How wonderful to meet someone else who also has an appreciation for the under-appreciated Eleanor Parker. I love her. Only Bette Davis, Susan Hayward, and Barbara Stanwyck trump her in my book.
I may shock you here, considering that Bette is my #1 gal and since "Sunset Boulevard" is around my #5 movie of all-time, and since I also quite like Judy Holliday...but after a back-to-back re-watching of the 4 films of the 5 Academy Award nominated actresses for 1950, I truly believe that Miss Parker ought to have won. Judy Holliday (who did win) was great, so was Bette, so was Gloria Swanson, and even so was Anne Baxter (but I think she ought to have been supporting actress), but Eleanor in "Caged" trumped them all. By the minutest of margins, mind you, as they all gave brilliant performances, but I do believe Eleanor was the best!
Anyhow, all your pictures are beautiful. You have a fantastic collection of memorabilia.
It's awesome that she is still alive. I hope she is in good health and surrounded by family and friends.
It's great discussing these lesser-known, under-appreciated stars with you. Hope you don't mind my long-winded comment.
no i dont mind at all! i agree Eleanor was superb in Caged tho i surely would not want to have been on the oscar voting commitee that year (Judy Holiday would NOT have gotten my vote that much i am sure of). thanks for taking a look!
This is the best gallery! She's so purty.
ReplyDeletethanks KC! yeah she is!
ReplyDeleteIf you wouldn't of told me, I would have thought it was a different woman in every photograh.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful to meet someone else who also has an appreciation for the under-appreciated Eleanor Parker. I love her. Only Bette Davis, Susan Hayward, and Barbara Stanwyck trump her in my book.
ReplyDeleteI may shock you here, considering that Bette is my #1 gal and since "Sunset Boulevard" is around my #5 movie of all-time, and since I also quite like Judy Holliday...but after a back-to-back re-watching of the 4 films of the 5 Academy Award nominated actresses for 1950, I truly believe that Miss Parker ought to have won. Judy Holliday (who did win) was great, so was Bette, so was Gloria Swanson, and even so was Anne Baxter (but I think she ought to have been supporting actress), but Eleanor in "Caged" trumped them all. By the minutest of margins, mind you, as they all gave brilliant performances, but I do believe Eleanor was the best!
Anyhow, all your pictures are beautiful. You have a fantastic collection of memorabilia.
It's awesome that she is still alive. I hope she is in good health and surrounded by family and friends.
It's great discussing these lesser-known, under-appreciated stars with you. Hope you don't mind my long-winded comment.
no i dont mind at all! i agree Eleanor was superb in Caged tho i surely would not want to have been on the oscar voting commitee that year (Judy Holiday would NOT have gotten my vote that much i am sure of). thanks for taking a look!
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