Mark Griffin (59 page)
Authors: A Hundred or More Hidden Things: The Life,Films of Vincente Minnelli
Tags: #General, #Film & Video, #Performing Arts, #Motion Picture Producers and Directors, #Minnelli; Vincente, #Entertainment & Performing Arts, #United States, #Motion Picture Producers and Directors - United States, #Biography & Autobiography, #Individual Director, #Biography
7
Norman Corwin, interview with author.
Norman Corwin, interview with author.
10
Kirk Douglas, interview with author.
Kirk Douglas, interview with author.
12
The Celluloid Closet
, documentary, directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, produced by Bernie Brillstein, Sony Pictures, 1995.
The Celluloid Closet
, documentary, directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, produced by Bernie Brillstein, Sony Pictures, 1995.
14
Quoted in Mason Wiley and Damien Bona,
Inside Oscar: The Unofficial History of the Academy Awards
(New York: Ballantine Books, 1986).
Quoted in Mason Wiley and Damien Bona,
Inside Oscar: The Unofficial History of the Academy Awards
(New York: Ballantine Books, 1986).
15
Unpublished notes for Vincente Minnelli’s autobiography, archived in the Minnelli collection at the Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Beverly Hills, California.
23. SISTER BOYUnpublished notes for Vincente Minnelli’s autobiography, archived in the Minnelli collection at the Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Beverly Hills, California.
1
Robert Anderson, interview with Mike Wood, February 22, 1994, William Inge Center for the Arts, available at
http://www.ingecenter.org/interviews/robertandersontext.htm
; Richard Dyer, on-camera remarks in
The Celluloid Closet
, documentary, directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, produced by Bernie Brillstein, Sony Pictures, 1995.
Robert Anderson, interview with Mike Wood, February 22, 1994, William Inge Center for the Arts, available at
http://www.ingecenter.org/interviews/robertandersontext.htm
; Richard Dyer, on-camera remarks in
The Celluloid Closet
, documentary, directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, produced by Bernie Brillstein, Sony Pictures, 1995.
4
Thomas M. Pryor, “Hollywood Clicks: MGM Solves Its ‘Tea and Sympathy’ Script Problem,”
New York Times
, September 25, 1955.
Thomas M. Pryor, “Hollywood Clicks: MGM Solves Its ‘Tea and Sympathy’ Script Problem,”
New York Times
, September 25, 1955.
5
Letter from Deborah Kerr to Vincente Minnelli, January 24, archived in the Minnelli collection at the Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Beverly Hills, California. (No year is given, but it was more than likely 1956.)
Letter from Deborah Kerr to Vincente Minnelli, January 24, archived in the Minnelli collection at the Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Beverly Hills, California. (No year is given, but it was more than likely 1956.)
7
Ibid.
Ibid.
8
Jack Larson, interview with author.
Jack Larson, interview with author.
9
Darryl Hickman, interview with author.
Darryl Hickman, interview with author.
10
Don Burnett, interview with author.
Don Burnett, interview with author.
11
Darryl Hickman, interview with author.
Darryl Hickman, interview with author.
12
Telegram from Pandro S. Berman to Arthur Loew (of Loew’s Inc.), September 5, 1956.
Telegram from Pandro S. Berman to Arthur Loew (of Loew’s Inc.), September 5, 1956.
13
Interoffice MGM memo from Vincente Minnelli to Pandro Berman, September 6, 1956.
Interoffice MGM memo from Vincente Minnelli to Pandro Berman, September 6, 1956.
15
Justin Gilbert, “Justin Gilbert’s Movies: ‘Tea and Sympathy’ Is Fine on Film,”
Daily Mirror
, September 28, 1956; Leo Mishkin, “Screen Reviews: Weakened ‘Tea,’ but Still Moving,”
Morning Telegram
, September 28, 1956.
Justin Gilbert, “Justin Gilbert’s Movies: ‘Tea and Sympathy’ Is Fine on Film,”
Daily Mirror
, September 28, 1956; Leo Mishkin, “Screen Reviews: Weakened ‘Tea,’ but Still Moving,”
Morning Telegram
, September 28, 1956.
17
David Gerstner, interview with author.
David Gerstner, interview with author.
18
David Gerstner, “The Production and Display of the Closet: Making Minnelli’s
Tea and Sympathy
,” in
Vincente Minnelli: The Art of Entertainment
, edited by Joe McElhaney (Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2009), 275-294.
David Gerstner, “The Production and Display of the Closet: Making Minnelli’s
Tea and Sympathy
,” in
Vincente Minnelli: The Art of Entertainment
, edited by Joe McElhaney (Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2009), 275-294.
