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ASTOS Volume 2, Number 7. February 29, 2004
All-Star things-and-other-stuff
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WARM-UPS:
Welcome back to another packed edition of ASTOS, the second
of February (and both on time I might add!). A special welcome to
all of our new subscribers since last issue.
Here's what's featured in this all new issue:
1. Ken's Comedy Corner featuring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle by Ken Lashway
2. Hollywood Stories: John Wayne Took the Good With the Bad by Stephen Schochet
3. Errol Flynn by Scott D. O'Reilly
4. Photo ID Guide: 1925-1932 Movie Fan Photos with Original Mailers
5. Hollywood Stories: Sammy Davis Jr. Found Religion by Stephen Schochet
6. The Silent Collection featuring Florence Turner by Tammy Stone
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featuring the featured 1925-32 Fan Photos with their original mailers, as well
as some 1936 linen 8x10 premium photos.
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To the time tunnel we go!
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Ken's Comedy Corner by Ken Lashway
ROSCOE
"FATTY" ARBUCKLE
Other than silent film
aficionados, most people who have heard of Fatty Arbuckle are probably only
aware that he was linked in some way to a scandal occurring in the early days of
Hollywood, and may know little else about the scandal itself or Arbuckle’s
career in general. The truth of the matter is that a great tragedy did
occur in this man’s life, but the victim of this tragedy was not the young woman
who died in its throes - it was Mr. Arbuckle himself.
This is just a teaser--check out
Ken's
entire column with pictures!
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Ken Lashway is a freelance writer from New York. Watch for his regular column on
the greats of early Screen Comedy in each issue of ASTOS.
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Hollywood Stories:
John Wayne Took the Good With the Bad
By Stephen Schochet
For the last twenty years of his life, John Wayne often had a profound effect on
people that crossed his path. Meeting him in person for some was like meeting
Abraham Lincoln or George Washington. Yet the Duke usually stayed humble and
almost always kept his sense of humor.
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This is just a teaser--check out
Stephen's
entire column with pictures!
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Stephen Schochet
is the author and narrator of the audiobooks Fascinating Walt Disney and Tales
Of Hollywood. The Saint Louis Post Dispatch says,” these two elaborate
productions are exceptionally entertaining.” Hear RealAudio samples of these
great, unique gifts at
http://www.hollywoodstories.com.
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ERROL
FLYNN
By Scott D. O'Reilly
Of
all the cinema's swashbucklers no one has ever surpassed Errol Flynn.
Possessing a tall, robust frame, a 'devil may care' attitude, and voice that
could make even the most pedestrian lines seem like poetry, Flynn swept
audiences off their feet, carrying them away on one adventure after another,
nearly always with a happy ending.
This is just a teaser--check out
Scott's entire column with pictures!
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Scott D. O'Reilly is an
independent writer with degrees in philosophy and psychology. His work has been
published in The Humanist, Philosophy Now, Intervention Magazine, Think,
and The Philosopher's Magazine. He is a contributor to the book The
Great Thinkers A-Z (Continium, 2004) and is working on Deconstructing
Demagogues, a book which examines how politicians use and misuse language.
Contact:(neuroscott@aol.com)
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1925-1932 5"x7" Fan Photos with Original Mailers
Follow the link for samples of what some of these fan photos looked like
with their original mailing envelopes beside them. Apparently what most of
the stars sent was a pretty standard. A 5x7 included in a pre-printed
envelope which included the star's name and studio's return address, and often a
listing of the stars latest features.
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Hollywood Stories:
Sammy Davis Jr. Found Religion
By Stephen Schochet
In 1954, Sammy Davis Jr. converted to Judaism, which led to him being the
subject of several anecdotes. One time he boarded a bus in the deep, segregated
south. “Git to the back of the bus”, said the rude driver.”But I’m Jewish”,
protested the entertainer. “Then get off.”
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This is just a teaser--check out
Stephen's
entire column with pictures!
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Stephen Schochet
is the author and narrator of the audiobooks Fascinating Walt Disney and Tales
Of Hollywood. The Saint Louis Post Dispatch says,” these two elaborate
productions are exceptionally entertaining.” Hear RealAudio samples of these
great, unique gifts at
http://www.hollywoodstories.com.
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The Silent Collection by Tammy Stone
Florence Turner
Okay – so we know by now that most of the starlets of the silent days were
crowned some kind of glorious or not-so-glorious title: “First Lady of the
Screen” (Clara Kimball Young); “The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips” (Mae Murray);
“The Girl who is Too Beautiful” (Barbara LaMarr), for example. Yes, these
catchphrases made for good publicity, and some of them are better than others at
depicting the sheer talent or true star power of those icons of the day, but
they do make one a little nostalgic for a time when studios put so much work
into promoting each and every one of their contract stars. And it would be
remiss to leave out Florence Turner, whose spin doctors may not have been all
that creative, but who surely thought the world of her; they dubbed her, simply,
“The Vitagraph Girl.” Maybe that says it all, and if it doesn’t, it might be
interesting to note that she was sometimes credited in her films as Baby
Twinkles.
This is just a teaser--check out
Tammy's entire
column with pictures!
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Tammy Stone is a freelance writer and journalist based in Toronto. Watch for her
regular column on the greats of the Silent Screen here in each and every issue
of ASTOS.
Tammy invites you to write her at
stonetamar@hotmail.com
with any questions or comments on her column.
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Just two short weeks until the next issue dated March 15! The Silent
Collection and Ken's Comedy Corner will return, and we will have a new edition
of Hollywood Stories
featuring a Katharine Hepburn tale. Also, newcomer Tennille K. Langille
profiles one of the most popular funny ladies of all time, Lucille Ball! 'Til
then, take care!
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