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#OnThisDay in 1963, "The Pink Panther" film premieres, directed by #BlakeEdwards, and starring #PeterSellers and #DavidNiven, with theme music composed by #HenryMancini.
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Actress Natalie Wood died 44 years ago today at age 43 while boating off California’s Santa Catalina Island with her husband Robert Wagner and actor Christopher Walken.
Pallbearers at her funeral on Dec 2, 1981, at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetary were #RockHudson, #FrankSinatra, #LaurenceOlivier, #EliaKazan, #GregoryPeck, #DavidNiven, #FredAstaire.TAGS: #NatalieWood #RobertWagner #ChristopherWalken #WestSideStory #Hollywood #Film #Movies #Cinema #CatalinaIsland #SantaCatalinaIsland
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3 things about Otto Preminger’s BONJOUR TRISTESSE [1958]
1. Deborah Kerr’s cashmere (?) car dress in ivory.
2. The patio at twilight. On the right, the group tanks up prior to their trip to the casino; on the left, the housemaid swigs a beer while standing behind the bar.
3. Subterranean powder room with an asymmetrical mirror.#3things #davidniven #deborahkerr #France #jeanseberg #movies #OttoPreminger #cinema
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this evening's viewing, a delightfully silly 1970s horror-comedy, Vampira (aka Old Dracula in the US).
It is *very* 70s, the racial elements (probably well meant then) have not aged well, but David Niven carries it along, there's a brace of well-known names from Fredie Jones to Bernard Breslaw, cheesy humour & music, but still has a certain daft charm, somehow