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Dennis | @

I to am Facebook friends with Julie Garfield...she is wonderful....I think we have some "action" going...we need to keep this up...contact as many people as we can and get them on board!!!...Lori i know I would be lam-basting that person on the TCM message boards...I know I am very super-sensitve on John Garfield and what happened to him in last 3 years of his life...maybe you should continue to write all positive things about Garfield, and forget that poster...welcome Julie and please write back...we are steadfast in our mission to re-discover you father!!!!...karen keep on plugging...Lori great job...Barb see if you can contact someone...thanks to you all!!!

25 March 2012 - Hamburg Ny

Lori | @

Well I just crossed paths so my last message went up after Julie Garfield's. Yeah. How wonderful to have Julie Garfield post on this Guestbook. What an honor to have John Garfield's daughter post here. Dennis and Karen if I could kiss you both I would, but here instead, xoxoxxx. Thank you both!

25 March 2012 - Damascus, Oregon

Lori | @

Hello everyone. Welcome Malcolm so very glad to have you with us. Karen what exciting news and I too saw Julie Garfield’s request to you to see your photos. You and Dennis are doing a excellent job Karen and thank you.

I just got “put in my place” so to speak regarding a article I found on TCM website. The author of the piece was paid by TCM and it is regard the film “Force of Evil.”

She writes about Abraham Polonsky being blacklisted and not being able to work for years. She ends with; Garfield was also branded an "uncooperative" during the HUAC trials, suspected of being a Communist or supportive of Communist causes along with actors such as Edward G. Robinson, Paul Muni, Sylvia Sidney and Melvyn Douglas. Garfield's career was not destroyed as some were by the HUAC trials, but he did turn to the stage as a momentary sabbatical from film work.

I of course posted a thread on the message boards, basically saying again more research should have been done before approval of the above statement was made. In short I wrote not only was Garfield’s career destroyed but his life was destroyed as well.

Here in part is one of the responses I got.

Your indignation over the assertion that Garfield's career "wasn't destroyed" seems a bit hyper-sensitive. The effects of the HUAC hearings on those that were called to testify can be described in varying degrees. Some people did have their careers "destroyed" while the careers of others is perhaps best described as "damaged". Garfield probably falls in the latter category though his death from a heart attack in 1952 makes it all but impossible to ascertain exactly the level of damage it might have had.

I have not responded to this person yet. I just need to know if I am too hyper-sensitive and perhaps too close to the subject matter to be rationale. All I know is I am a little bit hurt when I am told I am “too thin skinned” and basically to “lighten up” when I try to correct people on the TCM message board regarding John Garfield. There are some very nice people on TCM message boards and some not so nice one.
I am sorry again for my long messages. I knew I shouldn't have missed church today.

25 March 2012 - Damascus, Oregon

Julie Garfield | @

PS. About 12 years ago I tried to start a website, but this horrible man had taken johngarfield.com and .net. I finally found him and called him. He told me the only way he'd give this up would be if I paid him $75000 dollars per website.He was a hostile and awful man and I didn't have the money to sue him or I would. That's the story.

25 March 2012 - New York

Julie Garfield | @

Hi Everyone! I haven't been here in quite awhile and I am by moved to see h ow much you all appreciate my fathers work. Thank you!
Best Regards,
I tried to post this before with outputting in my private email, so I am putting in a fake one. You can find me on Facebook.
Best regards,
Julie Garfield

25 March 2012 - New york

Barbara | @

Hi Everyone! Karen, How exciting! I just saw Julie Garfield's request to you on facebook asking to see your photo collection! At last, your perserverance has finally attracted Julie Garfield's attention! I hope she gets to see your photo collection, I know you have put some much time and love into it. I also hope we can get together this summer, I would love to see it also.

25 March 2012 - New York

Dennis | @

Malcolm...thanks for posting and welsome...we hope to have our favorite actor re-discovered...because he so deserves it...please feel free to add any comments and advice in helping us in our endeavor!!! Thanks again!!

