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Some Like It Classic is a podcast about the movie magic, and timeless shows of classic film and television. Classic Hollywood and Classic Television podcast

A nostalgic, and sometimes searing reflection of the men and women who shaped the cultural landscape through the lens of entertainment.

22/10/2024

To all the Bay Watch Fans, which includes me, we say goodbye to darling Michael Newman.
He was the only cast member on the show who was actually a lifeguard. Having worked as a Los Angeles County lifeguard for 20 years, beginning at age 10 as a Santa Monica Junior Lifeguard.
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Much love and comfort to his family.
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03/10/2024

Thoughtful Thursday Musings.

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Leonard Bernstein
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01/10/2024

Classic birthday spotlight to the ethereal Julie Andrews!
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What’s your favorite film of hers?
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Happy 89th Birthday to the exceptionally talented international treasure that is Julie Andrews (1935- )✨.

I hope she has a fabulous day and a very happy, healthy year ahead ✨!!!

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27/09/2024

Classic birthday spotlight goes to the exquisite Julie London 🥂
What is your favorite song of hers?

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Happy Heavenly Birthday to singer and actress Julie London (1926-2000) ✨.

Born in California to parents in show business, London made her professional debut singing on her parents’ radio show at just 3 years old. Although she performed in local nightclubs as a teenager, it was a chance meeting with famed agent Sue Carol (1906-1982) while London was working as an elevator operator that helped launch her career. After signing with Carol, London began modeling and acting in addition to singing. Making her screen debut in 1944, she would go on to have acting appearances in films like “On Stage Everybody” (1945), “The Great Man” (1956), “Voice in the Mirror” (1958), “The 3rd Voice” (1960), and “The George Raft Story” (1961). Also continuing to sing, she released her debut album in 1955, the first of 30+ albums during the course of her career. Turning more to television in the 1960s and beyond, she made guest appearances on programs like “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour” and “Adam-12”, but also co-starred in the series “Emergency!” from 1972-1978. She retired in the 1980s, though many of her recordings continue to be used for soundtracks today.

London was married twice. Her first marriage, to actor Jack Webb (1920-1982), produced two daughters before ending in divorce in 1954 after 7 years of marriage. Sadly, their daughter Stacy (1950-1996) was killed in a 1996 car crash, predeceasing her mother. London wed actor and musician Bobby Troup (1918-1999) in 1959, a union that lasted 40 years until his death. The couple had three additional children.

Julie London passed away from cardiac arrest in 2000 at the age of 74.

26/09/2024

Las Vegas history continues to disappear.😔
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Las Vegas is about to see another historic, former Mob-connected property imploded in the name of progress. On October 9, at 2:30 a.m., what still stands of the Tropicana’s hotel towers will be brought down to a fanfare of fireworks and a drone show. The spectacle is expected to be a fitting end for the property that was the most expensive resort built in Las Vegas at the time of its opening in 1957. The resort’s development was backed by “The Prime Minister” of the Mob Frank Costello, who was nearly assassinated, allegedly by Vincent “The Chin” Gigante, a month after the Tropicana opened.
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26/09/2024

Calling all horror, movie fans in the Chicago area! Get tickets to this amazing event!
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I have shown various versions of the Dracula story on our show- but presenting Francis Ford Coppola’s production of Bram Stoker’s Dracula on Saturday, November 9 at will be the ultimate undead experience! Not only is it full of amazing visuals and effects- but the added excitement of seeing the film with its epic music performed LIVE by the will definitely raise goosebumps- or, is it bat bumps? It’ll be a thrilling night that Chicago horror fans can really sink their teeth into! Come join us, but...leave the garlic at home!

Get tickets: https://bit.ly/bramstokersdracula
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22/09/2024

Autumnal Thoughts
Out with the old to create room for rebirth Happy First Day of Fall
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“In order to change skins, evolve into new cycles, I feel one has to learn to discard. If one changes internally, one should not continue to live with the same objects. They reflect one’s mind and psyche of yesterday. I throw away what has no dynamic, living use.”
— Anaïs Nin

Portrait of Nin by Irving Penn, 1971.
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20/09/2024

