Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True Enter-to-Win Trivia Question (Friday Dec 20)

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Annmarie Gatti

Time for today’s Trivia Question (red font below) that will determine this week’s winner of A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940 by Victoria Wilson, courtesy of Simon & Schuster!  (remember, in order to win, you must have already pre-qualified via the Qualifying Entry Task)

THE QUESTION:

In A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940, there is a quote from Stanwyck about one of her films that says “Stella is real.” 
What movie was Stanwyck referring to?  (TWEET your answer to @classicmoviehub)   [if you need a hint scroll below]

The FIRST person (who already completed this week’s Qualifying Entry Task) to correctly TWEET the answer to the above question — wins! :) 

If you need help with the answer, please click here. And here is a picture hint:

Barbara Stanwyck, Stella Dallas

You can read more about the book here at Simon & Schuster.

Or read about it via our Exclusive Interview with Victoria Wilson here.

And if you can’t wait to win the book, you can buy it right now on amazon:

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All in the Family: Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Annmarie Gatti

Joan and Olivia: Sibling Rivalry Aside…

It’s pretty well-known that sisters Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine were feuding on-and-off since childhood. That said, putting sibling rivalry aside — here are some fun pictures of Fontaine and de Havilland enjoying each other’s company…

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 Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland 1940

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Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland at the 1942 Oscars

In 1942, for the first time in Oscar history, two sisters were competing for the same award — the Best Actress Award; Joan Fontaine for her role as Lina (Suspicion, director Alfred Hitchcock) and Olivia de Havilland for her role as Emmy Brown (Hold Back the Dawn, director Mitchell Leisen).  Joan and Olivia are seen here wishing each other luck at the Academy Awards banquet. Joan ultimately won the Oscar.

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Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland April 1942

Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland looking out of home window (photo: Bob Landry April 1942)

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Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland on the set of Jane Eyre 1943

Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland on the set of Jane Eyre 1943

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Joan Fontaine and Olivia De Havilland at a party celebrating the opening of Marlene Dietrich´s one-woman Broadway show, October, 1967

 Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland at a party celebrating the opening of Marlene Dietrich´s one-woman Broadway show, October, 1967 (photo source: Hollywood Reporter)

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Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland
(photo replaced – thank you for comments below 🙂

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For an interesting article about the sisters and their relationship, click this Hollywood Reporter link.

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 –Annmarie Gatti for Classic Movie Hub

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TCM to Remember Joan Fontaine and Peter O’Toole with Programming Tributes on Sunday, Dec. 29

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Annmarie Gatti

Just Announced: 

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will pay tribute to Oscar® winner Joan Fontaine and eight-time Oscar® nominee and honorary Academy Award® recipient Peter O’Toole with tributes on Sunday, Dec. 29.

The Fontaine TCM Tribute will feature Blonde Cheat (1938), The Women (1939), Born To Be Bad (1950), Ivanhoe (1952), Fontaine’s Oscar-nominated roles in The Constant Nymph (1943) and Rebecca (1940), and her Oscar-winning performance in Suspicion (1940).

In the evening, TCM will pay tribute to O’Toole with his Oscar-nominated performances in Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) and My Favorite Year (1982). Also featured will be a special encore telecast of Peter O’Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival, a one-hour extended interview with TCM host Robert Osborne taped before a live audience at the 2011 TCM Classic Film Festival.

Joan Fontaine (October 22, 1917 - December 15, 2013) and Peter O'Toole (August 2, 1932 - December 14, 2013)

Joan Fontaine (October 22, 1917 – December 15, 2013) and Peter O’Toole (August 2, 1932 – December 14, 2013)

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Here is the complete line-up for TCM’s on-air tributes scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 29; airings are noted in EST:

TCM Remembers Joan Fontaine:
6:30 a.m. – Blonde Cheat (1938)
7:45 a.m. – The Women (1939)
10:15 a.m. – Born to Be Bad (1950)
Noon – Ivanhoe (1952)
2 p.m. – The Constant Nymph (1943)
4 p.m. – Suspicion (1941)
5:45 p.m. – Rebecca (1940)

TCM Remembers Peter O’Toole
8 p.m. – Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Midnight – Peter O’Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival (2011)
1 a.m. – Goodbye Mr. Chips (1969)
3:45 a.m. – My Favorite Year (1982)

In addition to TCM’s on-air tributes, short memorial videos are available on the TCM website and YouTube channel:

TCM Remembers Joan Fontaine
TCM YouTube Channel: http://youtu.be/KEGoH5QcnEg

TCM Remembers Peter O’Toole
TCM YouTube Channel: http://youtu.be/lRjITqahTbA

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–Annmarie for Classic Movie Hub

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Fred Astaire RKO Years Qualifying Entry Task (Wk of Dec 17)

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Annmarie Gatti

FRED ASTAIRE: The Early Years at RKO 2-CD Set— This Week’s Qualifying Entry Task:

In order to qualify for this week’s Fred Astaire Giveaway, you must complete the following task by Saturday, December 21 at 5PM EST (i.e. any time between now and Saturday, Dec 21 at 5PM EST):

The 2-CD Set, The Early Years at RKO, from TCM and Sony Masterworks features many of Astaire’s signature songs — penned by Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern and George and Ira Gerswhin.

