“Don’t Bother to Knock” Offers Surprise for Monroe Fans (The Post-Standard, August 1952)

The Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York); 6 Aug. 1952; pg. 17. Author: T.N.T. “PARAMOUNT–Don’t Bother to Knock: Jed Towers, Richard Widmark; Nell, Marilyn Monroe; Lyn Leslie, Anne Bancroft; Bunny, Donna Corcoran; Eddie, Elisha Cook, Jr. Produced for 20th Century Fox by Julian Blaustein. Directed by Roy Baker. Paramount’s new picture on screen yesterday, Don’t Bother to… Continue reading “Don’t Bother to Knock” Offers Surprise for Monroe Fans (The Post-Standard, August 1952)

Anne Bancroft’s Film Contract Gets Approval (The Los Angeles Times, November 1951)

The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California); 21 Nov. 1951; pg. 4. Too excited to speak, raven-tressed Actress Anne Bancroft, 20, of New York, yesterday vigorously nodded her head to indicate to Superior Judge Orlando H. Rhodes that she was perfectly satisfied with her first motion-picture contract, which she won after appearing for 18 months… Continue reading Anne Bancroft’s Film Contract Gets Approval (The Los Angeles Times, November 1951)

Anne Bancroft Bids Farewell to Gittel and “Seesaw” (The Herald Statesman, June 1959)

Yonkers Star Exits Historic Role in Long-Run Broadway Hit Tonight. The Herald Statesman (Yonkers, New York); 27 June 1959; pg. 6. Author: Larry Swindell Tonight’s performance of the splendid, long-running Two for the Seesaw completes a most important chapter in one of modern Broadway’s historic star stories. Anne Bancroft, the Yonkers girl who originated the… Continue reading Anne Bancroft Bids Farewell to Gittel and “Seesaw” (The Herald Statesman, June 1959)

New Girl in Town and She’s Got a Village Flat (Daily News, March 1958)

Daily News (New York, New York); 18 Mar. 1958; pg. 486. Author: Douglas Watt I drank fresh, hot coffee while Anne made the bed. I’d have offered to help her, but it wasn’t my bed. It wasn’t even my girl. It was Anne Bancroft of Two for the Seesaw, and I was just snooping around.… Continue reading New Girl in Town and She’s Got a Village Flat (Daily News, March 1958)

“Two for the Seesaw” (Lansing State Journal, March 1958)

Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan); 9 Mar. 1958; pg. 29. A two-character play by a new playwright has turned out to be the surprise hit of the Broadway season. The author is William Gibson whose first novel, The Cobweb, made the best-seller list three years ago. Two for the Seesaw is a comedy drama about… Continue reading “Two for the Seesaw” (Lansing State Journal, March 1958)

The Akron Beacon Journal, January 1958

The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio); 28 Jan. 1958; pg. 22. Author: Walter Winchell NEW YORK–New Yorkers are talking about…the theater celebrating a blessed event–the birth of a star in Two for the Seesaw. Anne Bancroft is Broadway’s newest Miss Radiance. Her performance with Henry Fonda in the two-character drama is the season’s mightiest one-two… Continue reading The Akron Beacon Journal, January 1958

“Two for the Seesaw” Captivating (Daily News, January 1958)

Daily News (New York, New York); 18 Jan. 1958; pg. 106. Author: John Chapman The rarest and most difficult venture in the theatre is a two-character play. It was difficult, at any rate, up to last evening, when a romantic comedy by William Gibson, Two for the Seesaw, was presented at the Booth Theatre. Gibson… Continue reading “Two for the Seesaw” Captivating (Daily News, January 1958)

Favorite First-Watches: 2020

2020 was an awful year, there’s no mincing words about that. My favorite movies to arrive from this year then ring a different, more critical note; they helped me live through something, and I am reminded of the proverbial magic of movies. Staying inside for months, returning to work for months and seeking refuge in… Continue reading Favorite First-Watches: 2020