25 March 2012 - Hamburg NY

Malcolm James | @

Hi everyone. Thank you for inviting me to this site which is brilliant. I am the founder of www.filmnoirliveshere.ning.com and along with Julie I celebrate her fathers life. I also sponser the findagrave tributes to his wife and child all of which you can find on the John Garfield site at findagrave.com These are people who wish to be remembered to him and his family. I will speak to my administrator about putting a visible link to this site. I will also tell Julie about it in order to promote it.We must keep the Golden Age alive and remember the stars of yesterday as I knew personally so many of them in my life. I wish you all success and a nice week. Malcolm James

25 March 2012 - London, England

Lori | @

Hello everyone. Lu, please don’t concern yourself about this Garfield project, you just continuing taking care of your husband, and post here when you can. I always enjoy reading your posts, and yes I did see Dangerously We Live. I have seen two other of his films recently and in another post I will let you guys know my thoughts. (I know you are all dying to know my thoughts) Karen I went to that site you provided us with and I joined it. It is a very nice site, and they note this site on a Garfield biographic piece and evidently the developer of the site knows Julie Garfield. It is very exciting that you are going to talk with Julie Garfield. Please let her know how determined we are in reaching our goal.
Barbara thanks for your offer to help us. Dennis CONGRATULAIONS on your new job and how exciting for you! I have had insomnia over the last couple of nights, so I did some letter writing. I sent an e-mail to Kim Morgan requesting that if she had any ideas or if she could assist us in reaching our goal we would greatly appreciate it. I also wrote a small piece in the comment section of the NY Times online edition. It was regarding the Golden Boy article. The small piece I wrote can be viewed on the online site of the NY Times. If any of you care to read it let me know and I will post how to find it. I basically said I could not believe that a writer of the NY Times would write an article about a revival of the play Golden Boy and NOT mention the great classic actor John Garfield. I also mentioned that I knew Julie Garfield wrote a letter to editor regarding how this article had neglected to mention her father’s name. I ended with I was quite disappointed that I have yet to see her letter posted in the letters to editor section. Lastly I am working on a blog for a classic movie site. I only have my title right now, “The Forgotten Actor.” It would be so wonderful if we could accomplish our goal by his birthday next year. It would be a great present to his memory and a great present to his daughter as well. Thanks.

24 March 2012 - Damascus, Oregon

Karen

I put a link to a film noir club below...I joined it's easy and there are JG fans! Join the club!
I also wrote to Robert Osborne.
I will talk to Julie as I have made a connection.

Dennis... Hired by Disney! Fantastic!!'
You will be busy!

Barb and I will meet one day!

Next year JG would have been 100 years old!

24 March 2012 - Pa

Barbara | @

Hi Dennis, Congratulations on your new job! The best of luck! What will you be doing? ....I will look into some of the film noir groups!

23 March 2012 - New York

Dennis | @

Barb...a meeting would be great...but probaby not doable...Lori is is Oregon, I am across state...plus I have been recently hired by Disney!!!..so I will be very busy....Karen is the closest to you...but i think like I said before we have the power of the computer this site and the entire internet!!

That being said...Barb there has to be someone to contact in NYC concering Garfield...someone of importance...I think Karen is trying for the Julie Garfield contact...I have spoken to Robert Nott on the phone and emailed twice...we have a great ally in him. Lori has written Robert Osbourne...maybe a good connection would be Kim Morgan or one of the Film Noir clubs..there are many of these in this country...when we have our contacts and they are interested in joining us then we will ake the next step...talk to everyone soon!!

21 March 2012 - Hamburg NY

Barbara | @

Hi, Sorry, I haven't been online much lately, I've had to deal with some family issues, and I was amazed to see the activity and the headway you've all have made on behalf of earning Garfield the recognition he deserves in stage and film history! What exactly can I do to help? Again, as I have offered many times before, if any of you ever want to get together my house is always open for a meeting!

21 March 2012 - New York

Karen

I wrote my letter to Mr. Osborne too.

Lori I will have to go to these message boards and defend our star!!
Ps. I like your husbands idea!

Here is a link to a site I just joined and makes many mentions of JG.

http://filmnoirliveshere.ning.com/

Still working on another effort

20 March 2012 - Pa

Hi, this is Lu. I am so happy that Lori, Dennis and Karen are trying to start a project going to rediscover our beloved star John Garfield. Dennis had mentioned that it would be nice if others posting on this message board could help as well.

