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Title: Grayson Hall: A Hard Act to Follow Available on Barnes & Noble.com
Post by: Julia99 on August 16, 2006, 07:31:43 PM
The new biography of actress Grayson Hall is now available for ordering from Barnes and Noble

Go to www.GraysonHall.net (http://www.GraysonHall.net) and order now! Or ask your local bookseller to stock ISBN # 0-595-40462-6.

Grayson Hall: A Hard Act to Follow
by R. J. Jamison
Grayson Hall was a widely acclaimed New York Theatre actress, 1964 Academy Award nominee and co-star of the 1960s-70s iconic Gothic television serial, Dark Shadows. Grayson Hall: A Hard Act to Follow (2006) reviews the evolution of Philadelphia's Shirley Grossman into the cosmopolitan Grayson Hall. The biography discusses her early life surrounded by eccentric socialist-revolutionary minded aunts and uncles, her early first marriage and subsequent second marriage to writer Allison Samuel Hall. The biography reviews, summarizes and provides anecdotes on her wide range of theatrical, television, radio and film appearances including John Huston's Night of the Iguana, the heralded turns on stage as two of Jean Genet's madams -- Irma in The Balcony and Warda in The Screens, and corrects the record regarding Grayson's arrival on, and participation in, ABC's Dark Shadows.
Comments and reminiscences from Grayson's family, friends and colleagues including Sam and Matthew Hall, Sylvia Miles, Ted Mann, John Guare, etc. pepper the text. Included are several previously unpublished personal and theatical photos.
(http://www.graysonhall.net/cover)


WWW.GraysonHall.net
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Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on August 16, 2006, 07:36:29 PM
Congratulations! And what a great cover.  [thumb]
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Post by: Nancy on August 16, 2006, 07:43:06 PM
Very impressive! Woo hoo!

Nancy
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Post by: ClaudeNorth on August 16, 2006, 07:45:40 PM
Congratulations!  I am very happy for you!
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Post by: Sunny_Collins on August 16, 2006, 08:11:31 PM
Congratulations! This is excellent! 8)

Will it be available in an audio format?  :)
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Post by: Gothick on August 16, 2006, 08:40:26 PM
Congratulations!

And now my fingers itch to type "Soon to be a major Hollywood motion picture starring Meryl Streep!"

G.
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Post by: ClaudeNorth on August 16, 2006, 09:12:07 PM
Quote from: Gothick on August 16, 2006, 08:40:26 PM
And now my fingers itch to type "Soon to be a major Hollywood motion picture starring Meryl Streep!"

Meryl as Grayson?  Not on my watch...
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Post by: Julia99 on August 16, 2006, 09:13:51 PM
Quote from: ClaudeNorth on August 16, 2006, 09:12:07 PM
Meryl as Grayson?  Not on my watch...

Cate Blanchett.... :P
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Post by: arashi on August 16, 2006, 09:21:48 PM
Congratulations!
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Post by: Gothick on August 16, 2006, 09:42:06 PM
Well basically as far as I am concerned, NOBODY can play Grayson.  I just typed in Meryl because she actually knew and worked with the Divine One (they did a Broadway musical together, as chronicled in The Book!).

I could go with Cate Blanchett, or that cute redhead who played the best friend in that Todd Haynes 1950s race melodrama.  ANYBODY EXCEPT Nicole Kidman.  Please...

G.
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Post by: ClaudeNorth on August 16, 2006, 10:27:28 PM
Quote from: Gothick on August 16, 2006, 09:42:06 PM
I could go with Cate Blanchett

I can imagine Cate Blanchett in the role...

Quote from: Gothick on August 16, 2006, 09:42:06 PM
or that cute redhead who played the best friend in that Todd Haynes 1950s race melodrama.

