I came across a webpage this morning that reminded me how much I wish I'd been able to see Jessica Tandy play Blanche DuBois in "A Streetcar Named Desire."
http://hipp.gator.net/scartandy.html
Tandy's letter to Tennessee Williams leaves no doubt that she understood
the character very well. I've never cared for Vivien Leigh's film interpretation; I actually THINK I prefer Ann Margret's television performance, even though I've seen that production only once, when it was originally broadcast. I infer from the IMDB that Tandy's performance was never captured on film or TV. Is that right? And if so...how sad.
Bill Anderson
--
I hate a dirty joke, I do,
Unless it's told by someone who,
Knows how to tell it.
-- Capt. Geoffrey Spaulding
(The Captain is a Very Moral Man.)
On Saturday, June 23, 2001 at 7:55:39 AM UTC-7, Bill Anderson wrote:
I came across a webpage this morning that reminded me how much I wish I'd
been able to see Jessica Tandy play Blanche DuBois in "A Streetcar Named
Desire."
http://hipp.gator.net/scartandy.html
Tandy's letter to Tennessee Williams leaves no doubt that she understood
the character very well. I've never cared for Vivien Leigh's film
interpretation; I actually THINK I prefer Ann Margret's television
performance, even though I've seen that production only once, when it was
originally broadcast. I infer from the IMDB that Tandy's performance was
never captured on film or TV. Is that right? And if so...how sad.
Bill Anderson
--
I hate a dirty joke, I do,
Unless it's told by someone who,
Knows how to tell it.
-- Capt. Geoffrey Spaulding
(The Captain is a Very Moral Man.)
(Youtube upload):
"Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn--Scenes from "Streetcar Named Desire," 1955 TV"
gggg gggg <gggg...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Saturday, June 23, 2001 at 7:55:39 AM UTC-7, Bill Anderson wrote:
I came across a webpage this morning that reminded me how much I wish I'd >> been able to see Jessica Tandy play Blanche DuBois in "A Streetcar Named >> Desire."
http://hipp.gator.net/scartandy.html
Tandy's letter to Tennessee Williams leaves no doubt that she understood >> the character very well. I've never cared for Vivien Leigh's film
interpretation; I actually THINK I prefer Ann Margret's television
performance, even though I've seen that production only once, when it was >> originally broadcast. I infer from the IMDB that Tandy's performance was >> never captured on film or TV. Is that right? And if so...how sad.
Bill Anderson
--
I hate a dirty joke, I do,
Unless it's told by someone who,
Knows how to tell it.
-- Capt. Geoffrey Spaulding
(The Captain is a Very Moral Man.)
(Youtube upload):
"Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn--Scenes from "Streetcar Named Desire," 1955 TV"
Thanks. Now I just want to see at all.
https://youtu.be/XPjVIAYFNiI?si=vkaOwIm41qVQ1GqW
--
Bill Anderson
I am the Mighty Favog
I came across a webpage this morning that reminded me how much I wish I'd been able to see Jessica Tandy play Blanche DuBois in "A Streetcar Named Desire."
http://hipp.gator.net/scartandy.html
Tandy's letter to Tennessee Williams leaves no doubt that she understood
the character very well. I've never cared for Vivien Leigh's film interpretation; I actually THINK I prefer Ann Margret's television performance, even though I've seen that production only once, when it was originally broadcast. I infer from the IMDB that Tandy's performance was never captured on film or TV. Is that right? And if so...how sad.
Bill Anderson
--
I hate a dirty joke, I do,
Unless it's told by someone who,
Knows how to tell it.
-- Capt. Geoffrey Spaulding
(The Captain is a Very Moral Man.)
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