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Karen

Kazan was a friendly witness during the McCarthy era. I remember Rod Steiger (another favorite of mine) at a Oscar event and he was very upset that Kazan got a lifetime achievement Oscar. I think Liz Taylor was with Steiger at the time.

10 September 2011 - Pa

Karen

We had a earthquake 2 weeks ago. A first! What a strange feeling! Then Hurricane Irene dumped a lot of water on us. Flooded my basement over flowed my pool! Then the next week heavy rains... Flooded basement and pool over flowed again!!!

10 September 2011 - Pa

I'm sorry, did I forget to mention we also have power outages in California?

8 September 2011 - cal

Barbara | @

Hi Everyone, I hope all is well! Gary that is so funny! I remember that Banyon series on in the early 1970's and I remember reading that comment in the TV Guide! The actress in the series was Annjenette ( I know spelling is wrong) Comer! I thought Robert looked like him a little, but in Reflections the resemblence was uncanny. I saw Forester in Jackie Brown, he was excellent, but much older now!...Dennis, you are so right, Kazan wasn't a very nice person, and he kind of put Garfield down describing him as not that bright, and as a sort of eager boy scout! I think "The Group" was jealous of Garfield's success in Hollywood. How in the world could they cast Luther Adler in the Golden Boy, a part Garfield was born to play, and a role that Clifford Odets intended for JG!

8 September 2011 - New York

Gary | @

Hello, everyone - Barbara, you're right about Robert Forsters's resemblance to JG. When Forster starred in "Banyon", a '30s private eye series back in 1972, more than one TV critic described him as a John Garfield type.

7 September 2011 - USA

Hi all!! Karen and Gary, I'll have to agree John Leguizamo would be a good choice to play JG. Glad to hear Renner will be playing Steve McQueen another favorite of mine and apparently to many others as well. I'm also glad to hear that all of you along the east coast are doing well. Here in California it's either earthquakes or Great Whites invading our beaches which is why I prefer swimming pools.

7 September 2011 - California

Dennis | @

Hello all...Abe Polonsky, in interviews I have seen doesent speak very kindly about Elia Kazan. He named names to HUAC, and John Garfield's name was mentioned. Polonsky defended Garfield as did director Vincent Sherman...but when someone mentions names just to clear themsleves, the damage was done. What a terrible time in our nations history. Lives were destroyed. In JG's case all he wanted to do was act, and they took that away from him. We have said this before, but just imagine the roles he could have made had he lived to a ripe old age? We have his movies, and he never ceases to amaze me whith his style of acting!!

7 September 2011 - Hamburg NY

Barbara | @

Hi Everyone, Happy labor Day! There is a great repeat documentary on TCM all day all about the movies and tonight The Breaking Point is on at 11:30 pm on TCM!

I watched an old movie a few weeks ago "Reflections of a Golden Eye" with Marlon Brando and Liz Taylor! It was awful, but the actor Robert Forester was in it and as a young man he looked just liked JG.

Right now I'm reading a biography about Elia Kazan and he mentions how he wanted JG for Streetcar and how he fought Darryl Zanack to cast JG in the part of Dave Goldman in Gentleman's Agreement. They wanted to cast Richard Conte! He felt he was the heart and soul of that film!

5 September 2011 - New York

Karen

Hi Lu. Thanks for your concern. I did get a lot of water in my basement and my pool overflowed thanks to Irene!

Rj and Greg. I really like John Lequizamo. I think he be a good choice to play JG

Jeremy Renner is slated to play another of my favorite actors Steve McQueen!

I often drive by the site where Eleanor Parker and John Garfield said there goodbyes on the movie Pride of the Marines. It still looks the same! I always said this was my favorite JG
movie!

4 September 2011 - Pa

Hi, this is Lu. I am glad to see you back posting, Barbara. I am glad you are OK. I was just curious, do you face Long Island Sound or the Atlantic Ocean?

I hope Karen is OK because they mentioned Philadelphia. And also Dennis because I think he lives in upstate New York.

Everyone else I don't know where you live but if you were in the path of the hurricane, I hope you are OK as well.

We who live in this part of Bergen County were spared as well. I feel sorry for the people who live in Paterson as well as other parts of northern New Jersey.

My husband, Jim and I wish everybody the best.

