tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post5305643892690805003..comments2024-03-28T09:15:29.064-04:00Comments on BB Creations: Movie Star for AugustBirgithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-39118131466913987802022-08-02T16:54:36.345-04:002022-08-02T16:54:36.345-04:00I remember Fred MacMurray. I thought he was more o...I remember Fred MacMurray. I thought he was more of a jerk, though. Surprised he wasn't. Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4141871469594180795.post-43683347865123918092022-08-02T08:12:29.358-04:002022-08-02T08:12:29.358-04:00Hi, Birgit!
How are you this week, dear friend? ...<br />Hi, Birgit!<br /><br />How are you this week, dear friend? Is my buddy Harley still smelling skunky, or is his coat fresh and sweet as a garden rose?<br /><br />I was a regular viewer of My Three Sons for the first few seasons, but lost interest when Bill Frawley and Tim Considine left the cast.<br /><br />On the big screen, I saw Fred MacMurray in the Disney films you listed - Shaggy Dog, Absent Minded Professor and Son Of Flubber. In 1960, I watched Fred along with Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in Billy Wilder's The Apartment (1960). In 2007, the year I binge watched hundreds of old films, I saw Billy Wilder's 1944 noir drama Double Indemnity and the 1947 romantic comedy The Egg And I. When I was in my teens, I first saw the star-studded 1954 movie Woman's World with Fred joining Van Heflin, Cornel Wilde, Clifton Webb, Lauren Bacall, June Allyson and Arlene Dahl in a drama about three men competing for a top job and the boss (Clif Webb) evaluating them and, equally important, their wives, at a dinner party. SPOILER ALERT: Arlene's sexy character throws herself at Clifton and blows it (the job opportunity) for her hubby. <br /><br />In your tribute this morning, I was surprised to learn the extent of Fred's stinginess and how much clout he had in Hollywood, being able to dictate terms that suited him while creating challenges for other cast members.<br /><br />Thanks for the report on Fred MacMurray, dear friend BB. I'll be back to see you tomorrow on Song day! Shady Del Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887100141814372022noreply@blogger.com