I really couldn't see him playing Superman at all. Even before Christopher Reeve, there was a pretty established idea of what Superman looked like, and, well, it wasn't James Caan.
Thanks for posting that. I knew his name was familiar, but I didn't realise the breath of the work he had done. He had such a lovely story telling voice.
Bernard Cribbins was a real all-round entertainer. Offhand, I can think of him as Perks in the first Railway Children film, an extremely annoying guest in Fawlty Towers, and the singer of such deep and philosophical classical songs as Right, said Fred, and Hole in the Ground... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yShvgXZQBTs
BTW, Radio 3's tribute to him earlier today was his beautiful rendition of I've grown accustomed to her face from (IIRC) My Fair Lady.
UK Shippies of a certain age will no doubt remember the Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, which always seemed to be on TV during school holidays. Robert Hoffman, the Austrian actor who played Crusoe, has just died.
It's years since I'd heard Judith Durham singing so I followed that link, and browsed a few more You Tube videos of her singing other Seekers hits.
Surprised to find myself with wet eyes in almost all. No idea what chord from my past was struck by her voice but it was, as Mary Louise said, unforgettable.
It's years since I'd heard Judith Durham singing so I followed that link, and browsed a few more You Tube videos of her singing other Seekers hits. Surprised to find myself with wet eyes in almost all. No idea what chord from my past was struck by her voice but it was, as Mary Louise said, unforgettable.
A Maritime radio station played her singing Georgy Girl this morning.
Unless you watch the film you never hear the verse at the end of the film.
I've never seen the film, but I suspect that the the lyrics(with or without the final verse) are a little clearer in their meaning for those who have. Sorta like the lyrics to the Welcome Back Kotter theme, which got some radio play in the 1970s.
A Maritime radio station played her singing Georgy Girl this morning.
Unless you watch the film you never hear the verse at the end of the film.
I've never seen the film, but I suspect that the the lyrics(with or without the final verse) are a little clearer in their meaning for those who have. Sorta like the lyrics to the Welcome Back Kotter theme, which got some radio play in the 1970s.
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In the end she gets possession of her sister's baby and marries James Mason who is old enough to be her grandfather. Not an outcome sung about at the start of the film but the end song states, " Cheer up. At least he's a millionaire"
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I shall bow to your superior expertise. I never watched the doc, an was just going by the opinion of one person who did.
Consider an alternate universe in which James Caan had not turned down some/all of these roles.
I really couldn't see him playing Superman at all. Even before Christopher Reeve, there was a pretty established idea of what Superman looked like, and, well, it wasn't James Caan.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/27/james-lovelock-creator-of-gaia-hypothesis-dies-on-103rd-birthday
RIP.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yShvgXZQBTs
BTW, Radio 3's tribute to him earlier today was his beautiful rendition of I've grown accustomed to her face from (IIRC) My Fair Lady.
Indeed - he was that rarest of creatures: a decent politician.
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The denoument of that one actually managed to make
Oh! Sad to hear this.
She walks in beauty, like the night.
I cannot imagine holding a job for 67 years.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/clayton-ruby-1.6539851
She was mentioned on the First Gig thread in Heaven only a couple of days back
Attended a Seekers concert in Canberra with my sister in early 1967; what a voice she had!
RIP Ms Durham.
Stunning! Thanks for the link.
Surprised to find myself with wet eyes in almost all. No idea what chord from my past was struck by her voice but it was, as Mary Louise said, unforgettable.
Ditto
Unless you watch the film you never hear the verse at the end of the film.
I've never seen the film, but I suspect that the the lyrics(with or without the final verse) are a little clearer in their meaning for those who have. Sorta like the lyrics to the Welcome Back Kotter theme, which got some radio play in the 1970s.
Me too.
For me, it's Summer Lovin'. Even though I've never seen the full musical, it's still a catchy tune.
Her version of The Banks Of The Ohio is also pretty good.