This video clip is from an installment of “Alfred Hitchock Presents.” Take note of the character actor playing the bartender. He looks like he could be James Gandolfini’s father.
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Four years after his appearance on Hitch, the actor playing Uncle Leo would be heard on TV again, and his voice has been ever-present ever since; even today, 32 years after his death. Listen carefully to the audio. He’s doing another character here, but he played somebody you’ve heard a thousand times.
It was 40 years ago today, the ARPAnet was taught to play. It was 80 years ago today that the Great Depression began.
As some of you know, and others may have suspected, the pink ribbon on the header was more than coincidental with my taking a break, and it wasn’t just in recognition of October being Breast Cancer Awareness month. We were scared, but it was the “best kind” of cancer to get, so we were lucky.
After a great deal of thought, I have decided to put the blog on hold. At the moment I can’t go into why this is necessary.
I don’t know when I’ll start posting again, but if I can get some photos from Prue Bury’s Beatles Weekend appearance in France, being held one month from now, I might be able to return at that time. Meanwhile, I’ll continue to moderate comments and reply to mail.
Sorry about this being such an abrupt announcement. Thank you for being there.
In this video, hair dresser Betty Glasow talks about working on “A Hard Day’s Night.” Note: it starts with a clip that includes Jimmy Nichol, the temporary touring drummer who filled in for Ringo, while he was having his tonsils taken out.
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These pictures show Betty setting the hair of beauteous Prue Bury. (Prue’s name is pronounced like “blueberry.”)
The next picture is a truly delightful one of Prudence, taken before filming started of the scene with her and Pattie Boyd. Click to see a 1024×768 scan.
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See how Prue still has the clips in her hair? The newspaper next to Prue says “the Beatles” and if you look at the paper John Lennon is holding it says, “she’s with it! she’s got it!” That is so perfect. Prue is still very with it and she’s definitely still got it. I’m fairly sure that Ringo was sitting across from John.
And this is Betty Glasow getting Prue’s hair camera-ready for that day’s filming.
The finished product.
By the way, Prue’s regular hair stylist was Vidal Sassoon. Not one of his people, but Sassoon himself.
Lucy (O’Donnell) Vodden, 1963-2009
