Tag Archives: Noel Coward

Brits in hollywood: teatime on sunset strip

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Dave

…And the jolly old empire remained in firm hands. The pre-WWII British colony in Hollywood was a way of life that disappeared. The Age of the Perfect Gentleman was gone to be replaced by Brits to play light comics, silly … Continue reading →

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ustinov: diversity in identity

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Dave

At one time in the late 1950’s, early 1960’s it became virtually impossible to turn on television without finding Peter Ustinov. He might appear as a traffic policeman- first British, then French, then Austrian. He might do his own version … Continue reading →

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ustinov

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Dave

Peter Ustinov was a British citizen of Russian, French, German, Italian, and Spanish extraction, then resident of America who distinguished himself as an actor, playwright, director, linguist, monologuist, cartoonist and mimic. He once said, “I suppose that if Leonardo da … Continue reading →

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A BLIND DATE WITH BLIND FATE

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Dave

”In both the film and its source, the scandalously popular novel by Fanny Hurst, Ray has economic and social options other than life in the Back Street. It may be the devil’s bargain under the patriarchy, but it is a … Continue reading →

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