Tag Archives: The 1960s

Tony Baretta: Myra Breckinridge (1970) Starring Raquel Welch

Source:The New Democrat  Myra Breckinridge may be the best movie that ever flopped at the box office.  It lost more than the 1962 New York Mets who lost something like 120 games that season.  I don’t believe the movie made … Continue reading

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Hal 15 Greer: 1965-66 Baltimore Bullets: The Tall Men of Baltimore

Source:The New Democrat  The reason the Bullets left Baltimore in 1973, I believe, for Washington is the same reason Baltimore doesn’t have an NBA franchise now of their own:  their arena. They didn’t have a modern major league sports arena … Continue reading

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Film Society at Lincoln Center: Q&A With Raquel Welch on Myra Breckinridge

Source:The New Democrat Myra Breckinridge is not the movie that made Raquel Welch a star. Myra Breckinridge was a loser at the box office no matter how funny it was.  It was one of the funniest movies I’ve ever seen. … Continue reading

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Malissa Julianna: Biography of Jayne Mansfield

Source:The New Democrat To put it simply, Jayne Mansfield was the ultimate hot baby-face goddess who never grew up, and in all of her 34 years, I’m not sure she ever looked old enough to even drive. That is how … Continue reading

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A&E Biography: Barbara Eden

Source:The New Democrat  There is much more to Barbara Eden than her hot baby-face looks but it is really difficult for me to get past that and her role as Jeanie on the NBC hit 1960s sitcom I Dream of … Continue reading

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A&E Biography: Sophia Loren

Source:Biography– The Italian Goddess Sophia Loren. “Sophia Loren is an Academy Award-winning Italian actress. A striking beauty, Loren is often listed among the world’s all time most attractive women. Who Is Sophia Loren? Raised in poverty, Sophia Loren began her … Continue reading

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NFL Films: Jim Brown Ultimate Highlights

Source:The New Democrat  For anyone who’s not a math junky or a professional accountant or statistician who understands more than numbers and stats when it comes to sports and is actually interested in what goes on in football games and … Continue reading

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MSNBC: Charles Manson Interview on the Today Show (1987)

Source:The New Democrat  Charles Manson has made a couple of admissions of guilt. I’m not a lawyer but this is what it sounds like when he says perhaps he should’ve killed more people. I’m paraphrasing here, but that is pretty … Continue reading

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Dame Elizabeth Taylor: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) Starring Elizabeth Taylor & Richard Burton

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf with the great Taylor/Burton combo is supposed to be a drama but  I always laugh throughout this movie, which I’ve seen now four or five times and saw again over the weekend. I’ve been thinking … Continue reading

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Charlie Rose: 1987 Interview of Charlie Manson

Source:The New Democrat “One of the good interviews of Manson, although shortly before this Manson was apparently in solitary for an extended period and his frustration is easily seen throughout the interview.” From Fat Hawaiian Man I can feel a … Continue reading

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