A legend passes away...
One of my all-time favorite MGM musical stars passed away a couple days ago- June Allyson. You may even notice that one of my daughter's name spelling is due to her! And when I was in my 20's, I bought her autobiography...and I highly recommend it!
Something about her...she had an innocent quality and a twinkle in her eye...and I just loved her.
Please click on the link to her website: http://www.juneallyson.com/
Besides pictures and listing of her credits, there's a schedule of the movies that TCM will be showing Sunday, June 16th in her honor. Check it out!
Farewell, Junie. You'll be missed...
It Should Happen to You
Today I was passing by a little building in our suburbs with the sign, "Your Name Here" printed boldly across. I've passed by it a hundered times, and still, it remains the same. It made me suddenly think about an old movie I have always liked a lot, called "It Should Happen to you".
Made in 1954, this cute comedy stars Judy Holiday and a very young and handsome Jack Lemmon, whom when I first saw him in this movie, became an object of a little crush! (By the way, it's his film debut.)
Judy, who seems to always play the quirky, dumb but smart blonde, sees a large empty billboard in the city and decides, on a whim, that she wants to place "her name here". No reason. Just to see her name in print and let the world see it, too. Her wish comes true as she does, indeed, become famous...as the name "Gladys Glover" soon is found on signs everywhere. Jack Lemmon is the long-suffering friend who falls in love with her, in spite of her obsession with signs.
So, I couldn't help but laugh to myself as I drove past this still unclaimed sign with my kids today...it certainly wouldn't have had a chance if Gladys lived in my hometown!
If you haven't seen this film yet, be sure to catch it next time it's on... or better yet, order it on-line. It's a true comedic gem.
CAST: Judy Holiday, Jack Lemmon, Peter Lawford
Directed by George Cukor