TCM Fred Astaire The Early Years of RKO Sony Masterworks

For this week’s Qualifying Entry Task, please:

1) TWEET (not DM) the answer to this question: What is Fred Astaire’s Birthname?  [to find the answer, click here]

TO @classicmoviehub
WITH the two hashtags #FredAstaireQuestion #QualifyingTask
BY Saturday, December 21,  5PM EST

NEXT STEP: Once you have successfully completed the above Qualifying Entry Task, you will be eligible to win a copy of the CD. Your next step will be to wait for my Trivia Question Tweet* which will be sent on Saturday evening, December 14, at exactly 10PMEST — and correctly tweet the answer to the Trivia Question.  The FIRST PERSON to correctly Tweet the Answer to that Trivia Question wins the CD (assuming they’re already eligible because they’ve successfully completed the above-referenced Qualifying Entry Task).

In other words, the first person who successfully completes this Qualifying Entry Task AND correctly answers the Saturday night 10PM EST Trivia Question wins the CD.

*Here’s my twitter handle @classicmoviehub

**If the CMH database is missing any of your Essentials, pre-1970, please let me know and I will be happy to add it to the database

If you have any questions, please feel free to DM me on Twitter @classicmoviehub.

Contest Information and Rules.

And if you don’t want to wait to win a copy of the CD, you can purchase it at amazon:

Good Luck!

–Annmarie Gatti from Classic Movie Hub

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Barbara Stanwyck Steel-True Qualifying Entry Task (Wk of Dec 16)

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Annmarie Gatti

BARBARA STANWYCK Steel-True — This Week’s Qualifying Entry Task:

In order to qualify for this week’s Barbara Stanwyck Book Giveaway, you must complete the following task by Friday, December 20 at 5PM EST (i.e. any time between now and Friday, Dec 20 at 5PM EST):

Steel-True delves deeply into Stanwyck’s rich, complex life, exploring her frailties, strengths, fears, losses and desires. We learn about her traumatic childhood, her Broadway years, her marriages to Frank Fay and Robert Taylor, and her evolution into one of Hollywood’s most revered screen actresses…

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For this week’s Qualifying Entry Task, please:

1) TWEET (not DM) the answer to this question: What is Barbara Stanwyck’s Birthname? 

TO @classicmoviehub
WITH the two hashtags #BarbaraStanwyckQuestion #QualifyingTask
BY Friday, December 20,  5PM EST

NEXT STEP: Once you have successfully completed the above Qualifying Entry Task, you will be eligible to win a copy of the book. Your next step will be to wait for my Trivia Question Tweet* which will be sent on Friday evening, December 20, at exactly 10PMEST — and correctly tweet the answer to the Trivia Question.  The FIRST PERSON to correctly Tweet the Answer to that Trivia Question wins the book (assuming they’re already eligible because they’ve successfully completed the above-referenced Qualifying Entry Task).

In other words, the first person who successfully completes this Qualifying Entry Task AND correctly answers the Friday night 10PM EST Trivia Question wins the book.

*Here’s my twitter handle @classicmoviehub

**If the CMH database is missing any of your Essentials, pre-1970, please let me know and I will be happy to add it to the database

If you have any questions, please feel free to DM me on Twitter @classicmoviehub.

Contest Information and Rules.

And if you don’t want to wait to win a copy of the book, you can purchase it at amazon:

Good Luck!

–Annmarie Gatti from Classic Movie Hub

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Fred Astaire: The Early Years at RKO Enter-to-Win Trivia Question (Saturday Dec 14)

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Annmarie Gatti

It’s time for today’s Trivia Question (red font below) that will determine this week’s winner of the new TCM Fred Astaire 2-CD Set — Fred Astaire: The Early Years at RKO, courtesy of Sony Masterworks (remember, in order to win, you must have already pre-qualified via the Qualifying Entry Task)

THE QUESTION:

The TCM 2-CD Set, Fred Astaire: The Early Years at RKO, includes the track “Night and Day” which was featured in the 1934 Mark Sandrick film The Gay Divorcee. Who wrote the song “Night and Day”?   [if you need a hint scroll below]

The FIRST person (who already completed this week’s Qualifying Entry Task) to correctly TWEET the answer to the above question — wins!

If you need help with the answer, please click here:

Fred Astarie and Ginger Rogers dancing to Cole Porter's Night and Day from The Gay Divorcee

You can read more about the book here at Sony Masterworks.

And if you can’t wait to win the CD, you can buy it right now on amazon:

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–Annmarie Gatti for Classic Movie Hub

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Happy Friday the 13th!

