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Current Talk '03 I / Re:If There Was No Sam Hall on DS
« on: March 07, 2003, 07:56:25 PM »
Hi, My read on the Grayson/Jonathan relationship is pretty similar to Julia's. I do think that Grayson was a strong, vivid personality and I'm sure that her sharp-edged wit had some cast and crew members bristling from time to time. What tends to come through when you speak to people about her now is her warmth, her earthy zest for living, and her flamboyant personality, but I'm sure there were hours if not days when she could be hard to take, especially if one were in her line of fire.
I do think that Jonathan and Grayson were fond of one another to a certain extent. In another fan interview from the early 80s she tells some of the same stories about how he had such problems with his lines, but then croons something like "He's a dear man, and I love him." I think Nancy may be correct that Jonathan's refusal to do Night of Dark Shadows may have left some hurt feelings from Grayson and Sam. (This would explain why Sam went out of his way in one interview to complain that critics panned "Murder in the Cathedral," the T. S. Eliot play which I believe Jonathan did in NYC while everyone else was off filming the second movie).
As for Jonathan, I have a video from a Festival (I think it was one of the late Dave Brown's tapes) where Jon says a propos of Grayson, "She saved my life every day in the studio." I don't think they were faking in those photos you've seen where they're hugging one another and smiling; I think there was a lot of good feeling there.
Just my take on it.
Steve
I do think that Jonathan and Grayson were fond of one another to a certain extent. In another fan interview from the early 80s she tells some of the same stories about how he had such problems with his lines, but then croons something like "He's a dear man, and I love him." I think Nancy may be correct that Jonathan's refusal to do Night of Dark Shadows may have left some hurt feelings from Grayson and Sam. (This would explain why Sam went out of his way in one interview to complain that critics panned "Murder in the Cathedral," the T. S. Eliot play which I believe Jonathan did in NYC while everyone else was off filming the second movie).
As for Jonathan, I have a video from a Festival (I think it was one of the late Dave Brown's tapes) where Jon says a propos of Grayson, "She saved my life every day in the studio." I don't think they were faking in those photos you've seen where they're hugging one another and smiling; I think there was a lot of good feeling there.
Just my take on it.
Steve