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Walking
Marco
Think of them as the silent sufferers: the millions
of dogs who hobble among us, creaking away on swollen joints and dwindling cartilage. Most are older, but the years didn't
make them that way. Arthritis did.
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A Dog's Prayer
by Beth Norman Harris
Treat me kindly, my beloved master, for no heart in all the world is
more grateful for kindness than the loving heart of me.
Do not break my spirit with a stick, for though I should lick your
hand between the blows, your patience and understanding will more quickly teach me the things you would have me do.
Speak to me often, for your voice is the world's sweetest music, as
you must know by the fierce wagging of my tail when your footstep falls upon my waiting ear.
When it is cold and wet, please take me inside . . . for I am now a
domesticated animal, no longer used to bitter elements . . . and I ask no greater glory than the privilege of sttting at your
feet beside the hearth . . . though had you no home, I would rather follow you through ice and snow than rest upon the softest
pillow in the warmest home in all the land . . . for you are my god . . . and I am your devoted worshiper.
Keep my pan filled with fresh water, for although I should not reproach
you were it dry, I cannot tell you when I suffer thFeed me clean food, that I may stay well, to romp and play and do your
bidding, to walk by your side, and stand ready, willing and able to protect you with my life, should your life be in danger.
And, beloved master, should the Great Master see fit to deprive me
of my health or sight, do not turn me away from you. Rather hold me gently in your arms as skilled hands grant me the merciful
boon of eternal rest . . . and I will leave you knowing with the last breath I drew, my fate was ever safest in your hands.
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On Friday, December 5th, 2008 - at approx.
10:10 a. m. - The Noble Heart of Marco Stoped
Hello,
doctor . . .
I need your final help with my dog
Marco who has come to the end
of his life - I'm old and have difficulty moving -
and Marco is large and I
cannot move him around any longer.
He may have had a stroke and
cannot stand up any more.
Lobby cards were created for theatre display and promotion.
They were almost always 11" X 14" in size and made in sets of eight cards, each featuring a different scene from the movie
being advertised. In the heyday of the studio system, in the 1930s and 1940s, they were often strikingly designed with a distinctive
border treatment and included a "title card," which served as mini poster for the film.
As the studios declined, in the 1950s and 1960s, so did the quality
of lobby card design and reproduction. In the last twenty years, the have been completely phased out, except for the occasional
"collectors set" though overseas lobby cards can still be found. Vintage lobby cards featuring classic titles and stars are
highly desired by collectors and can sell for hundreds or even thousands of dollars.
Hollywood
GAYS
Anthony Perkins: 1932 - 1992
Brad Davis: 1949 - 1991
DEBORAH
KERR
Remembered
Deborah
Kerr CBE 30 September, 1921 is a Scottish
actress and a recipieny of an Academy Honorary Award for a motion picture career that has always stood for perfection, discipline
and elegance.
Biography
She was born Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer
in Helensburgh, by the Firth of Clyde, and originally trained as a ballet dancer, first appearing on stage at Sadler's Wells
in 1938. Having switched careers, she found immediate success as an actress.
Her debut in the British film, CONTRABAND,
in 1940 was left on the cutting room floor. But that was followed by a series of other films, including the triple role of
the hero's loves in Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP. It was her role as a troubled
nun in Powell and Pressburger's BLACK NARCISSUS in 1947 which brought her to the attention of Hollywood producers.
Although
the Scottish pronunciation of her surname is straightforward, when she was being promoted as a Hollywood actress, her last
name was pronounced the same as "car". In order to avoid confusion over pronunciation, the slogan "Kerr rhymes with Star"
was used.
A stage actress as well, Deborah made her Broadway debut in 1953 in Robert Anderson's Tea and Sympathy, for which she received a Tony award nomination. She repeated her role along with her stage partner actor John Kerr
( no relation ) in Vincente Minnelli's film adaptation of the drama. In 1955, Deborah won the Sarah Siddons Award for her
performance in Chicago during a national tour of the play. In 1975, she returned to Broadway, originating the role of Nancy
in Edward albee's Pulotzer Prizewinning play, Seascape.
Deborah Kerr has been married
twice. First, on 28th November 1945, she married Squadron Leader Anthony Bartley. They had two daughters, Melanie Jane, born
on 27 December 1947 and Francesca Ann. She and Bartley divorced in 1959. On 23rd July, 1960, Deborah married writer Peter
Viertel.
For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Deborah Kerr has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1709 Vine Street.
Deborah Kerr
suffers from Parkinson's disease, and though she long resided in Switzerland and Spain,
Deborah has since moved back to the British Isles, specifically to England, to be close to her children and grandchildren.
I'LL BE IN MY TRAILER
Breathtaking Belles
What is 50s film star Ann Blyth doing these days?
Ann Blyth, now 78, lives near San Diego
with her husband of 53 years, Dr. James McNulty. They have five children and 10 grandkids. "I still do concerts, so I vocalize
every day," says Ann, who lent her soprano to musicals like Kismet. "I also enjoy yoga and Pilates."
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Dina Merrill, born with a silver spoon in her mouth (she's a socialite
and an heiress), exchanger the spoon for a copy of Stanislavski, and surprised everybody by having talent. Separated from
Stanley Rumbough, mother of three kids, she made her motion picture debut in "Dark Set" in 1957. She divides her time between
New York and Hollywood and films like "The Pleasure Seekers", "I'll Take Sweden" and "The Sundowners". Born in New York City
December 9th, 1928.
