I am at a loss at the passing of Dorothy Loudon, one of entertainment's true treasures.
I was lucky enough to have seen her Miss Hannigan (one week prior to the Tony Award win) on my first trip to NYC.
I've always found it ironic that two of Ms. Loudon's stage vehicles were transferred to the screen with Carol Burnett in her role(s).
Miss Loudon also provided some of the only lightness in Clint Eastwood's MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL.
Collections:
Well, PLATES. four living room walls full, not to mention those insinuating their way down the hallway. . . this collection began with my air force uncle brought home a plate from Japan for his mother (my grandmother) in the early 1940's. . .so, there are sixty years of plates from people's travels covering the walls. I will try to dig up a picture or two. . .and miracle of miracles: no two plates are the same, and there are upwards of THREE HUNDRED.
From this uncle, I also inherited TWO unpublished photographs of Marilyn Monroe, whom he escorted on her USO tour of Korea. (I will not post these photos on the web). The expression on my uncle's face though, at the dinner table with MM, is priceless.
Cds, eclectically collected.
dvds,
aussi.
Playbills from nearly every show to have played on Broadway since ANNIE. . honestly! Kept in alphabetical order in a cupboard.
Autographs, dating from 1973 - - film, recording and stage autographs, a collection which began with Mr. Vincent Price's. Stored willy-nilly, though, all cd liners which have been signed are prominently displayed on my office wall. And, honestly, BK's autographs mean a great deal to me, since, he is one of the few whose autograph I have that I haven't met. . .YET. . .
Books, not really into the first edition thing - - books are meant to be read, not displayed, IMHO. But, I snatch up all things Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett and JFK conspiracy.