That would be the wonderful Patricia Clarkson (another fine choice) and the transcendent Far From Heaven, respectively.
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Post by: Raineypark on August 16, 2006, 10:31:39 PM
The cover art is magnificent,  and I cannot wait to read about her work on Broadway.... ;)

Congratulations!!
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Post by: Midnite on August 17, 2006, 12:21:08 AM
Adding my congratulations.  Can't wait!
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Post by: Charles_Ellis on August 17, 2006, 01:35:40 AM
I've always thought of Christine Baranski as the only acress who comes close to Grayson's style!  Wow!  Those 1940s pix of Grayson are quite a revelation- move over, Ava Gardner!  If only she had gone to Hollywood instead of Broadway........
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Post by: ClaudeNorth on August 17, 2006, 04:04:28 AM
Quote from: Charles_Ellis on August 17, 2006, 01:35:40 AM
I've always thought of Christine Baranski as the only acress who comes close to Grayson's style!  Wow!  Those 1940s pix of Grayson are quite a revelation- move over, Ava Gardner!  If only she had gone to Hollywood instead of Broadway........

I tend to see a resemblance to Grayson in the 1950s-era Lauren Bacall, and strangely enough, I'm often reminded of Sandra Bernhard when I watch Grayson in Satan in High Heels.
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Post by: TERRY308 on August 17, 2006, 04:09:23 AM
The cover art is just beautiful.  That picture is just great.  Can't wait to read it.
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Post by: Lydia on August 17, 2006, 04:37:01 AM
Hurrah!!!  I just ordered my copy.  I suppose it's too much to hope that it will arrive in time for me to be reading it while everybody else is Festing.
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Post by: PennyDreadful on August 17, 2006, 06:10:24 AM
Congratulations!  This is great!
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Post by: Josette on August 17, 2006, 06:14:54 AM
Wow - it looks quite impressive - congratulations and good luck with it!!

[cheer]  [cheer]
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Post by: Sandor on August 17, 2006, 06:34:05 AM
This is fantastic. The true story of Grayson - a fascinating read to be sure. Congratulations - the book stalls will never be the same again!

-Sandor
Title: Frances Fisher?
Post by: David on August 17, 2006, 07:02:54 AM
Frances Fisher, Ruth in Titanic, could play Grayson.
any thoughts?

David
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Post by: Heather on August 17, 2006, 07:26:07 AM
Three big cheers for RJ...congrats!

Barnabas and Julia took a break from their neverending research into the Collins family history to raise a toast in your honor...

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v706/dsbabe/jb_vacation2.jpg)

>:D  :-*
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Post by: jennifer on August 17, 2006, 09:04:15 AM
wow that is great news  best of luck with the book also i love the picture of her and
Mathew she was a classic :)

jennifer
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Post by: Charles_Ellis on August 17, 2006, 01:28:44 PM
I believe that picture was taken as Grayson was leaving NYC to film The Night of the Iguana in Mexico in late '63.
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Post by: BuzzH on August 17, 2006, 02:20:19 PM
Congratulations R.J.!  Can't wait to buy it.  Will you have them at the Fest?   ;D
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Post by: Gothick on August 17, 2006, 04:46:22 PM
RJ will be selling it at the Festival, and I do encourage those who will be attending to plan on buying it there.  You'll save on postage AND be able to get the author herself to sign it!

For those who are interested, I wrote a review of the book on the Barnes and Noble page for it.  There is a page for it now on Amazon, as well.

Best, Steve
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Post by: Raineypark on August 17, 2006, 07:36:19 PM
Quote from: Charles_Ellis on August 17, 2006, 01:35:40 AM
........If only she had gone to Hollywood instead of Broadway........

.......she probably would never have appeared in "Dark Shadows".  Be careful what you wish for... ;)
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Post by: Josette on August 18, 2006, 06:04:00 AM
I just tried the link to the website and found a wonderful quote from Matthew Hall about the book.  Very impressive!!
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Post by: BuzzH on August 18, 2006, 02:34:35 PM
Wow!  Just clicked on the link and looked at the slideshow of pics.  What a Glamour Gal she was!  Who knew!!??  She looks like a 1940's Hollywood Starlet in those first 2 or 3 pics!  ;)  Now I really can't wait to buy this book!
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Post by: michael c on August 19, 2006, 12:40:50 AM
i'll play the ditz here but shall i assume that r.j. jamison is julia99?

congratulations!

i'm starting to think i'm going to need to bring a very fat wallet to the fest this year.usually there are very few new offerings i'm interested in but with this book and kls' new book and the audio dramas and so forth it looks like it's going to be good!