Topic: THE MARVELOUSLY MARVELOUS MUSE (Read 24655 times)

Laura · « **Reply #90 on:** January 05, 2010, 11:20:06 AM »

A Story For Today:

Today I found a little lost dog trotting by my house. I took it for a walk, and the owner found us as he was driving around looking for the little lost dog.

The End.

Laura · « **Reply #91 on:** January 05, 2010, 11:20:16 AM »

Boring Story Page Dance!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #92 on:** January 05, 2010, 11:20:55 AM »

Thanks DR MBARNUM....time will tell if the book comes to anything.

DAW · « **Reply #93 on:** January 05, 2010, 11:23:05 AM »

Laura DR - I like your story. It had a happy ending.

And you are a good soul!

Jrand74 · « **Reply #94 on:** January 05, 2010, 11:24:01 AM »

DR DtM a 50 foot Sophie is most intriguing.

Thanks for the CA information DR DRUXY.....something was certainly wrong....

Jrand74 · « **Reply #95 on:** January 05, 2010, 11:24:25 AM »

Quote from: Laura on January 05, 2010, 11:20:06 AM

A Story For Today:

Today I found a little lost dog trotting by my house. I took it for a walk, and the owner found us as he was driving around looking for the little lost dog.

The End.

Perfect!

DAW · « **Reply #96 on:** January 05, 2010, 11:24:28 AM »

And may I just say that Amazon.com's "You have previously purchased this" feature has saved me more than once from making a bone-headed mistake.

Jane · « **Reply #97 on:** January 05, 2010, 11:27:20 AM »

Quote from: Matt H. on January 05, 2010, 07:50:39 AM

TOD:

I've talked about it before here, but I've already been interested in the singers who dubbed the singing voices for actors starting with the beginning of sound films. Just last night while watching THE SHOW OF SHOWS, there was a sister number, and the Costello sisters came out singing, and it obviously wasn't their voices. But who was doing the singing? For years, the studios kept the information secret either to protect a sensitive star or no one seemed to care whether Eleanor Powell was singing for herself (she wasn't) or not so no big deal was made about it. Some of the names of these ghost singers began to be made known when MGM began issuing soundtrack albums and we finally found out that it was Anita Ellis singing for Vera-Ellen in THREE LITTLE WORDS and THE BELLE OF NEW YORK or that Cyd Charisse was being dubbed by a host of folks from India Adams to Carole Richards.

And who were these studio singers anyway? Did they have careers of their own? (Some did like Gogi Grant who sang for Ann Blyth in THE HELEN MORGAN STORY).

I wish there was a listing of ALL the dubbed singing in the movies from the start of talkies on. And biographies of the singers who did a lot of dubbing behind the scenes. Really, only Marni Nixon has gotten much publicity about it down through the years (well, she did dub in three of the biggest and most successful movie musicals of all time, so it's right she's gotten recognition), but there were lots of dubbers who did far more work behind the scenes than she did.

i would find this interesting & fun to own. last night while we were watching "to have & have not" keith didn't think lauren bacall was singing. i would like a reference book to have looked that up.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #98 on:** January 05, 2010, 11:29:24 AM »

I think Andy Williams dubbed Ms Bacall in TO HAVE & HAVE NOT.....but that may be an urban legend.

Edisaurus · « **Reply #99 on:** January 05, 2010, 11:30:46 AM »

Ooohhh...just came back from several hours of eating and walking and drinking (City Bakery hot chocolate---heavenly!) with DR Jose. Despite the B&G windows being closed, it was a fine stroll!

Thank you, Jose. My New Years Resolution will begin once I finish the macarons!

Jane · « **Reply #100 on:** January 05, 2010, 11:32:25 AM »

Quote from: Jennifer on January 05, 2010, 10:09:18 AM

I think the only thing i have on tv tonight is a new THE GOOD WIFE!

Jane · « **Reply #101 on:** January 05, 2010, 11:35:09 AM »

Quote from: Laura on January 05, 2010, 11:20:06 AM

A Story For Today:

Today I found a little lost dog trotting by my house. I took it for a walk, and the owner found us as he was driving around looking for the little lost dog.

The End.

very clever idea to take the dog for a walk. i gather it was not wearing tags. even when they have tags, too often only a home number is listed which doesn't do much good if you aren't home. we also have my cell number on sherlock's tag.

Jane · « **Reply #102 on:** January 05, 2010, 11:35:57 AM »

Quote from: DAW on January 05, 2010, 11:23:05 AM

Laura DR - I like your story. It had a happy ending.

And you are a good soul!

i also enjoyed your story with the happy ending.

Laura · « **Reply #103 on:** January 05, 2010, 11:38:59 AM »

No tags. I asked the people on my street who answered the door if they recognized it, but no one did. So I went one street south and walked it to see if it would turn up a driveway. If I had gone on the street north of me, that brilliant idea would have worked.

