tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post8756037267079028398..comments2023-10-18T11:17:26.147+01:00Comments on Hauling Like a Brooligan: The Movies, Mr Fairbanks, and MeStephen Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05280419153030490653noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-22496674755577409672012-01-20T11:35:43.248+00:002012-01-20T11:35:43.248+00:00And the 'greats' are probably on their gua...And the 'greats' are probably on their guard more, now that they're relatively accessible to large numbers of people who don't so much want to engage, as feel entitled to a hand up.Stephen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280419153030490653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-69012480135253374622012-01-19T12:17:47.635+00:002012-01-19T12:17:47.635+00:00I also share your love of the silents and, as a ki...I also share your love of the silents and, as a kid, probably had the same Super 8 collection as you!<br /><br />I envy the silent film makers in Hollywood the excitement of being pioneers in a sunny new land. But something else in your blog strikes me too.<br /><br />Letters are a very intimate form of communication compared to e-mails. It was also the carefully worded and thought-out letters of advice which I received from the "greats" that helped me when starting my career.<br /><br />If you'd had a quick e-mail back from Doug Fairbanks Jr saying, "Others have tried/ failed. Sorry. Try these few books. Doug"; it wouldn't have had the same resonance in your life. A sobering lesson (hard copy to follow in post!)Gail Renardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430117719586016166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-18536762314457056562012-01-15T20:37:30.169+00:002012-01-15T20:37:30.169+00:00Hi, Lee, it's been a while.
I have to say, TH...Hi, Lee, it's been a while.<br /><br />I have to say, THE PARADE'S GONE BY is my desert island book. And Brownlow's HOLLYWOOD documentary series is long overdue a repeat.<br /><br />I'm currently reading Lillian Gish's autobiography, hence the title of the post.Stephen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280419153030490653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-79967291554390194082012-01-15T20:30:09.973+00:002012-01-15T20:30:09.973+00:00My own, less personal, remembrance of Douglas Fair...My own, less personal, remembrance of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr comes from 1987 when he briefly visited Chipping Norton as a guest at Tracy Ward's wedding. My family trouped down to the church to see the big TV star, and when my great aunt, a woman of a certain age, clapped eyes on Mr Fairbanks, she instantly became a fluttering fan girl. That was a big day for our little town! <br /><br />Regarding Silent Movies, I was turned onto them by Kevin Brownlow's Film Four Silents at Sadler's Wells, particularly The Wedding March and The Iron Mask, Fairbanks senior's final silent film. Amazing events. I then went out and got my hands on Brownlow's The Parade's Gone By, which is a hell of a book. It's such a shame so many films, and careers, are now lost and forgotten.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686465069530291040noreply@blogger.com