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Stage Fright. December 2012.
Dear Rowley, I do feel sorry for the young. They’re so busy Wii-ing, texting and making ‘friends’ on Facebook that there aren’t hours in the day to watch black and white movie double bills as I did when I was … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred HItchcock, Anderson & Sheppard, Battle of the Somme, Belle Epoque, Bette Davis, Bloomsbury Square, Box Office Poison, Christian Dior, David Cameron, Dear Rowley, Dior, Elizabethan Age, Facebook, Gordon Brown, Halloween, Jack Cardiff, James Sherwood, Joan Crawford, Katherine Hepburn, L'Uomo Vogue China, Lady GaGa, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, London, Margaret Thatcher, Maria Callas, Marlene Dietrich, Meryl Streep, Norma Desmond, Reincarnation, Rhiannon, Savile Row, Stage Fright, Sunset Boulevard, The Laziest Gal in Town, The Metropolitan Opera New York, Tony Blair, Twitter, Van Cleef & Arpels, West End, Wii, Witness for the Prosecution, World War II, X-Factor
Victoria Revealed. March 2012.
Dear Rowley, An unexpected escapade to the newly refurbished Kensington Palace after an abortive attempt to meet fashion producer Camilla Johnson Hill in Westbourne Grove. For me, a trip to Notting Hill is like going to Brighton for the day. … Continue reading
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Now Voyager. New Year’s Eve 2011.
Dear Rowley, Happy New Year darling. Do you have any resolutions? E. M. Forster had it so right: ‘only connect’. My resolution is to communicate in person or on the telephone and not in cyber space. It is one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bette Davis, Charlotte Chandler, Charlotte Vale, Claude Raines, Dear Rowley, don't let's ask for the moon when we have the stars, E. M. Forster, Facebook, Gladys Cooper, James Sherwood, Letters from Bloomsbury Square, Morpheus, Now Voyager, Paul Henreid, Thames & Hudson, The Girl Who Walked Home Alone, The Perfect Gentleman, Twitter
Panic on the Streets of London March 2011
Dear Rowley, You, like I, would defend any Britisher’s rights to peaceful protest. As a matter of fact, even an old Thatcherite like I would agree with some of the concerns voiced by the quarter of a million people who … Continue reading
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