Unfortunately with helping my husband and trying to keep up my house, I don't have the time. I can just about keep up with keeping my house looking half way decent. Sometimes, I don't even have time for me. Plus the fact the our computer is very slow, as I mentioned we still have dial-up.

And because as I mentioned before I have to rely on public transportation to run errands, just takes a lot out of me. And I also do A LOT of walking which also takes a lot out of me.

I just wanted to say THANK YOU to all of you, Dennis, Karen and Lori who are doing ALL of the work and of course any others who join in. IT IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED FOR ALL YOU ARE DOING. And if our beloved star DOES FINALLY get recognized, we will have ALL OF YOU to thank.

By the way Lori, I hope you watched Dangerously They Live yesterday on TCM.

20 March 2012 - Bergen County, NJ

Dennis | @

Nice job Lori with the letter to TCM's Robert Osbourne...lets hope he personally reads it and is interested!!! Robert Nott emailed me once again and assured me if we have any questions, or concerns he would be happy toanswer them. Again I am asking other posters to this Guestbook if they are interested in joining our cause to help re-discover and re-energize the legacy of our favoite actor John Garfield please help us!!..any words of advice will help....thanks again....Dennis

20 March 2012 - Hamburg NY

Lori | @

Hi everyone. Great post Dennis, and thanks Karen for all you are doing. I mailed out the letter to Robert Osborne on Friday. Here’s hoping we get a response. I basically told Mr. Osborne of our plan and asked him if he had any suggestions for us. I also stated we are very frustrated and sad that he doesn’t have the star recognition that others do, and he rarely gets the credit he deserves. I mentioned we and others on TCM broads couldn’t believe he does have a box-set of his films, and who would we need to contact to increase the likelihood of such a box-set. I ended with requesting that TCM consider putting “The Postman Always Rings Twice” as an Essential for 2013. I also asked if it were possible during the introduction of “Sullivan’s Travels” in June to please mention that Preston Sturges got the idea for the film after hearing Garfield tell his stories about traveling across the country on the rails as a “hobo.” I have gotten into quite a few of friendly disagreements with people on the TCM broads regarding John Garfield, but you will be happy to know that many people come to his defense and agree with me. Many feel Garfield was a better “Method” actor, more natural than the many times “chewing up scene” type of Method acting seen by Brando or Dean. John Garfield didn't have to scream and cry out like many of the 50s Method actors. He let his emotions come out in both a subtle and powerful way. He could say so much with his eyes, facial expressions, gestures that the spoken word was not always needed. Karl Malden stated that listening to the other actors was very important to the Method actor. Well John Garfield "listened" better than any actor I have ever seen! As a side note my husband, after seeing me work so hard on my letter to Robert Osborne, told me, "Why don't you guys call yourselves "The Garfield Gang." Thought it was funny, and said if we did we would have to make sure we had "a secret sign" known only by the members.

20 March 2012 - Damascus, Oregon

Dennis | @

We as John Garfield on this guestbook can start to make a differencein helpng Garfield to receive the recognition he so deserves. We just need to start writing letters, making phone calls...we have the most powerful tool...our computers and the internet!!!...I have contcted Robert Nott...Lori is writing Robert Osbourne of TCM, and Karen has found a contact...this is what we need to do...as a group...the more that can help the better we have a chance...lets all help make this happen....we have the power...like Garfield said in The Breaking Point..."a man alone aint got no chance"....well we alone aint got no chance in making this project a reality...thanks for your understanding!!

16 March 2012 - Hamburg NY

Gary | @

With all those contemporary actors who claim to be fans of John Garfield, I'm surprised none have ever thought of doing a one-man stage show based on the life of JG. I wonder if Julie Garfield, being an acting teacher, ever considered developing such a project with some talented actor? Even something Off-Broadway would be a start. And it would be fitting if it came along during or right after the announced "Golden Boy" revival.

16 March 2012 - USA

Hi, it's Lu again. I just wanted to thank Dennis as well for this campaign to get John Garfield rediscovered. You seem to know the in's and out's of getting this project started and you know of people to contact. You did mention that you do a show of some kind.

Again, THANK YOU ALL for your involvement in this project. It would be nice also to hear from Julie Garfield herself on this message board that is devoted to her father and read her comments.

15 March 2012 - Bergen County, NJ

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