19
Peter Lehman, Marilyn Campbell, and Grant Munro, “Two Weeks in Another Town: An Interview with Vincente Minnelli,”
Wide Angle
3, no. 1 (1979).
24. “THERE’LL BE SOME CHANGES MADE”Peter Lehman, Marilyn Campbell, and Grant Munro, “Two Weeks in Another Town: An Interview with Vincente Minnelli,”
Wide Angle
3, no. 1 (1979).
1
David Chierichetti, interview with author.
David Chierichetti, interview with author.
5
Lauren Bacall, interview with author.
Lauren Bacall, interview with author.
7
William Gibson, interview with author.
25. UNACCEPTABLE, OBJECTIONABLE, AND UNCLEANWilliam Gibson, interview with author.
5
Leslie Caron, on-camera interview for the Warner Video/Turner Entertainment documentary
Thank Heaven! The Making of
Gigi, 2008.
Leslie Caron, on-camera interview for the Warner Video/Turner Entertainment documentary
Thank Heaven! The Making of
Gigi, 2008.
7
Hank Moonjean, interview with author.
Hank Moonjean, interview with author.
8
Ibid.
Ibid.
9
Monique Van Vooren, interview with author.
Monique Van Vooren, interview with author.
10
Hank Moonjean, interview with author.
Hank Moonjean, interview with author.
13
Ibid.
Ibid.
16
Ibid.
Ibid.
17
Stone Widney, interview with author.
26. A GLITTERING TIARAStone Widney, interview with author.
2
Angela Lansbury, interview with author.
Angela Lansbury, interview with author.
3
Ibid.
27. SOME CAME RUNNINGIbid.
2
Peter Woodburn, interview with author.
Peter Woodburn, interview with author.
4
Ibid.
Ibid.
6
Denny Miller, interview with author.
Denny Miller, interview with author.
7
Ibid.
Ibid.
9
Joe McElhaney, interview with author.
28. “MINNELLI’S TEXAS”Joe McElhaney, interview with author.
1
Unpublished notes for Vincente Minnelli’s autobiography, archived in the Minnelli collection at the Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Unpublished notes for Vincente Minnelli’s autobiography, archived in the Minnelli collection at the Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
2
Vincente Minnelli, with Hector Arce,
I Remember It Well
(Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1974); Harriet Frank Jr., interview with author.
Vincente Minnelli, with Hector Arce,
I Remember It Well
(Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1974); Harriet Frank Jr., interview with author.
3
Harriet Frank Jr., interview with author.
Harriet Frank Jr., interview with author.
4
George Hamilton, interview with author, 2008.
George Hamilton, interview with author, 2008.
5
Ibid.
Ibid.
6
Ibid.
Ibid.
7
George Hamilton and William Stadiem,
Don’t Mind if I Do
(New York: Simon and Schuster, 2008); Minnelli,
I Remember It Well
.
George Hamilton and William Stadiem,
Don’t Mind if I Do
(New York: Simon and Schuster, 2008); Minnelli,
I Remember It Well
.
8
George Hamilton, interview with author, 2008.
29. BETTER THAN A DREAMGeorge Hamilton, interview with author, 2008.
1
Betty Comden, interview with author.
Betty Comden, interview with author.
3
Brooks Atkinson, “Theatre: ‘Bells Are Ringing’ for Judy Holliday,”
New York Times
, November 30, 1956, 18.
Brooks Atkinson, “Theatre: ‘Bells Are Ringing’ for Judy Holliday,”
New York Times
, November 30, 1956, 18.
4
Letter to Betty Comden from Arthur Freed, quoted in Hugh Fordin,
The World of Entertainment: Hollywood’s Greatest Musicals
(New York: Doubleday, 1975).
Letter to Betty Comden from Arthur Freed, quoted in Hugh Fordin,
The World of Entertainment: Hollywood’s Greatest Musicals
(New York: Doubleday, 1975).
6
Ibid.
Ibid.
7
Gary Carey,
Judy Holliday: An Intimate Life Story
(New York: Seaview Books, 1982); Vincente Minnelli, with Hector Arce,
I Remember It Well
(Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1974).
Gary Carey,
Judy Holliday: An Intimate Life Story
(New York: Seaview Books, 1982); Vincente Minnelli, with Hector Arce,
I Remember It Well
(Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1974).
9
MGM press release, “‘Bells’ Tops Million Mark at Radio City Music Hall,” August 3, 1960.
