The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on September 20, 2015

Sundays With Loretta 9.20.15 September 20, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante According to the 3 seconds of research I have done, which translates to, “I signed in to Facebook and was informed,” the Emmys are happening, tonight. I guess that watching TV is still   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on September 13, 2015

Sundays With Loretta 9.13.15 September 13, 2015September 14, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante It seems that accounting and statistics homework, on top of cleaning, redecorating, and organizing my own apartment, in addition to a friend’s office has altogether zapped   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on September 12, 2015

The William Wellman Blogathon: Midnight Mary (1933) September 12, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante William Wellman directs Loretta Young and Franchot Tone in a scene from Midnight Mary. One of the tag lines in Midnight Mary’s trailer is, “I lure men… I c   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on September 7, 2015

The Case Of The Diva’s Devotees 9.7.15 September 7, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante Since I’ve been investigating details on some cemetery markers across town, when the theory that Gene Raymond was not interred with Jeanette MacDonald was brought up, I was dr   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on September 6, 2015

Sundays With Loretta 9.6.15 September 6, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante This past week, I discovered that I could access newspaper and magazine archives through my college library account. Cue fangirl using it for Total Scholarly Research. In said searchings, I download   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on September 5, 2015

The Wisdom Of Miss Sally 9.5.15 September 5, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante Sally Blane and Loretta Young between scenes of TLYS episode “Three Minutes Too Late,” 1954. In my continuing conversations with the remarkable Robert Foster, I’m starting to t   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on September 3, 2015

Rachel And The Stranger (1948) September 3, 2015September 4, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante Apparently trying to recapture the shock factor of the poster for The Outlaw, Rachel And The Stranger! Starring: Loretta Young, William Holden, Robert Mitchum, Gary Gray Director   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on August 31, 2015

The Rules Of Defense (And Why I’m Breaking Them Today) August 31, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante Shenanigans are afoot! For many years, I have been told that I cannot use stories about certain people, as told by others, in building a case for why the allegations o   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on August 30, 2015

The Wisdom Of Miss Sally; A Week In Review August 30, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante It isn’t often that I get more than a chuckle out of snide comments clearly made about me. Oh, there’s the eye roll, too, but that hardly seems to count, as I eye roll...   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on August 30, 2015

Sundays With Loretta 8.30.15 August 30, 2015August 30, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante Gretch & Bet, 1983 (aka Loretta and Sally) I need a smile, today. I think we all do. We got our weekly emotional release, courtesy Miss Sally, right? (Which we thank her for becaus   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on August 30, 2015

Fun With Gretch & Georgie August 30, 2015August 30, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante These two magazine clippings were recently posted on the Loretta Young facebook page, and I can’t get enough of this photo shoot. In light of today’s adventures in the Nig   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on August 25, 2015

The Katy & Annie Show August 25, 2015August 25, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante Presenting the most fabulous BFFs of all time- OF ALL TIME. Zelma Kathryn Elisabeth Hedrick & Johnnie Lucille Collier While I never had the honor of meeting Ann Miller, I did get to h   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on August 24, 2015

The Case Of The Diva’s Devotees 8.24.15 August 24, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante Today, we take another journey through those fascinating and informative Isabel Letters, which is the support of a great bulk of Sharon Rich’s Sweethearts, along with a fiction   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on August 24, 2015

“My BFF Changed My Name,” Jeanette and Emily August 24, 2015August 24, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante Continuing in the week’s celebration of my favorite BFFs in Hollywood, we’re going to learn a little about Jeanette MacDonald’s best frien   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on August 23, 2015

Sundays With Loretta 8.23.15 August 23, 2015August 24, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante Well, boys and girls, Van Johnson’s birthday is upon us, on Tuesday, which means it will also be mine. And, well, I feel like celebrating this week which began, for me, with a bi   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on August 20, 2015

The Secret Heart (1946) August 20, 2015August 20, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante Oh, The Secret Heart. You are SUCH an interesting little slice of Americana. Dealing with everything from forbidden love to teen angst (and a combination thereof) to suicide, this film is   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on August 18, 2015

Talented Human Female Tuesday: Claudette Colbert August 18, 2015August 18, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante Born in Saint Mandé, France on September 13th, 1903, Emilie Claudette Chauchoin knew from an early age that her life’s goal was to be on the stage. She made h   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on August 17, 2015

The Case Of The Diva’s Devotees 8.17.15 (Pt. 1) August 17, 2015August 17, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times- where are those darn letters of Isabel Eddy’s? As it happens, there is a rather backward   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on August 17, 2015

The Case Of The Diva’s Devotees 8.17.15 (Pt. 2) August 17, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante The gallery uploader is not being my friend, so here’s another piece of the Isabel Eddy letters story, with the source in the post. I have also added source material to   read more

The Cinema Dilettante Posted by Kayla on August 16, 2015

Sundays With Loretta 8.16.15 (Pt. 1) August 16, 2015August 16, 2015 / The Cinema Dilettante It turns out that there simply aren’t enough words to accurately capture the beauty, both internal and external, of Loretta Young. I was hoping to have this video done by   read more