The Year Was 1938 – June 8
THE NEWS AROUND HOLLYWOOD ON THE MOVE ON THE INJURED LIST ITEM OF INTEREST TO ME English producer Zoltan Korda will do ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ for Paramount at Denham.
The Year Was 1938 – May 11
What Katie Did or Didn’t Katharine Hepburn refuses to play in ’Mother Carey’s Chickens’ at RKO. She entered into negotiations to cancel out of her contract (she’d been with them…
The Year Was 1938 – May 6
Opening day for ‘Jones Family in Paris’ from 20th Century Fox and ‘Torchy Blane in Panama’ from WB, two series that will continue in 1939 . Long pending deal whereby…
Lawrence of Arabia Encounter of the Third Kind
Serendipity Serendipitous moments are to be treasured. C. S. Lewis expressed it beautifully in his autobiographical title “Surprised by Joy.” Though I am taking it in the original sense, rather…
Me and Lawrence of Arabia
The Second Time Around Years later when I was working at a theater booking service in Seattle I had another encounter with Lawrence of Arabia. A client of the service…
Memories in the Dark
The Mighty Paramount Another remarkable memory for me took place in the dark. Well, not totally dark, for my view in front was quite bright at times. It was a…