tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post3407255732951860960..comments2024-03-25T13:25:19.911-05:00Comments on My Pretty Baby Cried She Was a Bird: Weekend Finds: You're in the Army Now (Matthew in WWII Uniform)Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-91849180265831336562014-06-19T11:53:02.346-05:002014-06-19T11:53:02.346-05:00I agree with you, I do wish she had gone more in-d...I agree with you, I do wish she had gone more in-depth with her stories. Still, I find her so fascinating-I had never heard of her before the TCM festival, then it seems I saw her name everywhere.<br /><br />I haven't read Sunnyside-but now will skedaddle over to my library database and see if they have it. Sounds awesome!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08066711967134481582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-22003458080246846332014-06-16T15:38:00.513-05:002014-06-16T15:38:00.513-05:00Haha, I agree!! :D
I was on the fence about the M...Haha, I agree!! :D<br /><br />I was on the fence about the Marion book-- it is EXACTLY the time period I'm most interested (pioneer Hollywood days to the thirties' and forties'), but I get so frustrated at how elliptical she is in her recollections! I actually skipped over the ONE LINE DESCRIPTION of where/when she got married in a chapter and had to go back and figure out "Now wait, WHEN did she get married?". I have that "Without Lying Down" book you mentioned on my to-read shelf here...I hope it shines a little more light on what must have been a fascinating life (if we could only hear more about it!). Did you ever read "Sunnyside" by Glen David Gold? SO GOOD. Chaplin, Pickford, Fairbanks, and Marion are all characters in one of the narrative threads in that fictional account of 1918 America, I LOOOVED it and I usually hate that sort of using-real-people-as-fictional-characters-in-modern-lit conceit. Gold knocked it out of the park, if you ask me.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-71663837211561203022014-06-16T15:31:35.723-05:002014-06-16T15:31:35.723-05:00Haha, isn't that funny? Long torso'd men o...Haha, isn't that funny? Long torso'd men of the world, unite!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-23445430716904332392014-06-16T15:31:01.711-05:002014-06-16T15:31:01.711-05:00I was talking to my dad about it and thought about...I was talking to my dad about it and thought about how strange it would be to "change style" on a uniform, after however many years of having the same one. And you're exactly right, who did design them and what prompted the change? I'll have to do some more research and get back to you, I'm glad you're curious like I am about it!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-30464607631314474272014-06-16T15:29:20.403-05:002014-06-16T15:29:20.403-05:00Thanks, Laurie! I'm still brainstorming where ...Thanks, Laurie! I'm still brainstorming where he can wear it, but it was a fabulous deal for a perfect fit of a fabulous ensemble.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-25176863210569409112014-06-16T15:28:45.749-05:002014-06-16T15:28:45.749-05:00I know, it makes Matthew look like Tyrone Power or...I know, it makes Matthew look like Tyrone Power or somebody...not that he wasn't already a stone cold cutie, but it's amazing how that suit brings such class and style with it.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-81466167537082314562014-06-16T15:27:48.879-05:002014-06-16T15:27:48.879-05:00Right?! I was like, dang, son!Right?! I was like, dang, son!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842611749073935723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-51082710187993848902014-06-12T13:02:07.670-05:002014-06-12T13:02:07.670-05:00Wow, that does look like it was made for him. He l...Wow, that does look like it was made for him. He looks like he should be with Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra, painting the town red!<br /><br />How are you liking the Frances Marion autobiography? I loved it so much I hope to find a copy of my own somewhere. I haven't read the Cari Beauchamp biography of Frances yet, but I saw her at the TCM Film Festival in 2013-she gave a wonderful talk about women in the start of the movie industry.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08066711967134481582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-24367973015176676592014-06-10T11:12:36.995-05:002014-06-10T11:12:36.995-05:00Paul is a 34 short, too. I always tease him about ...Paul is a 34 short, too. I always tease him about having extra vertebrae because his torso is sooo long compared to his legs. We have the same inseam and he's got 7" on me. <br /><br />The army uniform fits so well and makes Matthew look nice and in proportion! I thought I was the only one who had a husband with a freakishly long torso.Lauren Hairstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037717621464819611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-30775616187385590392014-06-10T06:11:55.319-05:002014-06-10T06:11:55.319-05:00What a terrific find and that it fit Matthew perfe...What a terrific find and that it fit Matthew perfectly! You know the original owners took care and pride in it when they tucked the belt into the pocket for safe keeping! Now it's owned by someone to give it equal care. I always loved how these uniforms looked , they were so stylish. I wonder if there is any information out there on who exactly was the designer of all the WWII uniforms? Hmmm. Terrific find! Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02352425223803741970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-18841824816563695402014-06-09T21:13:26.738-05:002014-06-09T21:13:26.738-05:00What a great find!
LaurieWhat a great find! <br />Laurielahbluebonnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950236885711745357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-69840591900908022222014-06-09T18:00:30.831-05:002014-06-09T18:00:30.831-05:00he looks so cute! that really is a dashing uniform...he looks so cute! that really is a dashing uniform! Rae - Say It Aint Sohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16066975427295830641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1978925481748522797.post-601636640532491102014-06-09T15:07:15.064-05:002014-06-09T15:07:15.064-05:00The fit is amazing.The fit is amazing.Sarah W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03345906191451341411noreply@blogger.com