Sharing reflections of choices made to be happy and kind. “Don’t p**s on any happiness or kindness…”
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“Don’t p**s on any happiness or kindness that comes your way. It’s a real sin to decide that an act or a moment is insufficient because it wasn’t the one you hoped for or most needed. I did that for a long time, and I became my own worst enemy, as we often can be. Life—when you’ve lived a lot of it, as I have—is a series of acts and moments, and suddenly you’re in a place, a clearing in your own mental woods, and you can see what got you there. It isn’t a sudden thing, an overnight thing, a planned thing. It’s being kind and acknowledging the kind things done for you; it’s showing up and being happy that your legs worked and someone said ‘yes,’ that magical word from which all things flow. You show up and you’re kind and you’re happy and you keep working and you keep hoping, and suddenly there’s your life and there you are. You’ve become something, and that something is a collection of all that has been given to you and how you chose to use it. That is, I guess, my philosophy of life.”—Ruth Gordon/Interview with James Grissom/1984/ Arranged, of course, by Marian Seldes/

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18/09/2024

As we approach the fall equinox on September 22 what better way to celebrate than bringing in the velvety voice of Bing Crosby
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Set the mood for the season with the timeless voice of Bing Crosby!

Listen to the new “Bing Crosby: Fall Favorites” playlist now available on ! 🍁 Whether you’re cozying up with a cup of coffee or taking in the autumn leaves, Bing’s classics are the perfect soundtrack.

Listen now at the link in bio.
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17/09/2024

Laughter is the best medicine and
John Ritter was one of the best practitioners. ♥️

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Today, we celebrate another one of John Ritter’s birthdays without him. And while John is gone, he lives on through his family, his work, and the impact of The John Ritter Foundation. In honor of his birthday, contribute to John’s legacy by donating to the Ritter Research Rally. Donate now at the link in our bio.
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17/09/2024

Celebrating so many legendary talents and their birthdays today.
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Thank you for this touching post on Anne Bancroft.
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Birthday spotlight 🥂
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“She was ready, and it was glorious. When you teach the young or the eager or the hungry, it’s very important; it’s very serious. Annie was like that, because she had the talent, and she hadn’t had the opportunities. No one—including myself—thought she was any good, and we wondered why she was trying so hard. Well, she was breaking out of the prison of our expectations and her bad luck, and she was extraordinary. In The Actors Studio� she was feral and brilliant, and soon we were doing ‘Two for the Seesaw.’ Annie changed my life not only because she brought both of us success, but because she taught me the importance of always being hungry, of always trying harder, of always defying expectations.”—Arthur Penn on Anne Bancroft/Interview with James Grissom

Happy Birthday, Ms. Bancroft. (September 17)
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16/09/2024

An important post regarding a vital topic. ✨Preserving historic architecture, particularly here in Los Angeles.✨
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Lost but never forgotten, the demolished #1914 Irving Gill masterpiece in West Hollywood. 950 North . The Dodge House in West Hollywood was widely recognized as being one of the most pivotal American houses of the . The grand 16-room home was designed in 1914 for and completed in 1916. Irving Gill made shifts from the style of the time, with sloped roofs in fashion at this time. This house also broke from traditional in its symmetrical house , which was quite garde at the turn of the last century. The home featured technological and stylistic innovations, including an early garbage disposal, flush doors that swung on hidden hinges or slid into walls, a central vacuum cleaning system, an automatic car wash in the garage, sheet-metal doors, natural and unadorned natural wood surfaces with no molding and skylights that flowed in the famous sunlight. Gill built the home of concrete and had the idea to celebrate the concrete as “architectural importance of stone.” This home predates many European flat roofed homes off the International style and and was a prototype for modernist design popularized in Los Angeles many years later. The home suggests what a grand home would become. The home was torn down in #1970 and replaced by apartments. This is why we must save what legacy we have remaining!! .

14/09/2024

A beautiful tribute.
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“Some people think that anyone could sing jazz, but they can’t. It’s a gift of learning how to syncopate but it’s also a spirit that you’re either born with or you’re not. And Amy was born with that spirit.” - Tony Bennett

Today, we honor Amy Winehouse on what would have been her 41st birthday. Her talent and spirit live on through her music. 🕊
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13/09/2024

Her legacy lives on 🥂

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We’re just 2 weeks away from The Elizabeth Taylor Ball to End AIDS! Happening at The Beverly Hills Hotel, this highly-anticipated event brings together supporters worldwide to honor Elizabeth Taylor’s legacy and continue the fight against AIDS. Expect an evening full of inspiration, with a live auction, an exclusive performance, and a rare look into The Elizabeth Taylor Archive. Tickets are still available – we can’t wait to see you there!⁠
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13/09/2024

Beautiful truths. Thank you for this fabulous post

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Garson Kanin and Marian Seldes literally walked me to Katharine Hepburn’s door for the first interview in 1990.

