by admin | Jul 1, 2016 | Gone With the Wind
A book to celebrate GWTW’s 75th Anniversary!RKO actress Joan Fontaine received a message that director George Cukor wanted her to read for GWTW. Oh, what she wouldn’t give to play Scarlett! But when she arrived for her appointment, she discovered that the...
by admin | Jun 30, 2016 | Gone With the Wind
A book to celebrate GWTW’s 75th Anniversary!June 30, 2016 marks the 80th anniversary of the publication of Gone with the Wind. What many fans of Margaret Mitchell’s novel don’t realize is that editions of the book bearing a June 1936 publication date are not...
by admin | Jun 7, 2016 | Marketing, Public Relations
Congratulations to our client, The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce, on reaching its 30th business anniversary. The Chamber kicked off the celebration of this milestone year at the Spring 2016 annual awards dinner. More than 300 Chamber members and guests in...
by admin | Feb 29, 2016 | Gone With the Wind
On February 29, 1940, Hollywood was abuzz and aglitter with Oscar fever. As was the custom, the names of the Oscar winners were revealed in advance to the press, with newspapers making a solemn promise not to break the news before the ceremonies. But one newspaper...
by admin | Feb 28, 2016 | Gone With the Wind
In 1999, producer David O. Selznick’s 1939 Best Picture Oscar for Gone With the Wind sold at auction for more than $1.54 million to singer Michael Jackson. The presale estimate had ranged from $200,000 to $300,000. The winning bid by the King of Pop set a new record...
by admin | Feb 27, 2016 | Film
For the 75th anniversary of The Maltese Falcon, Turner Classic Movies (www.tcm.com) and Fathom Events (www.fathomevents.com) hosted a theatrical re-release of the 1941 detective thriller. I couldn’t wait for this film-noir classic, featuring Humphrey Bogart as Sam...
by admin | Jan 16, 2016 | Gone With the Wind
After he completed work on Gone With the Wind, Clark Gable returned to work life at MGM and to home life with the love-of-his-life Carole Lombard. The idyllic happiness of Hollywood’s golden couple was shattered when the Japanese bombs found their targets at Pearl...
by admin | Jan 3, 2016 | Marketing, Public Relations
Some companies throw a party to mark a business anniversary. After all, what’s better than a catered affair with confetti and confections to celebrate a 10th, 25th or 150th business anniversary? How about a business anniversary “sell”-abration that...
by admin | Dec 18, 2015 | Gone With the Wind
I am one of five film experts featured in the roundtable article “The Box-Office Champ: Remembering Gone with the Wind on its 75th Anniversary” by journalist and film historian Michael Coate in his column “History, Legacy & Showmanship” on...
by admin | Dec 14, 2015 | Public Relations
Congratulations to the Community Loan Fund on its 30th business anniversary! Located in Albany, NY, the Community Loan Fund connects “socially concerned individuals and institutions to build a healthier local economy and community, by making low-cost flexible...
