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[Photos: Friday, April 11]
Friday, April 11, 2014
Smile for Today ~
"In 1936, shortly before [US producer] Thalberg's* early death from pneumonia, his literary scout Al Lewin brought him the synopsis of a book about to be published. He was greatly excited about its potential as a film and as a vehicle for Clark Gable. The book's title was Gone With the Wind. Thalberg agreed to read the synopsis, but kept putting it off. Lewin went on reminding him and asking him about it until at last Thalberg said that he had read it and he agreed with everything Lewin had said about it. 'But,' he continued, 'I have just made Mutiny on the Bounty and The Good Earth. And now you're asking me to burn Atlanta. No, absolutely not! No more epics for me now. Just give me a little drawing-room drama. I'm just too tired.' "
~ Irving J. Thalberg (1899 - 1936) had an important place in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's most famous films.
~ THE LITTLE BROWN BOOK OF Anecdotes, Clifton Fadiman, General Editor.
"In 1936, shortly before [US producer] Thalberg's* early death from pneumonia, his literary scout Al Lewin brought him the synopsis of a book about to be published. He was greatly excited about its potential as a film and as a vehicle for Clark Gable. The book's title was Gone With the Wind. Thalberg agreed to read the synopsis, but kept putting it off. Lewin went on reminding him and asking him about it until at last Thalberg said that he had read it and he agreed with everything Lewin had said about it. 'But,' he continued, 'I have just made Mutiny on the Bounty and The Good Earth. And now you're asking me to burn Atlanta. No, absolutely not! No more epics for me now. Just give me a little drawing-room drama. I'm just too tired.' "
~ Irving J. Thalberg (1899 - 1936) had an important place in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's most famous films.
~ THE LITTLE BROWN BOOK OF Anecdotes, Clifton Fadiman, General Editor.
Thursday, April 10, 2014
On Sir Isaac Newton* ~
"Newton owned a pet dog called Diamond, which one day knocked over the candle on the scientist's desk and started a blaze that destroyed records of many years' research. Newton, viewing the destruction, said only, 'O Diamond, Diamond, thou little knowest the damage thou hast done.' "
"Newton cut a hole in the bottom of an outside door to enable his beloved cat to go freely in and out of the house. When it had kittens, Newton cut a small hole next to the original one." (Probably a traditional joke, foisted on Newton.)
* (1642 - 1727) English physicist & mathematician
"Newton owned a pet dog called Diamond, which one day knocked over the candle on the scientist's desk and started a blaze that destroyed records of many years' research. Newton, viewing the destruction, said only, 'O Diamond, Diamond, thou little knowest the damage thou hast done.' "
"Newton cut a hole in the bottom of an outside door to enable his beloved cat to go freely in and out of the house. When it had kittens, Newton cut a small hole next to the original one." (Probably a traditional joke, foisted on Newton.)
* (1642 - 1727) English physicist & mathematician
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
S A V I N G S ~ Drop in, stay a while. Many fiction trade-paper-back books are reduced; health and fitness including many recipe books are on sale in time for spring workouts!
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