Foibles: A Mother-daughter Podcast

Jaqueline Susann (1918-1974)   Novels:  Yargo (1950’s) - Science Fiction  Every Night, Josephine! (1963) - epistolary novel about her poodle Valley of the Dolls (1966) The Love Machine (1969) Once is Not Enough (1973)   Sex and Single Girl by Helen Gurley Brown   Must watch film: Valley of the Doll (1967), starring Patty Duke, Susan Hayward, Sharon Tate, and Barbara Parkins   Music: Valley of the Dolls theme sung by Dionne Warwick "The Love Machine" theme sung by Dionne Warwick   Thank you to  David Plell and Powerbleeder for our theme song "Future Mind" listen here!

We've been on hiatus for some time! Thank you for your patience while I took a vacation - Xoe   Carole Lombard (1908-1942) nee Jane Alice Peters   Must-see movies: To Be or Not To Be (1942) My Man Godfrey (1936) No Man of Her Own (1932)   Marriages:  William Powell (1931-1933) Clark Gable (1939-1942)   Clip of the Love of Carole’s Life - Russ Columbo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-zQWgOKFTg&t=102s Thank you to  David Plell and Powerbleeder for our theme song "Future Mind" listen here!

Carole Lombard (1908-1942) nee Jane Alice Peters   Must-see movies: To Be or Not To Be (1942) My Man Godfrey (1936) No Man of Her Own (1932)   Marriages:  William Powell (1931-1933) Clark Gable (1939-1942)   Clip of the Love of Carole’s Life - Russ Columbo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-zQWgOKFTg&t=102s Thank you to  David Plell and Powerbleeder for our theme song "Future Mind" listen here!

Pt III of III Jane Austen (1775-1817)   Novels Sense and Sensibility (1811) published when Austen was 37 years old Pride and Prejudice (1813) Mansfield Park (1814) Emma (1815) Northanger Abbey (1818, posthumous) Persuasion (1818, posthumous) Lady Susan (1871, posthumous)   Our favorite adaptations: BBC P&P (1995) - the best! Starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle S&S (1995) - Emma Thompson won an Oscar for Best Adaptation and a new husband   Enjoyable Austen fan fiction: These are the very best: Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001) - Colin Firth again! Both a tribute and its own thing.  Lost in Austen (2008) - 4-part BBC TV series: Modern day Londoner switches places with Elizabeth Bennett - adorable!   These are fun too: Austenland (2013)- rom-com about immersive Austen cosplay Becoming Jane (2007) - starring Anne Hathaway as Austen in a fictionalized story about her failed romance with Tom LeFroy Death Comes to Pemberley (2013) - BBC 3-part murder mystery based the book by E. L. James   Darcy in the water s

We'll be back in June with the final part of the Jane Austen Series!

Pt II of III Jane Austen (1775-1817)   Novels Sense and Sensibility (1811) published when Austen was 37 years old Pride and Prejudice (1813) Mansfield Park (1814) Emma (1815) Northanger Abbey (1818, posthumous) Persuasion (1818, posthumous) Lady Susan (1871, posthumous)   Our favorite adaptations: BBC P&P (1995) - the best! Starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle S&S (1995) - Emma Thompson won an Oscar for Best Adaptation and a new husband   Enjoyable Austen fan fiction: These are the very best: Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001) - Colin Firth again! Both a tribute and its own thing.  Lost in Austen (2008) - 4-part BBC TV series: Modern day Londoner switches places with Elizabeth Bennett - adorable!   These are fun too: Austenland (2013)- rom-com about immersive Austen cosplay Becoming Jane (2007) - starring Anne Hathaway as Austen in a fictionalized story about her failed romance with Tom LeFroy Death Comes to Pemberley (2013) - BBC 3-part murder mystery based the book by E. L. James   Darcy in the water st

Pt I of II Jane Austen (1775-1817)   Novels Sense and Sensibility (1811) published when Austen was 37 years old Pride and Prejudice (1813) Mansfield Park (1814) Emma (1815) Northanger Abbey (1818, posthumous) Persuasion (1818, posthumous) Lady Susan (1871, posthumous)   Our favorite adaptations: BBC P&P (1995) - the best! Starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle S&S (1995) - Emma Thompson won an Oscar for Best Adaptation and a new husband   Enjoyable Austen fan fiction: These are the very best: Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001) - Colin Firth again! Both a tribute and its own thing.  Lost in Austen (2008) - 4-part BBC TV series: Modern day Londoner switches places with Elizabeth Bennett - adorable!   These are fun too: Austenland (2013)- rom-com about immersive Austen cosplay Becoming Jane (2007) - starring Anne Hathaway as Austen in a fictionalized story about her failed romance with Tom LeFroy Death Comes to Pemberley (2013) - BBC 3-part murder mystery based the book by E. L. James   Darcy in the water stat

