tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post1922249400284496871..comments2024-03-29T01:47:12.394-04:00Comments on BB Creations: A To Z Challenge-Letter PBirgithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-17803852435426742122017-04-26T22:06:59.321-04:002017-04-26T22:06:59.321-04:00Gee, such a sad story. They never shared a life to...Gee, such a sad story. They never shared a life together. Let that be a lesson to someone today facing similar!<br /><br />"Female Scientists Before Our Time" <br /><a href="http://shells-tales-sails.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Shells–Tales–Sails</a><br /> Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-39726289312099746412017-04-24T20:42:47.882-04:002017-04-24T20:42:47.882-04:00Mary Philbin so pretty - and Clara Bow was the &qu...Mary Philbin so pretty - and Clara Bow was the "It" girl? Shelley N Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682657296442245678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-35265423819428500902017-04-24T09:33:33.701-04:002017-04-24T09:33:33.701-04:00Oh wow! Well, I destroyed many things now that wou...Oh wow! Well, I destroyed many things now that would be worth something if I didn't destroy itBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-60223471521539576412017-04-24T09:32:55.308-04:002017-04-24T09:32:55.308-04:00I have never seen the musical on stage but I read ...I have never seen the musical on stage but I read the book. I actually felt the film is better than the book which is rareBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-2425364491841282952017-04-24T09:32:12.869-04:002017-04-24T09:32:12.869-04:00The one with Claude Rains isn't that great and...The one with Claude Rains isn't that great and there is something campy about the one with Herbert Lom. There were quite a few silent film stars that were around u til the 1990'sBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-15480272632541276992017-04-24T09:30:54.773-04:002017-04-24T09:30:54.773-04:00She did...she wasn't a great actress by any me...She did...she wasn't a great actress by any means but she was known to be sweet and kindBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-43668643769024931542017-04-24T09:30:11.792-04:002017-04-24T09:30:11.792-04:00It is a great story and this film is better than t...It is a great story and this film is better than the book.Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-7923001729551145292017-04-24T09:29:49.708-04:002017-04-24T09:29:49.708-04:00I would love to see this documentary. He was known...I would love to see this documentary. He was known for all you mentionBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-54641936203085848382017-04-24T09:29:14.619-04:002017-04-24T09:29:14.619-04:00He was a perfectionist. He wrote the info about ma...He was a perfectionist. He wrote the info about make up in the Encyclopedia Brittanica back in the 1920'sBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-82603248237754171402017-04-23T20:36:09.726-04:002017-04-23T20:36:09.726-04:00I've seen it and when I was a young teen I bui...I've seen it and when I was a young teen I built the Phantom of the Opera model from the Aurora kit. Later I burned it. I was so stupid when I was a kid.<br /><br />Arlee Bird<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-15281939770919749752017-04-23T00:31:56.472-04:002017-04-23T00:31:56.472-04:00Might have to read the book, could be a trifecta h...Might have to read the book, could be a trifecta here movie, play and book all being goodMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000518512016364412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-9617578683713615482017-04-20T13:45:34.071-04:002017-04-20T13:45:34.071-04:00I have several of the older Phantom adaptations on...I have several of the older Phantom adaptations on VHS! Sad stuff about Mary Philbin. I didn't realized she'd died relatively recently.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-56792953538008668752017-04-20T06:49:33.176-04:002017-04-20T06:49:33.176-04:00Birgit,
I loved watching The Phantom of the Oper...Birgit, <br /><br />I loved watching The Phantom of the Opera when I was a kid but I'm sure it wasn't this one. The Nil's anecdote is so sad! She gave up her chance of love and happiness spending all her days with her parents. Please pass the tissues! 😢 <br /><br />Thanks for visiting yesterday's <a href="http://curiousasacathy.com/2017/04/aprila2z-art-sketching-through-the-alphabet-p/" rel="nofollow">Art Sketch "P" Princess & Prince</a>!<br /><br />~Curious as a CathyCathy Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01056276734145310231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-88167670444403581522017-04-20T03:42:47.405-04:002017-04-20T03:42:47.405-04:00One of the best stories in my opinion. It's po...One of the best stories in my opinion. It's powerful. Something you won't forget easily.Lux G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00557863683608790087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-19149657162323629922017-04-20T01:49:59.691-04:002017-04-20T01:49:59.691-04:00Now I have seen this, but on stage, not as a movie...Now I have seen this, but on stage, not as a movie, or with Lon Chaney. I saw a documentary on him, though, and they talked about the many ways he got into character, or created the character, as he did in Phantom of the Opera. I remember he was noted as much for his make-up skills, many of which he invented, as he was for his acting ability.Bleubeard and Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-47932334063451711132017-04-19T22:53:46.707-04:002017-04-19T22:53:46.707-04:00Of all the incarnations of Phantom of the Opera, I...Of all the incarnations of Phantom of the Opera, I've never seen the Lon Chaney version. Nor did I have any idea what lengths he went to for the role. I'll have to check it out!A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-2764869096080306472017-04-19T21:24:29.967-04:002017-04-19T21:24:29.967-04:00I don't know if she did find happiness but I k...I don't know if she did find happiness but I know she had a few good friends and one, Carla Laemmle was with her all the way through. Lon Chaney wore a very heavy contraption on his back that would not make him stand upright when he played the Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame and placed these large jagged teeth in his mouth that was so painful that he couldn't wear them for more than 10. Min at a time due to the pain...for another film.Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-10625780380487764332017-04-19T21:18:16.884-04:002017-04-19T21:18:16.884-04:00It truly is disgusting and the sad thing is it is ...It truly is disgusting and the sad thing is it is still very much prevalent which is a shame against human beingsBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-73834535881419821162017-04-19T21:17:28.083-04:002017-04-19T21:17:28.083-04:00I have the DVD of the silent version but also the ...I have the DVD of the silent version but also the musical version which I really enjoyed as well. I haven't seen the musical in the theatre and it was in Toronto forever.Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-72427271154365151682017-04-19T21:12:41.483-04:002017-04-19T21:12:41.483-04:00Kit it is so sad and so frustrating. Paul did marr...Kit it is so sad and so frustrating. Paul did marry someone else and was happy from all accounts but he always had a part of his heart for Mary since he kept her letters very close. Once Mary's parents died she had a few friends, one being Carla Laemmle who took care of Mary once Mary started exhibiting signs of Alzheimer's Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-17214543989456575852017-04-19T21:04:41.263-04:002017-04-19T21:04:41.263-04:00It was, on her parents part and her own. It would ...It was, on her parents part and her own. It would make a great romantic movieBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-34727412983785347412017-04-19T21:03:55.970-04:002017-04-19T21:03:55.970-04:00Very true because it happens even today Very true because it happens even today Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-65420151633195102582017-04-19T21:03:18.146-04:002017-04-19T21:03:18.146-04:00Wow...something to look at especially at Halloween...Wow...something to look at especially at Halloween Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-71263813173251279112017-04-19T21:02:51.039-04:002017-04-19T21:02:51.039-04:00The scene when he is revealed still is terrifying ...The scene when he is revealed still is terrifying Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-80037160080022452992017-04-19T20:59:45.508-04:002017-04-19T20:59:45.508-04:00She did and it's sadShe did and it's sadBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.com