I saw this clip about a year ago while visiting Edinburgh. I went to a fantastic exhibit at the Surgeon’s Hall Museum that was on Dr. Bell and his student Doyle. It was wonderful and fascinating. I’m so glad The Paris Review found and posted it. [iframe]<iframe src=”http://archive.org/embed/SirArthurConanDoyleSpeaks_272″ width=”640″ height=”480″ frameborder=”0″></iframe>[/iframe] Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Speaks…
31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN – Day 14
That picture of Bela Lugosi in the 1931 film Dracula has the become the popular image of the blood-sucking creature. It’s loosely based on the bestselling novel by Bram Stoker, but there are numerous differences. It has inspired a number of adaptations over the years, but none of them have followed the book closely. Have you read…
Myrna Loy, via ‘what hit me?’
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PHOTO: From “The 39 Steps”, in the Criterion Collection
Beautiful photo on the set of Hitchcock’s THE 39 STEPS. from The Criterion Collection.
BIRTHDAY: Audrey Hepburn
Audrey was born today (May 4) in 1929. If she were still alive she’d only be 83. I’ve always loved watching her, have always admired her — and I’m certainly not the only little girl who wanted to grow up to be like her. But as I get older my affection for her changes. It…