Interview with Katharine Hepburn
Conducted by James Grissom
New York City
1990
First posted on blog in 2014

“I’m a firm believer in isolation. I think you just have to get away from things—including yourself—every once in a while. To think clearly; to see things properly. Sometimes we just don’t operate properly, you know. We get stupid or fuzzy or weak, and it’s time to lie down or get away from everyone and work it out.

“I think it’s impossible to be around other people all the time. You can’t think; you can’t get it together. So go away. Enjoy the quiet. I believe in an inner voice or a quiet voice that balances you. I believe in perspective, and you can get it from friends—you can even get it from enemies—but you get it best when you’re alone.

“I like isolation. Especially with idiots. Nothing defeats an idiot and his ways like isolation. Shut him down. Cut off the air supply. I no longer give attention to anything I don’t care for or need or enjoy. Shut it down. Never defend yourself against an idiot. Let the last idiotic word be theirs. Isolation: One of the greatest things.”—Katharine Hepburn

Photograph: Katharine Hepburn on the Dick Cavett program, 1973.
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12/09/2024

Goodness gracious, great balls of fire!! Who is excited about this?!!!! Whoops hoo!!!
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Hey, the girls are having a little Knots Landing reunion!!
Friday September 13th at 5pm. Disney Grand Californian Hotel. The Sorell Room VIP seating includes a meet and greet
All proceeds will benefit Broadway Cares/Equity fights AIDS. Go to the link in my bio to buy tickets.
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19/08/2024

There are less than a handful of hosting personalities that I revere. Phil Donahue is one of them. His integrity, intelligence, humor, and passion has inspired and will continue to inspire me.
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Thank you for gracing us over the years with your spirit.
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Simply The Best.
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26/06/2024

Happy Classics Birthday to Classic Film actor Peter Lorre
June 26th, 1904-March 23rd, 1964
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We all know Lorre for his magical chemistry with Humphrey Bogart and the 5 films they made together (can you rattle them off…GO!)
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However his career deserves a
“Binge Worthy Top 10 films of…” moment.
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What’s your favorite film of his?
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“Acting is a ridiculous profession unless it is part of your very soul.”~ Peter Lorre
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M (1931)
Director: Fritz Lang

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Mad Love (1935)
Director: Karl Freund

Crime and Punishment (1935)
Director: Josef von Sternberg

Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)
Director: Boris Ingster

The Face behind the Mask (1941)
Director: Robert Florey
( a film be apparently loathed making but gave a stellar performance nonetheless)

The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Director: John Huston

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Director: Frank Capra
(Though not known for it Lorre was also a comedic genius)

The Verdict (1946)
Director: Don Siegel

Beat the Devil (1953)
Director: John Huston
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Such a lovely post from @silver_technicolor honoring Mitzi Gaynor. 🥂 You had to have skin of steel to survive working as actress during the classical Hollywood era. 🥂 Wonderful Mitzi Gaynor sadly passed away today. Since this is a Marilyn page I want to share this lovely interview where Mitzi was asked about her experience with Marilyn on set of There’s No Business Like Show Business. It is all too rare to hear actress on actress testimonies from this time which makes this interview a real gem. Rest in peace and in films, Mitzi ✨ 🥂 . . . . . #oldhollywood #classichollywood #marilynmonroe #mitzigaynor #goldenageofhollywood #classicactress #cinema #1950s #marilynmonroefans

Repost courtesy of @thealexandrapaul 🎥 Monster mania ! See YOU soon! 🎥 . . . . . #classicmovies #monstermania #monstermaniacon #horrorfilms #fanevent

Every day I’m continually inspired and astounded by the wonderful historical and Classic Hollywood content that is being created and shared! 🥂 This is a repost courtesy of @amazingtimecapsule 🥂 The Bertha Benz Story: The Secret Genius Behind Mercedes Benz and The Unsung Hero of the Automotive World!🎥 ✨ . . . . . #Timecapsule #timetravel #mercedesclassic #autohistory #womenmakinghistory #berthabenz #automotivedesign

Repost courtesy of @tcm 🎥 Takes all the notes 📝 Join us as we celebrate the centennial birthday of novelist, screenwriter, playwright, & actor Truman Capote with a special lineup – as we debut the TCM premiere of the biopic, CAPOTE (2005). It all starts tonight with IN COLD BLOOD (‘71) at 8pm ET. Clip taken from the film MURDER BY DEATH (‘76) airing at 12:45am ET. 🎥 . . . . . #trumancapote #classicfilms #classicmovies #writerslife📚 #incoldblood #turnerclassicmovies