Laura · « **Reply #104 on:** January 05, 2010, 11:41:41 AM »

Actually, the owner lives on the street behind me; the person who found us was a friend of the owner, who was out looking for the dog. In order to make the story more concise, I changed that part. What's that called? Literary license? Something like that?

And, the guy who found us is the guy who did the tilework in my bathroom a few years ago.

Laura · « **Reply #105 on:** January 05, 2010, 11:42:43 AM »

See why I changed the story?

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #106 on:** January 05, 2010, 12:01:56 PM »

DR Laura, next time add a 50 foot woman to your story.

Jane · « **Reply #107 on:** January 05, 2010, 12:04:17 PM »

i do, you didn't expect so much interest in your sweet story. this way there are more posts to make bruce happy

Laura · « **Reply #108 on:** January 05, 2010, 12:05:13 PM »

I agree that would have made the story more interesting, Dan (the Man).

Jeanne · « **Reply #109 on:** January 05, 2010, 12:11:36 PM »

Hello, everyone.

AND A GREAT BIG WELCOME TO NEW DEAR READER BASIL!
Basil, there's a lot of humor here that's unique to this site. You'll pick it all up in no time.

Jeanne · « **Reply #110 on:** January 05, 2010, 12:12:38 PM »

Cilla, I'm glad your move went so smoothly. You do seem to have very good karma when it comes to new business endeavors. Maybe JRand has more to say about that.

Jane · « **Reply #111 on:** January 05, 2010, 12:12:47 PM »

Jose did you offer to pick up your prize since the office is so close? I would think shipping it slow speed would be just as fast as 3 day service.

Jeanne · « **Reply #112 on:** January 05, 2010, 12:13:28 PM »

MattH, I love your book idea about the studio singers. I really think that would be interesting. I didn't know about Gogi Grant.

Jeanne · « **Reply #113 on:** January 05, 2010, 12:15:12 PM »

DR JMK, it'd be interesting to know if La Manse gets any offers. Maybe the bank will have egg on their face and wish they'd accepted yours.

Jeanne · « **Reply #114 on:** January 05, 2010, 12:16:22 PM »

Jane, the 1975 version of BALLET SHOES is on its way to me. I'll let you know what I think, but the 2005 version is stellar, IMHO.

Jane · « **Reply #115 on:** January 05, 2010, 12:17:48 PM »

i did a bit of research & Lauren Bacall did indeed do her own singing in TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT:

"When it was decided that Bacall's character would sing, the studio and Howard Hawks ordered some vocal training with Warner vocal coach Dudley Chambers. In case she wasn't up to the challenge, several singers were called in to audition for the dubbing, among them torch singer Lillian Randolph and Dolores Hope (wife of Bob). Louanne Hogan, who was at Warners at the time assisting Joan Leslie with her vocals in Cinderella Jones, was in on the fun as well. "Yes, I auditioned for the dubbing of Betty Bacall in To Have and Have Not," Louanne told me recently. "I tried out, but my voice just didn't fit her at all. It fit Joan Leslie just fine. If I'm not mistaken, Andy Williams got the job." The then teen-aged Williams did win the auditions and recorded the numbers.

Bacall evidently unsuccessfully recorded the numbers. Says Tod McCarthy in "Howard Hawks: The Grey Fox of Hollywood": "Williams finally prevailed, and it was his voice that emanated from the playback machine ... when Hawks at last came to filming 'How Little We Know.' As was customary, Bacall sang along while [Hoagy] Carmichael tinkered away on the silent keyboard, and as she did, Hawks liked what he heard and told her to keep going. When she was done, he decided to record her again singing the song, so, despite the legend that has come down over the years that Andy Williams' voice was dubbed over Bacall's, the truth is that Bacall sang her own numbers in To Have and Have Not." Andy Williams wasn't left in a lurch, he appeared in a few bit roles at WB, such as Janie (1944) and The Big Sleep (1946).

The two songs Bacall was required to sing were the newly written "How Little We Know" by Carmichael and Johnny Mercer and "Am I Blue?" The latter song was penned by Grant Clarke and Harry Akst for the earlier Warner Bros. film On With The Show (1929), where it was sung by Ethel Waters. Warners obviously thought highly of the song. It was also featured in their So Long Letty (1930)."

Jane · « **Reply #116 on:** January 05, 2010, 12:19:32 PM »

thanks jeanne. the 2005 version should be in my mail today.

Jeanne · « **Reply #117 on:** January 05, 2010, 12:20:05 PM »

Getting ready to leave the Hollywood Manse. It was a lovely four weeks. I now know how to NOT lock myself in the bathroom, I've gotten to know a number of the neighbors (at least one of whom I'd like to stay in touch with), but the light switches still flummox me.

And, no, I don't know where I'm going yet.

Jeanne · « **Reply #118 on:** January 05, 2010, 12:23:04 PM »

Jane, Heidi Thomas did the screenplay for the 2005 version. I really like her work. Plus the casting was very strong.

Jeanne · « **Reply #119 on:** January 05, 2010, 12:25:36 PM »

Jane, the special features include an interesting interview with Emma Watson, who plays Pauline.

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