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To: Kirkwood

"You obviously don't know the meaning of the word talent. I also doubt if you have seen more than 2 or 3 of her films."

Now, why don't you call my mother names, you idiot.

The list below is from IMDB.COM

Something's Got to Give (1962) .... Ellen Wagstaff Arden - Forgettable
The Misfits (1961) .... Roslyn Taber - Saw it just recently for the nth time.
Let's Make Love (1960) .... Amanda Dell
... aka The Billionaire
... aka The Millionaire - Cute but no true display of talent
Some Like It Hot (1959) .... Sugar Kane Kowalczyk - Already commented.
The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) .... Elsie Marina - Unremarkable.
Bus Stop (1956) .... Cherie - Pretty good.
... aka The Wrong Kind of Girl
The Seven Year Itch (1955) .... The Girl - Her best performance.
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) .... Vicky Hoffman/Vicky Parker
... aka Irving Berlin's There's No Business Like Show Business (USA: complete title) - Quite average.
River of No Return (1954) .... Kay Weston - Mitchum is great, Tommy Rettig is good, Marylin is there.
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) .... Pola Debevoise - cute
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) .... Lorelei Lee
... aka Howard Hawks' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (USA: complete title) - Also cute
Niagara (1953) .... Rose Loomis totally unremarkable
O. Henry's Full House (1952) .... Streetwalker (The Cop and the Anthem)
... aka Full House (UK) Didn't see it
Monkey Business (1952) .... Miss Lois Laurel
... aka Be Your Age
... aka Howard Hawks' Monkey Business (USA: complete title) - Gee, was she in this?

Don't Bother to Knock (1952) .... Nell Forbes - Never saw it to my knowledge (I was 11 then)
We're Not Married! (1952) .... Annabel Jones Norris - Same as above
Clash by Night (1952) .... Peggy
Let's Make It Legal (1951) .... Joyce Mannering
Love Nest (1951) .... Roberta Stevens
As Young as You Feel (1951) .... Harriet
Home Town Story (1951) .... Iris Martin
Right Cross (1950) (uncredited) .... Dusky Ledoux
All About Eve (1950) .... Miss Caswell
The Fireball (1950) .... Polly
... aka The Challenge
The Asphalt Jungle (1950) .... Angela Phinlay
A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950) (uncredited) .... Clara
Love Happy (1949) .... Grunion's Client
... aka Kleptomaniacs (USA)
Ladies of the Chorus (1948) .... Peggy Martin
Green Grass of Wyoming (1948) (unconfirmed)
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948) (uncredited) .... Girl in Canoe (lake scenes)/Girl Exiting Church
... aka Summer Lightning (UK)
You Were Meant for Me (1948) (unconfirmed)
Dangerous Years (1947) .... Evie


124 posted on 02/08/2007 3:06:51 PM PST by lawdude (2006: The elections we will live to die for!)
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To: lawdude

Not sure what that is supposed to prove other than that you know how to cut and paste from the internet. I guess it does show that clearly the people in the business at that time understood talent. Her career included 30 films (1 unfinished) over a 15 year period starting with small roles and building to her becoming a top box office draw. She put in a lot of work in those small roles to reach the top of her profession. Several of those films are considered the very best from the 1950s.


137 posted on 02/08/2007 3:23:44 PM PST by Kirkwood
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To: lawdude

"Something's Got to Give (1962) .... Ellen Wagstaff Arden - Forgettable"

Interesting assessment, since the film was never completed and never released.


141 posted on 02/08/2007 3:30:19 PM PST by linda_22003
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To: lawdude; Kirkwood
Something's Got to Give (1962) .... Ellen Wagstaff Arden - Forgettable

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Forgettable? That's your review? Remarkable since it was never completed and nobody saw it. Kind of taints the rest of your post. (btw...anyone can cut and paste from imdb)

164 posted on 02/08/2007 4:08:05 PM PST by wtc911 (You can't get there from here)
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