Such a very lovely homage to the extraordinary Maggie Smith. Her grace and wit will be missed however, all is immortalized in her work. 🎥 Thank you @thehistory.source for curating this post🥂 🎥 In memory of Dame Maggie Smith and her legacy as an iconic star here’s a look back at her early career. While she’s best known for her memorable roles as the beloved Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films and the witty, sharp-tongued Dowager Countess Violet Crawley in Downton Abbey, Maggie Smith is one of the most accomplished actors of her generation. In fact, decades before Harry Potter was even written, Dame Maggie Smith had already won two Academy Awards, and starred in other popular movies such as Hook and Sister Act. Born on December 28, 1934, in Ilford, Essex, England. She began her acting journey at the Oxford Playhouse in 1952 and quickly rose to prominence. With a career spanning over seven decades, she became beloved for her versatility across stage, television, and film. Smith’s powerful performances earned her countless accolades, besides her two Academy Awards, she won five BAFTA Awards, four Primetime Emmys, and a Tony Award. Despite her success on screen, she remained devoted to the theater, returning regularly to perform in productions of Shakespeare and contemporary plays. Her wit, grace, and remarkable ability to command any role made her a true legend of the stage and screen and an inspiration to generations of actors and fans alike. #history #maggiesmith #legend #harrypotter #downtonabbey #film #tv #theatre #actress #classichollywoodactress

Thank you @thehistory.source for this swell post! 🤣 Did people in the roaring 20’s have better slang than today? While they certainly spoke more formally, they loved slang just as much as we do, here’s a look back at some popular slang from the 1920s. -Splifflicated: Being really drunk -Phones bolonus: Something bs or phony -Flat Tire: A bad or boring date -Hotsy Totsy: Attractive, or the best -Glad Rags: Nice clothes 💫 . . . . #history #1920s #slang #didyouknow #roaring20s #backintheday #flapper #oldschool #educational #1920sfashion #vintage #historical

One of the most brilliant moments in television history. 📺 . . . . . #classicfilms #oldhollywood #halloweenvibes🎃 #classicmovies #vincentprice #joanrivers #thetonightshow #michaeljacksonthriller

#repost courtesy of @tcm Happy Birthday Bill Murray! 🎉 Murray shares how silent films inspired his approach to acting as he recalls his first encounter with D.W Griffith’s A ROMANCE OF HAPPY VALLEY (’19). See the full conversation with Ben Mankiewicz as he joins us as Guest Programmer next month on 10/21 at 8pm ET. 🎥 . . . . . #billmurray #birthdaypost #tcm #silentmovies #silentfilms #movienight🎬 #classicfilms #classicmovies #stayinspired #benmankiewicz #interviewskills #conversations

#Repost courtesy of @femalequotient 💫 Female friendships throughout history have led to some pretty incredible accomplishments. One example? #MarilynMonroe sitting front row at a nightclub every night to ensure #EllaFitzgerald could sing there. Magic happens when women support women. ✨ . . . . . #classicfilms #marilynmonroe💋 #ellafitzgerald #femalefriendships #womensupportingwomen #singerslife #actresslife🎥 #hollywoodlife #standupforwhatsright

Passing on the love for Alison Martino and Ed Ruscha 📺 #Repost @alisonmartino For those who would like to see my interview with Ed Ruscha currently running on @spectrumnews1socal you can watch it here… What a thrill to be in the presence of a true genius and one of the originators of Pop-Art. Without his unique perspective on LA told through his brilliant art & historic photography, Los Angeles simply wouldn’t be as *cool*. We even discussed, “Every Building On the Sunset Strip”. I’m forever grateful to Ed for documenting our streets through photography over the past 60 years. Our interview was so insightful and conversational. Thank you Ed for your time at your amazing studio.!! You have two more weeks to see ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN at @lacma. Please go see it. 💎 . . . . . #popartist #popartstyle #edruscha #lacma #photographyhistory #losangeleshistory #popartlover #spectrumnews1socal #artexhibit

This weekend on Svengoolie it’s the 1972 mystery horror film “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” starring Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Claude Akins, and Carol Lynley. 📺 Tune into @metvnetwork on Saturday, September 21st 8P/7C 🧛‍♀️ 📺 Copy by @realsvengoolie . . . . . #kolchakthenightstalker #kolchak #mysterymovie #horrormoviefan #vampiremovie #darrenmcgavin #simonoakland #claudeakins #carollynley #svengoolie #metv

“Youth is wasted on the young.” ~ George Bernard Shaw or some would argue ~ Oscar Wilde 🎥 . . . . . #laurenbacall #classicfilms #oldhollywood #oldhollywoodglamour #womeninfilms #agepositive

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