30. APOCALYPSEMGM press release, “‘Bells’ Tops Million Mark at Radio City Music Hall,” August 3, 1960.
4
Barbara Wilkins, “Who’s on Top in Hollywood? Only Joyce Haber’s Exercise Man Knows for Sure,”
People
, April 25, 1977.
Barbara Wilkins, “Who’s on Top in Hollywood? Only Joyce Haber’s Exercise Man Knows for Sure,”
People
, April 25, 1977.
5
Luis Estevez, interview with author.
Luis Estevez, interview with author.
8
John Gay, interview with author.
John Gay, interview with author.
10
Brian Avery, interview with author.
Brian Avery, interview with author.
11
Ibid.
Ibid.
12
Ibid.
Ibid.
13
Letter from Harry Schein to Paul Kohner, December 31, 1960, archived at the Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, Beverly Hills, California.
Letter from Harry Schein to Paul Kohner, December 31, 1960, archived at the Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, Beverly Hills, California.
14
Hank Moonjean, interview with author.
Hank Moonjean, interview with author.
15
George Feltenstein, interview with author; Brian Avery, interview with author.
George Feltenstein, interview with author; Brian Avery, interview with author.
16
John Gay, interview with author.
John Gay, interview with author.
17
Monika Henreid, interview with author.
Monika Henreid, interview with author.
18
Telegram from Bob Mochrie to Vincente Minnelli, December 22, 1961.
Telegram from Bob Mochrie to Vincente Minnelli, December 22, 1961.
20
George Feltenstein, interview with author.
31. DON’T BLAME MEGeorge Feltenstein, interview with author.
2
George Hamilton, interview with author.
George Hamilton, interview with author.
3
Peggy Moffit, interview with author.
Peggy Moffit, interview with author.
4
Tony Martin and Cyd Charisse, as told to Dick Kleiner,
The Two of Us
(New York: Mason/Charter, 1976).
Tony Martin and Cyd Charisse, as told to Dick Kleiner,
The Two of Us
(New York: Mason/Charter, 1976).
6
Bosley Crowther, “Screen of Degradation: ‘Two Weeks in Another Town’ at Paramount,”
New York Times
, August 18, 1962.
32. HAPPY PROBLEMSBosley Crowther, “Screen of Degradation: ‘Two Weeks in Another Town’ at Paramount,”
New York Times
, August 18, 1962.
2
C. Robert Jennings, “The Hollywood Establishment,”
Los Angeles Times
, November 26, 1967; Joyce Haber, “Familiar Line in Another Go Around,”
Los Angeles Times
, December 16, 1968.
C. Robert Jennings, “The Hollywood Establishment,”
Los Angeles Times
, November 26, 1967; Joyce Haber, “Familiar Line in Another Go Around,”
Los Angeles Times
, December 16, 1968.
3
Interview with author. Interview subject prefers to remain anonymous.
Interview with author. Interview subject prefers to remain anonymous.
4
Luis Estevez, interview with author.
Luis Estevez, interview with author.
5
Interview with author. Interview subject prefers to remain anonymous.
Interview with author. Interview subject prefers to remain anonymous.
6
John Gay, interview with author.
John Gay, interview with author.
8
Ron Howard, interview with Brian Linehan for the series “City Lights,” part 3, 1982, Canada National Screen Institute website,
www.nsi-canada.ca
.
Ron Howard, interview with Brian Linehan for the series “City Lights,” part 3, 1982, Canada National Screen Institute website,
www.nsi-canada.ca
.
9
Stella Stevens, interview with author.
Stella Stevens, interview with author.
10
Carlos Losilla, translated by Amity Joy Phillips, “The Immobile Journey of Helen Corbett: On
The Courtship of Eddie’s Father
,” in
Vincente Minnelli: The Art of Entertainment
, edited by Joe McElhaney (Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2009).
Carlos Losilla, translated by Amity Joy Phillips, “The Immobile Journey of Helen Corbett: On
The Courtship of Eddie’s Father
,” in
Vincente Minnelli: The Art of Entertainment
, edited by Joe McElhaney (Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2009).
11
Stella Stevens, interview with author.
Stella Stevens, interview with author.
12
Audio commentary on DVD edition of
The Courtship of Eddie’s Father
, Warner Video/Turner Entertainment, 2003.
Audio commentary on DVD edition of
The Courtship of Eddie’s Father
, Warner Video/Turner Entertainment, 2003.
13
Ibid.
Ibid.
14
Stella Stevens, interview with author.
33. IDENTITY THEFTStella Stevens, interview with author.
2
Barbara Freed Saltzman, interview with author.
Barbara Freed Saltzman, interview with author.
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