Thank you for joining us for the fourth and final part of the series on the life and career of Preston Sturges. Unfortunately, he's a jerk in this one and his later films are... simply not good, so you'll find this to be a somewhat downbeat episode. We'll make sure something short and sweet is next, so look forward to that!   Preston Sturges (1898 - 1959) birth name Edmund Preston Biden - writer, director, producer Part IV of IV Must see movies: Sullivan’s Travels (1941) The Lady Eve (1941) Christmas in July (1940) Runner Up: Palm Beach Story (1942) Full Quote from the Title: "A pretty girl is better than a plain one. A leg is better than an arm. A bedroom is better than a living room. An arrival is better than a departure. A birth is better than a death. A chase is better than a chat. A dog is better than a landscape. A kitten is better than a dog. A baby is better than a kitten. A kiss is better than a baby. A pratfall is better than anything." -Preston Sturges Other Music: Opening credits Sullivan's Travel

Preston Sturges (1898 - 1959) birth name Edmund Preston Biden - writer, director, producer Part III of IV Must see movies: Sullivan’s Travels (1941) The Lady Eve (1941) Christmas in July (1940) Runner Up: Palm Beach Story (1942) Full Quote from the Title: "A pretty girl is better than a plain one. A leg is better than an arm. A bedroom is better than a living room. An arrival is better than a departure. A birth is better than a death. A chase is better than a chat. A dog is better than a landscape. A kitten is better than a dog. A baby is better than a kitten. A kiss is better than a baby. A pratfall is better than anything." -Preston Sturges Other Music: Opening credits Sullivan's Travels, The Lady Eve, and Palm Beach Story. Thank you to Powerbleeder for our theme song "Future Mind" listen here!

Preston Sturges (1898 - 1959) birth name Edmund Preston Biden - writer, director, producer   Part I of IV Must see movies: Sullivan’s Travels (1941) The Lady Eve (1941) Christmas in July (1940) Runner Up: Palm Beach Story (1942) Full Quote from the Title: "A pretty girl is better than a plain one. A leg is better than an arm. A bedroom is better than a living room. An arrival is better than a departure. A birth is better than a death. A chase is better than a chat. A dog is better than a landscape. A kitten is better than a dog. A baby is better than a kitten. A kiss is better than a baby. A pratfall is better than anything." -Preston Sturges Other Music: Opening credits Sullivan's Travels, The Lady Eve, and Palm Beach Story. Thank you to Powerbleeder for our theme song "Future Mind" listen here!

Preston Sturges (1898 - 1959) birth name Edmund Preston Biden - writer, director, producer   Part I of IV Must see movies: Sullivan’s Travels (1941) The Lady Eve (1941) Christmas in July (1940) Runner Up: Palm Beach Story (1942) Full Quote from the Title: "A pretty girl is better than a plain one. A leg is better than an arm. A bedroom is better than a living room. An arrival is better than a departure. A birth is better than a death. A chase is better than a chat. A dog is better than a landscape. A kitten is better than a dog. A baby is better than a kitten. A kiss is better than a baby. A pratfall is better than anything." -Preston Sturges Other Music: Opening credits Sullivan's Travels, The Lady Eve, and Palm Beach Story. Thank you to Powerbleeder for our theme song "Future Mind" listen here!  

Jeanette MacDonald (1903 -1965)   Nelson Eddy (1901 - 1967)   Naughty Marietta (1935) - Highly recommended Rose Marie (1936)  Maytime (1937) - Highly recommended The Girl of the Golden West (1938) - Highly recommended Sweethearts (1938) - Highly recommended New Moon (1940) - Highly recommended Bitter Sweet (1940) I Married an Angel (1941) - hmmm, inter-esting   A couple of recommendations of their separate films: The Merry Widow (1934) - Jeanette stars with Maurice Chevalier directed by Ernst Lubitsch  The Chocolate Soldier (1941) - Nelson stars with opera star Rise Stevens   Italian Street Song from Naughty Marietta - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n94pvclfugk Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life! From Naughty Marietta - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xpKeabZlEs Other Music: Indian Love Call, Rose Marie I Love You, Shortenin' Bread, all sung by Nelson Eddy Thank you to Powerbleeder for the theme song "Future Mind" listen here!

