
2/03/21
1940: Original colorized film still from Susan and God. 1941: Publicity shot by Hurrell. 1943: Serving lunch to kids at war nursery that she funded (includes press caption). 1947: Publicity for Possessed shot by Bert Six.
ADS: 1947: Raleigh Cigarettes 1949: Deltah Simulated Pearls
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