Miliza Korjus 18 August 1909, she was born in Warsaw, Poland, the fifth child of Arthur and Anna Korjus. Arthur was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Imperial Russian Army and later Chief of Staff to the War minister of Estonia. Miliza`s parents separated during WW1. 1918 Miliza moved to Kiev, Ukraine, w...

Gloria Jean (b 14 April 1926) 1926 Family moved from Buffalo, New York to Scranton, Pennsylvania, where her father established a music store. 1931 At age 5 in was discovered that she had a voice, and she began singing locally. 1938 At age twelve, Gloria was taken to an audition by Universal directo...

And now a book ban, I think the monkeys at Amazon have fallen out of their tree.

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Last night`s movie was So This Is Love (1953 ), starring Kathryn Grayson . This movie is based on Grace Moore`s autobiography, up to the time of her Metropolitan debut on 7 Feb 1928 at age twenty nine.(twenty seven in the movie). This is a good story, with plenty of singing and is probably the most ...

Fossy, why are sales banned to Australia? (Inquiring minds want to know :lol: :lol: ) Or make "Inquiring" "Nosy"????? Here is a sample of messages I receive WB Archive tells me PURCHASING THIS ORDER FROM OUTSIDE THE USA? We are unable to continue checkout because this order cont...

Uncle Stevie and I have similar tastes. Lily Pons is also one of my favourites. Unknown when she made her U.S. debut at the Metropolitan on 3 Jan 1931, people thought her a joke. Barely five feet tall, and with a twenty two inch waist she looked more like a doll than a singer,---and then she “broug...

Feaito I have only two of Danielle`s films, “Rich Young and Pretty” (1951) and “Mayerling” (1936), which is French with English sub-titles. I agree with your comment---Jane Powell and Deanna Durbin have both strong and beautiful operatic voices and I feel they were better equipped -vocally- than Je...

Uncle Stevie “Rich Young And Pretty” is another great movie of the time, with Jane and Danielle looking enough alike to be mother and daughter. It is interesting to note that the age difference between Danielle and Jane is ten years and eleven months. Now that is what you call a young mother. Danie...

Feaito These are two of my favourite Jane Powell movies. (I have them all). “Nancy Goes To Rio” , I feel is superior to the Deanna Durbin movie “It`s a Date” . The colour and presentation make it so. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH3-Hi1yIyI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAsax7HZYBc Two Weeks Wit...

There are a number of singers who perform the Bell Song from Lakme on youtube, but these appear to be the only versions from films. Most appear to be on stage versions. Lakme was Lily Pons first opera (performed at a provincial opera in western France) and the Bell Song became known as her "sig...

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Good question knitwit 45 . I do not know. It just happens that sometimes when I order a film I am told that it is not available to me. No WB archive collection movies are available for sale to Australia. If you have a WB Archive Collection movie look at the back cover, below the credits, and you wi...

Last night I watched Roberta (1935 ). What a great show this is, far more moving and romantic than it`s remake “Lovely To Look At “ (1952). Helen Westley as the dying Roberta, Irene Dunne as Stephanie, Ginger Rogers as Countess Scharwenka, Fred Astaire as Huckleberry Haines, Randolph Scott as John K...

Kismet is one of my favourites,too. As much a comedy as a romance. My copy is from Amazon, who refused to sell it to me, sales of this to Australia being banned. One gets around these things. I have 17 of Anne`s 33 movies. I send birthday and Christmas greetings to a few film stars. I do not seek o...

Showboat (1929) Some of this movie is lost. Of what remains the sound is mostly lost. The movie has been rebuilt from the sections which remain. This movie is mostly silent, but I posted it here as it is still a musical. The movie starts with a static picture of the showboat, and a selection of son...