Thanks to Lori for the link.  It's funny to think of DC "deciding" to make Barnabas more sympathetic...

And MB, what you wrote has been my understanding; given the hoopla and hints of dramatic announcements over the weekend, I have been wondering whether we might hear news, or at least rumors, regarding the DVD releases.

G.

How fabulous, Teresa.  It sounds like a charming moment for him as well as for the three of you.

G.

Poor old Mr. Frid.  I'm glad he got through it unscathed.  Of course you know I am wondering if that was the original cane he was holding...

Fabulous shots, Joe!

G.

Would love to hear details of this, for anyone who feels like sharing.  Sounds like great fun!  I would love to know the technical specs of what they screen.  It would be great if it were a gorgeous new 35 mm print of the movie.  If the owners decide to make it available, maybe our local rep house (founded among others by Thayer David!) will screen it one of these days.

G.

Glad you found it, Claude darling!

G.

Dear Taeylor,

Yes, there is a post on Humbert's IMDB page about Jenny's memorial service.  So very sad.  The individual who posted knew her as a friend-of-a-friend, I guess.  He says that Humbert was too ill to attend the memorial service himself.

There is also a long post from the late Craig Hamrick dated 2006 about his interview with Humbert which has yet to be published.  Again, very sad, although it sounds as if Humbert's wit was in full form throughout the interview.

Best wishes,

Steve

*cough* Cousin Taeylor might have some competition for the supreme honor of Grayson's Number One Fan *cough*

For Her fans are Legion, and We are Many!  *cue creepy music*

heh heh,

Steve

I don't think these photos were ever used in the mag.  That may by why they're available in their online archive now.  I tried really hard to find a photo, any photo, of Grayson on set during the NotI shoot in the blitz of pubs back in 1963-64.  I made multiple library trips and looked at anything I could find in all the major mags of the day and there was never any sign of her, anywhere.  She was referred to in passing here and there in some of the articles (most memorably in a quote from Burton that obviously referred to her--it irked me that the journo described her as "venerable" when she was only 41 years old!).  It's poetic justice that she won the lone Oscar nom from the film since she was pretty much treated as a non-entity in the press coverage.

There's a big splashy article about the torrid Taylor-Burton romance in the current Vanity Fair (with brief mentions of their time in PV on the NotI shoot).  The reporter says that Burton was nominated for an "Oscar" 9 times but never awarded one.  It's clear that actual acting talent has very little to do with taking home one of those glittery little statuettes.

G.