Author: Savannah Monroe

Offstage Bancroft (Chicago Tribune, April 1993)

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois); 4 Apr. 1993; pg. 76. Author: Michael J. Bandler Anne Bancroft yearns to be back on the seesaw. “That’s the part l’d want to play again,” she said recently, referring to Gittel Mosca, the ingenuous, black-stockinged, bohemian heroine of Two For the Seesaw, the two-character play that marked Bancroft’s Broadway debut… Continue reading Offstage Bancroft (Chicago Tribune, April 1993)

Anne Bancroft talks (The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 1984)

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); 16 Nov. 1984; pg. 81. Author: Paul Rosenfield (Los Angeles Times) “I retire after every film,” she says. But Garbo Talks has lured her back. Stars aren’t stars by accident. And walking down a street with AnneBancroft, one understands why. It’s not so much the public staring (or lack of… Continue reading Anne Bancroft talks (The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 1984)

Anne Bancroft: Happiness Is More Than “Oscars” (The Times Herald, March 1968)

The Times Herald (Port Huron, Michigan); 31 Mar. 1968; pg. 52. Author: Jack Ryan Five years ago she won an Academy Award—now she has been nominated for another: the actress may be the same, but the woman is different. The excitement of possibly winning a second Oscar in five years swirled around Anne Bancroft, infecting… Continue reading Anne Bancroft: Happiness Is More Than “Oscars” (The Times Herald, March 1968)

Anne Bancroft: She Won the Biggest Prize (The Pantagraph, March 1963)

The Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois); 31 Mar. 1963; pg. 82. Author: Jack Ryan Maybe she’ll be awarded an Oscar—maybe not; in any case, she’s already victor in a far more important ordeal. If things go on schedule a week from Monday, Anne Bancroft will be shucking off a coarse woolen shawl and tossing her peddler’s sack… Continue reading Anne Bancroft: She Won the Biggest Prize (The Pantagraph, March 1963)

Horner and His Friends

A man and woman — white, in their late-twenties — circle each other in the woman’s apartment. Her name is Cynthia; she and the man, John, are having an affair. “They’re just tapes he makes so he can sit around and get off,” she tells John. Cynthia is talking about Graham, John’s estranged friend from… Continue reading Horner and His Friends

On the Seesaw

On the history of Anne Bancroft’s definitive role in William Gibson’s Two for the Seesaw, the nuances of becoming a character, and the importance of being seen.