Herman Melville (1819-1891)   Most famously the author of Moby Dick but his best work is Bartleby the Scrivener (1853) - “I would prefer not to.”   Billy Budd (1891) - left unfinished at this death Our preferred adaptation is a loose one - Beau Travail directed by Claire Denis (1999) As adapted into an opera by Benjamin Britten - Billy Budd (1951) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6cdCuKhjKM   Thank you to Powerbleeder for the theme song "Future Mind" listen here! Other Music: "Farewell to thee, old Rights o' Man" from the Billy Budd opera by Bitten

The final part of the life and times of Rudolph Valentino: his second divorce, the famous boxing match, and more. * Corrections: Rudy gave out his first and only prize for best actor in 1924; the first Oscars were held in 1929, not 1926.  Rudolph Valentino nee Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filiberto Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella (1895 - 1926)  In Part IV, we discuss Rudy's first two marriages and the drama that ensues, and his rise to international stardom with the Sheik (1921). Top 5: The Eagle The Sheik/Son of the Sheik Cobra Blood and Sand Moran of the Lady Letty Photos from the Young Raja Valentino's Car The Mineralava Beauty Pageant Song: "There's a New Star In Heaven Tonight" Rudy Singing "Kashmiri Love Song" mysilentboyfriend onYoutube Thank you to Powerbleeder for the theme song "Future Mind" listen here!

Rudolph Valentino nee Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filiberto Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella (1895 - 1926)  In Part IV, we discuss Rudy's first two marriages and the drama that ensues, and his rise to international stardom with the Sheik (1921). Top 5: The Eagle The Sheik/Son of the Sheik Cobra Blood and Sand Moran of the Lady Letty Photos from the Young Raja Valentino's Car The Mineralava Beauty Pageant Thank you to Powerbleeder for the theme song "Future Mind" listen here!

Rudolph Valentino nee Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filiberto Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella (1895 - 1926)  In Part IV, we discuss Rudy's first two marriages and the drama that ensues, and his rise to international stardom with the Sheik (1921). Top 5: The Eagle The Sheik/Son of the Sheik Cobra Blood and Sand Moran of the Lady Letty Thank you to Powerbleeder for the theme song "Future Mind" listen here!

Rudolph Valentino nee Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filiberto Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella (1895 - 1926)  Top 5: The Eagle The Sheik/Son of the Sheik Cobra Blood and Sand Moran of the Lady Letty Movies watched:   Patria (1917) - Fragments only exist; He shows up briefly in the background of a nightclub in episode 2. Movie stars Irene Castle.   A Society Sensation (1918 short) - romantic male lead opposite the star Carmel Myers. Star power is evident already. But the movie is fragmented and not funny, except for Zazu Pitts. Skip it unless you are a Rudi completist.   All Night (1918) - This silly bedroom farce is actually funny once it gets going. Rudi is just as funny as he is romantic.   The Married Virgin (1918) - Rudi’s sneer is the best thing about this drama where he plays a manipulative, conniving nobleman. The revelation in this film is Kathleen Kirkham. She must have supplied her own costumes because she presents a parade of beautiful clothes that even pop in scratchy black and white. Kirkh

Rudolph Valentino nee Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filiberto Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella (1895 - 1926)      Top 5: The Eagle The Sheik/Son of the Sheik Cobra Blood and Sand Moran of the Lady Letty Movies watched:   Patria (1917) - Fragments only exist; He shows up briefly in the background of a nightclub in episode 2. Movie stars Irene Castle.   A Society Sensation (1918 short) - romantic male lead opposite the star Carmel Myers. Star power is evident already. But the movie is fragmented and not funny, except for Zazu Pitts. Skip it unless you are a Rudi completist.   All Night (1918) - This silly bedroom farce is actually funny once it gets going. Rudi is just as funny as he is romantic.   The Married Virgin (1918) - Rudi’s sneer is the best thing about this drama where he plays a manipulative, conniving nobleman. The revelation in this film is Kathleen Kirkham. She must have supplied her own costumes because she presents a parade of beautiful clothes that even pop in scratchy black and white. K

Rudolph Valentino nee Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filiberto Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella (1895 - 1926)    Top 5: The Eagle The Sheik/Son of the Sheik Cobra Blood and Sand Moran of the Lady Letty Movies watched:   Patria (1917) - Fragments only exist; He shows up briefly in the background of a nightclub in episode 2. Movie stars Irene Castle.   A Society Sensation (1918 short) - romantic male lead opposite the star Carmel Myers. Star power is evident already. But the movie is fragmented and not funny, except for Zazu Pitts. Skip it unless you are a Rudi completist.   All Night (1918) - This silly bedroom farce is actually funny once it gets going. Rudi is just as funny as he is romantic.   The Married Virgin (1918) - Rudi’s sneer is the best thing about this drama where he plays a manipulative, conniving nobleman. The revelation in this film is Kathleen Kirkham. She must have supplied her own costumes because she presents a parade of beautiful clothes that even pop in scratchy

Xoe and Rita discuss Pnin (1957) Vladimir Nabokov's absolute masterpiece of a novel.