1 September 2011 - Bergen County, NJ

Barbara | @

Thanks, Lu! We were very lucky, but others I know weren't. The other side of my street doesn't have power 3 days later. I'm only a block from the beach, but I'm on a cliff! I hope everyone else is okay! Thanks for the concern Lu!

30 August 2011 - New York

I just wanted to post this in lieu of the hurricane, Irene coming this Saturday night. Everybody, particulary Barbara, who lives somewhere on Long Island, PLEASE take care and BE SAFE to those people who will be affected by this dangerous storm.

26 August 2011 - Bergen County, NJ

Hello JG fans.
Gary, I too feel that "Pride of the Marines" is the best of John Garfields movies....in my opinion anyway. John Leguizamo playing John Garfield; an excellent choice. How about, now think about this, Mark Wahlberg or Jeremy Renner, you know, the guy from The Hurt Locker? Both "spirited" in the JG tradition and excellent actors in their own right. I was even thinking about Colin Ferrel (Is that the right spelling?) Just a thought.

24 August 2011 - California

Gary | @

I recently discovered the site and am glad to see Garfield being so appreciated. I guess I first "discovered" JG in the late 1960s in a TV airing of PRIDE OF THE MARINES. It's still my favorite film of his. Re a film bio, what about John Leguizamo playing JG? I've heard Leguizamo credits him as an acting influence.

23 August 2011 - USA

Karen

Hi Trish Glad to read your post!

Lu
I went to google and just typed in YOU TUBE, then when that site came up, I typed in what I like to see in the search space. I got the interviews
Hope you have better luck.

I think you only need to sign up is when you like to comment on the video.
Its free too.

17 August 2011 - Pa

Trish | @

I am a 53 year old woman......who justs LOVES Classics. John Garfield was superb!!!! To his daughter Julie...... Your Dad was an "ICON"...... still remains...one after all these years. Everyone of his movies are awesome. I know you are proud.

12 August 2011 - Toronto,Canada

This has nothing to do with this website but I am asking the people who post on here, their opinion. Dennis had mentioned a while ago going on YouTube and putting in John Garfield's name or his daughter's in the Search square and you would see a video. What I am wondering about and I asked Google if they changed YouTube.

I think they did because when I asked Google, something came up saying that people were very unhappy about the change in that website.

Right now, I am very frustrated.

I noticed a difference a couple of days ago and can no longer play songs.

I used to go on YouTube and in the square where there was "Search" there, I would write in the name of a song and it would play. OK, I have dial-up and it wouldn't play all the way through, it would stop and start.

But now, it is very hard to find that square. And when I click for the song to come on, the circle that moves around and around doesn't come up and the squares that would have pictures in them identifying the songs are blank. Do you have to have an account now?

I finally found the interview of Julie Garfield talking about her father (He Ran All The Way) but nothing happens.

I enjoyed playing different songs but at the moment I can't do that. I thought maybe some of you would have insight about what is going on since you know more about YouTube than I do. Do you have an account?

Thank you for any information, you can give me. Also if you have an account, do you have to pay for it?

11 August 2011 - Bergen County, NJ

John

Host Robert Osborne has taken ill and is currently on hiatus from TCM. I think you might see him with some taped stuff.

I always enjoy his commentaries and I wish him a speedy recovery and a quick return to the TCM channel.....

7 August 2011 - ny

Barbara | @

While I was watching the Breaking Point, I kept thinking back to some earlier JG films on that day like Blackwell's Island and Dangerously We Live, and all I could think of (though he was wonderful) was how far JG had come in a few short years, and how he had matured into such an intense and deep actor, not to mention that burning sensuality!

I agree that JG should have received more recognition for Pride Of The Marines! I just googled Al Schmid and I was reading about how Garfield stayed with him for a few weeks, and that they developed a friendship. I think Ray Milland won that year for Lost Weekend, he was good, but no comparision to JG, but of course, I'm prejudiced! Dennis, Ben Manckiwicz did most of the hosting, and I believe the intos were previously taped from other viewings! I get so frustrated, angry ( at HUAC) and depressed when I watch He Ran All The Way, thinking this was the last time he would ever be on screen!

7 August 2011 - New York

Dennis | @

Thorougly enjoyed The Breaking Point last night...John Garfield was just fantastic...as was the entire cast...I do wish some Hollywood producer would pick up the ball and make a movie on his life...he defiintly deserves to be re-discovered, especially by the modern audiences...so far ahead of his time!!

7 August 2011 - Hamburg Ny

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