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A film podcast that discussed early and golden era Hollywood stories and themes, focusing on the women who designed/acted/directed/wrote during this era. Your hosts were Megan McGurk and Danielle Smith.
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In episode 24, we discuss the darling of the silent intertitle, mother of sass mouth dames in early talking pictures, raconteur, and all round solid gold good guy, Anita Loos. We discuss selections of her witty writing on her experience working in Hollywood during the golden era. Stories from Kiss Hollywood Goodbye (1974), Fate Keeps on Happening (…
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A taster of our upcoming episode on Anita Loos. We'll take a look at some examples of her excellent razor sharp wit through her writing and some of the films she worked on, including The Girl from Missouri (1934)and Blondie of the Follies (1932). Join us!The excerpt is taken from Anita's book 'Fate Keeps On Happening' (1984). The music excerpt is f…
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Linda Darnell was hardcore. A Madonna face with an ice heart. She was also funny, generous, extremely giving of her time, loved Mexican food and palling around with her bestie Ann Miller. Instead of being labelled a 'tragedy', we here at Any Ladle's Sweet wish to celebrate Linda by discussing 3 of her finest roles: Forever Amber (1947), A Letter to…
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