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Annmarie Gatti

 

A Happy Friday the 13th to All! And just for fun…

Peter Lorre and Vincent Price 1961 Black Cat Audition

Peter Lorre and Vincent Price at the cat ‘audition’ for “The Black Cat” segment of Roger Corman’s 1962 feature film, Tales of Terror.  “The Black Cat” was based on the Edgar Alan Poe short story.

And for more photos from the 1961 Black Cat Auditions in Hollywood, click here.

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–Annmarie Gatti for Classic Movie Hub

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Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True Enter-to-Win Trivia Question (Friday Dec 13)

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Annmarie Gatti

Time for today’s Trivia Question (red font below) that will determine this week’s winner of A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940 by Victoria Wilson, courtesy of Simon & Schuster!  (remember, in order to win, you must have already pre-qualified via the Qualifying Entry Task)

THE QUESTION:

In A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940, there is a quote from Stanwyck about marriage that says “The chances are as good, and as bad, in Hollywood as in any other town. No more. No less.” Barbara Stanwyck’s 1st husband was Frank Fay.
Who was Stanwyck’s 2nd husband?  (TWEET your answer to @classicmoviehub)   [if you need a hint scroll below]

The FIRST person (who already completed this week’s Qualifying Entry Task) to correctly TWEET the answer to the above question — wins! :) 

If you need help with the answer, please click here. And here is a picture hint:

Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor

You can read more about the book here at Simon & Schuster.

Or read about it via our Exclusive Interview with Victoria Wilson here.

And if you can’t wait to win the book, you can buy it right now on amazon:

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Classic Movie Coincidence: Frank Sinatra and Edward G. Robinson

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Annmarie Gatti

 

Frank Sinatra and Edward G. Robinson share a birthday and a film:

Both Frank Sinatra and Edward G. Robinson starred in Frank Capra’s A Hole in the Head — and both were born December 12 (22 years apart!).

Frank Sinatra and Edward G. Robinson celebrating their birthday on the set of A Hole in the Head with Eleanor Parker, Carolyn Jones, Frank Capra and Thelma Ritter

Frank Sinatra and Edward G. Robinson celebrating their birthday on the set of A Hole in the Head with Eleanor Parker (left), Carolyn Jones, Frank Capra and Thelma Ritter (right).  Sinatra was born on December 12, 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey and Robinson was born on December 12, 1893 in Bucharest, Romania, but moved with his family at the age of 10 to New York’s Lower East Side. 

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–Annmarie Gatti for Classic Movie Hub

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Fred Astaire RKO Years Qualifying Entry Task (Wk of Dec 10)

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Annmarie Gatti

FRED ASTAIRE: The Early Years at RKO 2-CD Set— This Week’s Qualifying Entry Task:

In order to qualify for this week’s Fred Astaire Giveaway, you must complete the following task by Saturday, December 14 at 5PM EST (i.e. any time between now and Saturday, Dec 14 at 5PM EST):

The 2-CD Set, The Early Years at RKO, from TCM and Sony Masterworks features many of Astaire’s signature songs including the Cole Porter classic “Night and Day” which was featured in the 1934 Mark Sandrich film, The Gay Divorcee.

TCM Fred Astaire The Early Years of RKO Sony Masterworks

For this week’s Qualifying Entry Task, please:

1) RATE 10 Fred Astaire films at Classic Movie Hub click here to see Fred Astaire movies at Classic Movie Hub [AFTER YOU CLICK, SCROLL DOWN TO BOTTOM SECTION OF PAGE FOR FILMOGRAPHY]

2) TWEET (not DM) the Link to the Fred Astaire Page where you rated the films:
TO @classicmoviehub
WITH the two hashtags #Rated10FredAstaireFilms #QualifyingTask
BY Saturday, December 14,  5PM EST

NEXT STEP: Once you have successfully completed the above Qualifying Entry Task, you will be eligible to win a copy of the CD. Your next step will be to wait for my Trivia Question Tweet* which will be sent on Saturday evening, December 14, at exactly 10PMEST — and correctly tweet the answer to the Trivia Question.  The FIRST PERSON to correctly Tweet the Answer to that Trivia Question wins the CD (assuming they’re already eligible because they’ve successfully completed the above-referenced Qualifying Entry Task).

In other words, the first person who successfully completes this Qualifying Entry Task AND correctly answers the Saturday night 10PM EST Trivia Question wins the CD.

*Here’s my twitter handle @classicmoviehub

**If the CMH database is missing any of your Essentials, pre-1970, please let me know and I will be happy to add it to the database

If you have any questions, please feel free to DM me on Twitter @classicmoviehub.

Contest Information and Rules.

And if you don’t want to wait to win a copy of the CD, you can purchase it at amazon:

Good Luck!

–Annmarie Gatti from Classic Movie Hub

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