So how did he get that camera on top of the frisbee?
Anyway, as I was saying....
It has been puzzling to me that Faul or Paul would write a cutesy song to a reptillian shapeshifter,
or even want to "make her mine", but then, last week, someone posted the trailer for an old movie
called "
Her Majesty Love" at tafultong's blog, and things fell into place for me.
Here it is, btw:
(Please watch)www.tcm.com/mediaroom/index.jsp?cid=30837I had never heard of this movie, and chances are, neither have you, so here is a little bit about it:
www.rottentomatoes.com/m/her-majesty-love/"Synopsis:
Fred von Wellingen is a wealthy industrialist, part of a large family-owned corporation.
Fred has fallen for Lia, a comely bartender in the Berlin... Fred von Wellingen is a wealthy industrialist,
part of a large family-owned corporation.
Fred has fallen for Lia, a comely bartender in the Berlin Cabaret.
He proposes to her, much to the horror of his family, which considers Lia and her
unsophisticated father far below their caste. The family convinces Fred to give up the girl in
exchange for increased position and income in the company. But Fred's lapse is momentary,
and he again pursues Lia. But she, by this time, has learned of his erstwhile agreement
and has agreed to marry someone else."Will
LOVE save the day? (but of course!
)
And the star, Marilyn Miller, who was this person who rose to fame as "Sally"?
"G", I said to myself, "maybe there are some clues here!"
she was a working girl...www.imdb.com/name/nm0588894/bio"Birth Name
Mary Ellen Reynolds
Mini Biography
Renowned musical star of 1920's Broadway who appeared in three early talkies.
By: Bill Takacs
Date of Birth
1 September 1898, Evansville, Indiana, USA
Date of Death
7 April 1936, New York City, New York, USA (infection following sinus surgery)
"
Look for the Silver Lining" became the appropriate signature song for one of Broadways'
most popular musical stage stars of the 1920s, Marilyn Miller, for she embodied a vibrant,
child-like optimism in her very best "happily ever after" showcases.
Such happiness, however, did not extend into her personal life.
She was born Mary Ellen Reynolds in Evansville, Indiana, in 1898. Her father was a telephone
lineman and her mother a theater aspirant. Her parents divorced when Marilyn was a child
and she was raised by her mother and stepfather (last name Miller), who was an acrobat
and song-and-dance man in vaudeville. She joined her family (which included two sisters)
in a family act billed as "The Five Columbians" which proved popular on the Midwest circuit.
They also toured outside of the country when bookings were slim. When she went out on her
own she abbreviated her first name to Marilyn and adopted her stepfather's last name of Miller.
north of England way...While performing in a London club in 1914, she caught the eye of Broadway producer Lee Shubert,
who brought her to New York for his "Passing Show" revues of 1914, 1915 and 1917.
Marilyn became an instant hit with her vivid, yet delicate, beauty. However, it was her association
with Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. in 1918 that put her over the top. Seeing her great potential, he took her
under his wing, expanded her repertoire, focused on her tap and ballet talents and provided her
with singing and acting lessons. She became a top headliner in his Follies shows of 1918 and 1919.
Her first full-out performance was in Ziegfeld's "Sally" in 1920, where she introduced the song
"Look for the Silver Lining." The show was a monster hit. Their professional and personal relationship
became badly intertwined, however, and she soon severed the union.
Producer Charles B. Dillingham, Ziegfeld's
rival, signed her on and handed her
the title role in "Peter Pan," which received lukewarm reviews. Her second show with Dillingham
was entitled "Sunny," which introduced the soon-to-be standards "Who?" and "D'Ye Love Me?"
now she's hit the big time in the USA!Marilyn became the toast of Broadway once again and her salary soared to $3,000 per week,
making her the highest-paid musical comedy performer in New York at the time.
She reconciled with Ziegfeld in 1928 and performed in the Gershwin musical "Rosalie"
to enthusiastic audiences. Hollywood took an interest but Marilyn's venture into films
would be very brief. She recreated two of her stage hits to film at the advent of sound.
Sally (1929) and Sunny (1930) were warmly received, as was the musical Her Majesty, Love (1931),
but that would be her third and final film.
Wild Honey Pie....Most of Marilyn's showcases were based on Cinderella-like, poor-girl-meets-rich-boy romances.
Unlike her sweet-natured stage characters, however, Marilyn had an extremely volatile diva-like
demeanor and proved highly difficult to work with. Her three marriages were also immensely
unhappy ones. Her first husband, stage actor Frank Carter, was
killed in a car crash after
only a year of marriage; second husband Jack Pickford, the brother of silent screen legend
Mary Pickford, was a drug and alcohol abuser (they divorced); and third husband,
stage manager Chester "Chet" O'Brien was a ne'er-do-well and opportunist.
She died before they were divorced.
Jenny WrenMarilyn's last stage triumph was "As Thousands Cheer" in 1933. Her health began to deteriorate
rapidly after that, aggravated by an increasing dependency on alcohol.
Suffering from recurring sinus infections, she was in a severely weakened state by the time
she died of complications following nasal surgery at the age of 37. A sad end to such a bright
symbol of hope and youthful exuberance. A superficial, highly sanitized version of Marilyn's
life was made in the form of the biopic Look for the Silver Lining (1949) with June Haver starring
as Marilyn.
"That Day Is Done (more to come?)