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Book Review: Century Girl Midnight Palace staff writer Teresa Watson takes a look at the new book on Doris Eaton Travis, the last remaining Ziegfeld girl, who at 104, is not ready to stop dancing. Read the review!
Alice White: The Boop-A-Doop Kewpie. Midnight Palace staff writer Edward Lorusso delves into the short-lived career of Alice White. White's baby face and childish glow would be a gift and a curse. Read the article!
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Gigi 2-Disc SE from Warner Bros. in September!
Gigi tells the story of Gaston (Louis Jordan), a handsome playboy from
a wealthy Parisian family, who finds emotional refuge from the
superficial lifestyle of upper class Parisian 1900s society with the
former mistress (Gingold) of his uncle (Maurice Chevalier) and her
outgoing, tomboy granddaughter, Gigi (Leslie Caron). When Gaston
becomes aware that Gigi has matured into a woman, her grandmother and
aunt (Isabel Jeans), who have groomed Gigi to be a wealthy man’s
mistress, encourage him to become her provider and try to persuade her
to accept such a golden opportunity. BONUS FEATURES: DISC 1:
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Claudette Colbert - She Walked in Beauty: Coming September 2008One of the brightest film stars to grace the screen was born Emilie Claudette Chauchoin on September 13, 1903, in Saint-Mandé, France. Her banker father moved the family to the United States when she was three. As Claudette grew up, she wanted nothing more than to play to Broadway audiences (in those days, any actress or actor worth their salt went for Broadway, not Hollywood). After her formal education ended, she enrolled in the Art Students League, where she paid for her dramatic training by working in a dress shop. She made her Broadway debut in 1923 in the stage production of "The Wild Wescotts". It was during this event that she adopted the name Claudette Colbert. By the late 1940s and early 1950s she was not only seen on the screen but the infant medium of television, where she appeared in a number of programs. However, her drawing power was fading somewhat as new stars replaced the older ones. In 1955 she filmed the western Texas Lady (1955) and wasn't seen on the screen again until Parrish (1961). It was her final silver screen performance. Her final appearance before the cameras was in a TV movie, The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987) (TV). She did, however, remain on the stage where she had returned in 1956, her first love. After a series of strokes, Claudette divided her time between New York and Barbados. On July 30, 1996, Claudette died in Speightstown, Barbados. She was 92. Author Bernard F. Dick offers us Claudette Colbert: She Walked in Beauty, the first major biography published in over twenty years of this award-winning and versatile star of screen, stage, and television. Click here to order this book! |