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Five for Hollywood
by John Parker
In FATHER OF THE BRIDE, Spencer Tracy tells
Elizabeth, 'You look wonderful, kitten . . . just like a princess in a fairy tale.' and that's how it was on her day - only
bigger, much bigger, and better, much, much better. As the fleet of MGM limousines ferried the wedding party and star guests
to the Church of the Good Shepherd on the afternoon of 5th May 1950, the crowds were pressing around the barriers; three or
four thousand people straining for a look at the bride, along with all the stars MGM could muster and dozens of others
besides. Fred Astair and Ginger Rogers were among the first to arrive; June Allyson, Dick Powell, Greer Garson, Esther
Williams and Janet Leigh, to name only a few, followed briskly, waving to the screeching fans, some stopping to sign a hasty
autograph, never missing an opportunity.
Then came the bride, a stern-faced but glowing picture of virginal whiteness,
in a satin gown, high-necked and unrevealing, decorated with seed pearls and lilies of the valley. She half turned on the
steps and, with her father, posed briefly to satisfy the shouts of a posse of photographers. Then she was walking down the
aisle towards her groom before a mass of faces she failed to see.
In a mere twenty minute it was over. Elizabeth
Taylor had become Mrs. Conrad Nicholas Hilton,
Jr, and that day's newspapers quoted her as saying: 'He is my darling. I shall love no other until my
dying day.'
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DREAM WIFE (M-G-M) 1953
After making this dreary comody, Grant retired
from film-making. Here he played an American businessman who became interested in an Wastern princess, Betta St. John, who
believed in satisfying the every whim of her man, but found there was more to be said for the American career girl, Deborah
Kerr, who is chaperoning the princess on her American goodwill tour.
BALLERINA SUES 20th
FOR 'KING & I' SLIGHT
Ballerina Gemze De Lappe filed suit in New York Supreme
Court last week against 20th-Fox, Darryl F. Zanuck, Charles Brackett, and the Roxy Theatre charging that she did not receive
proper credit in "The King and I."
Through her attorney, Barry S. Cohen, the dancer alleges
that the producers "negligently, willfully and maliciously" refrained from giving her "the proper and appropriate credit due
her by virtue of her having created and performed the role of King Simon of Legree" in "The King and I." Instead Miss De Lappe
claims, they credited the role to a dancer who did not perform it. In the picture, the ballerina recreated the role she originated
in the Broadway production.
from VARIETY page 2
Wednesday, December 5th, 1956
UPDATED
Wednesday, June
10th, 2009
Deborah Kerr
BY
Robert Mitchum
In September of 1956, I arrived in Tobago, an island in the Southern Caribbean,
to begin filming Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison, directed by John Huston. Upon meeting Miss Kerr, I was impressed by her chaste
and genteel demeanor, an attitude eminently suited to the saintly character she portrayed. made touchingly mortal by a few
freckles.
The ensuing period of our association revealed many more delightful aspects
of this splendid lady, and began the rapid development of an admiration and friendship for her that I shall treasure always.
She is warmly human and sympathetic, and possessed of a humor that ranged
from the subtle to the downright wicked.
When some Hollywood organization, charged with monitoring morality, became
belatedly alarmed at the perils of pairing a nun and a marine on a desert island and sent a representative to check on our
image of propriety, Mr. Huston planned a little surprise.
We contrived a scene wherein Sister Angela overcomes the suppression of
her base animal urges and, panting and clutching, throws herself on Mr. Allison in a lustful frenzy. With no film in the camera,
we "shot" the scene for our guest, who stood agape and immobilized in shock as John quietly said, "Cut."
Huston then turned to the stunned Mr. Grizzard and said, "You should have
seen it before we cleaned it up."
There was a small Catholic church on the island and the Sisters attached
to it were invited to see the rushes when they were shown. Deborah, always mindful of their presence, strived to maintain
an on-camera deportment that would earn their approval. However, in one scene, in which she was paddling the rubber raft,
her composure cracked.
Using a palm frond as a paddle, she was stroking away furiously, with
Mr. Huston's voice from the camera boat urging her on to even greater effort. "Even harder, honey," he was saying, "Paddle
even harder." With one desperate surge of energy, the paddle snapped in two. Holding up her bloodied hands, she looked straight
into the camera and said, "That'll show you how effing hard I'm paddling, John!"
The Deborah Kerr Curtain Call Playhouse
A Fellowship League Foundation
For the Performing Arts
Her Legend Her Life and Motion Picture Career
of the Woman all Women want to be - the charming
Deborah Kerr
To
Your Health!
Never Underestimate
Your Need for
Water
The Forgotten Nutrient
Water is so abundant, available and inexpensive
yet it's often taken for granted. It is the forgotten nutrient although it ranks in importance right up there along with vitamins,
minerals, protein, carbohydrate and fat. Just by living, breathing, perspiring and going to the bathroom you can lose between
two and three quarts of water daily, which need to be repaced. Each day drink six to eight glasses of fluids like tap or bottled
water, milk and juice.
Also eat foods with a high water content, such as fruits and vegetables.
Fluid intake is especially important for older adults - you better listen to me. If you lose too much water without replacing
it, you can become dehydrated.
You might faint or feel dizzy.
Here are some ways
water works in
your body:
* Carries
nutrients to cells and carries waste products away. Water is the body's transportation system.
* Surrounds and protects joint and organs
such as kidneys from shock or injury.
* Keeps the digestive tract working and the urine clear.
* Helps maintain body temperature.
Drink
Before
You're Thirsty!
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