#ralph blane

[domlarkin]

[gregorygalloway]

Meet Me in St. Louis premiered in St. Louis, MO on 22 November 1944.

Based on Sally Benson's 1942 novel of the same name (which took her original 8 short stories that had been published in The New Yorker from June 1941 and May 1942, and added 4 more stories), 6 writers worked with Benson on the adaptation (only Irving Brecher and Fred Finklehoffe received on-screen credit), and Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin wrote "The Boy Next Door," "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," and "The Trolley Song" for the film.

Meet Me in St. Louis was an enormous box office hit and received 4 Academy Award nominations, including Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Song ("The Trolley Song"), Best Cinematography - Color (George Folsey), and Best Score (George Stoll). It did not receive an Oscar. 7-year-old Margaret O'Brien received an honorary Juvenile Academy Award for her work.

Director Vincente Minnelli began an affair with Judy Garland during the production (Minnelli was 19 years older than Garland) and they married in 1945.

Meet Me in St. Louis is now considered to be one of the best musicals ever made.

[itsdlevy]

Despite this song literally being called "What Good Is A Gal Without A Guy," I can't help feeling like it's an arch lesbian anthem. That's Joan Evans, Esther Williams, and Vivian Blaine in Skirts Ahoy! (1952)

Music: Harry Warren Lyrics: Ralph Blane

[nofatclips]

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Judy Garland cover) by Norah Jones

[eightmuppetynotes]

Muppet Song of the Day: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

Written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane

[egoschwank]

al things considered — when i post my masterpiece #1216

first posted in facebook september 27, 2023

charles sheeler -- "connecticut barns in landscape" (1934)

"i favor a picture which arrives at its destination without the evidence of a trying journey rather than one which shows the marks of battle" … charles sheeler

"i know the spot, peaceful and fair, i'd be so happy if i were there. no matter where i'd chance to be, connecticut is the place for me" … ralph blane

"well, she puts her cigar out in my face just for kicks her bedroom window is made out of bricks the national guard stands around her door i ain't gonna work on maggie's farm no more" … bob dylan

"i favor a quote which does not arrive at a destination without signposts demonstrating the barks of metAL" … al janik

[great-american-songbook-poetry]

With my high starched-collar and my high-topped shoes And my hair piled high upon my head I went to lose a jolly hour on the trolley And lost my heart instead

Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, “The Trolley Song”

[raynbowclown]

Over the Banister leans a face [song lyrics]

Over the Banister leans a face [song lyrics] sung by Judy Garland in Meet Me in St. Louis

Song lyrics to Over the Bannister (1944) Written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, Sung by Judy Garland in Meet Me in St. Louis (more…)

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