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"Web" by Robert Flack, 1984. Screenshot: Canadian Artists and Telidon
“There are more than four” at Cooper Cole
Artists’ Book Display for the week of February 11th, 2019
A Little Book of Jews : 10 Jews in Natural Color by Marc Alan Jacobs
Letters From Mu (Part I) : Mu Counterpoint by Andre Spears- Published inf France and written in collaboration with artist Gilgian Gelzer
Book about Love & War & Death by Richard Carter( Dick) Higgins- San Franscisco: Nova Broadcast Press, 1969
NSCAD Library Windows April 4-15 1994 by Stephen Clayton Ellwood- Halifax: Stephen Clayton Ellwood, 1994
This Is True To Me by Robert Flack- Guelph, ON: The Eternal Cosmic Love Machine: Macdonald Stewart Art Centre, 1994
LUCY ON THE DAIS - Part One
“The All-Star Party for Clint Eastwood”
November 30, 1986 on CBS
Directed by Dick McDonogh
Written & Produced by Paul Keyes
Music by Nelson Riddle
THE PARTY-GOERS
Clinton Eastwood Jr. (Honoree) is an actor, filmmaker, musician, and political figure. After achieving success in the Western TV series “Rawhide,” he rose to international fame with his role as the Man with No Name in Sergio Leone's Dollars trilogy of spaghetti Westerns during the 1960s, and as antihero cop Harry Callahan in five Dirty Harry films throughout the 1970s and '80s. He has two Oscars for Directing and Producing Unforgiven (1992) and another two for Million Dollar Baby (1994). He received a special Oscar in 1994. At the age of 74, he was the oldest recipient of the Academy Award for Best Director to date. Eastwood won election as the nonpartisan mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California in April 1986. A Mitt Romney supporter, he delivered a prime time address at the 2012 Republican National Convention to an empty chair representing Barack Obama. Eastwood has had personal relationships with a number of women, with partner Sandra Locke famously filing a palimony suit in 1989. He was married twice and also had a relationship with co-star Frances Fisher.
Lucille Ball (Hostess) was born on August 6, 1911 in Jamestown, New York. She began her screen career in 1933 and was known in Hollywood as ‘Queen of the B’s’ due to her many appearances in ‘B’ movies. With Richard Denning, she starred in a radio program titled “My Favorite Husband” which eventually led to the creation of “I Love Lucy,” a television situation comedy in which she co-starred with her real-life husband, Latin bandleader Desi Arnaz. The program was phenomenally successful, allowing the couple to purchase what was once RKO Studios, re-naming it Desilu. When the show ended in 1960 (in an hour-long format known as “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour”) so did Lucy and Desi’s marriage. In 1962, hoping to keep Desilu financially solvent, Lucy returned to the sitcom format with “The Lucy Show,” which lasted six seasons. She followed that with a similar sitcom “Here’s Lucy” co-starring with her real-life children, Lucie and Desi Jr., as well as Gale Gordon, who had joined the cast of “The Lucy Show” during season two. Before her death in 1989, Lucy made one more attempt at a sitcom with “Life With Lucy,” also with Gordon, which was not a success and was canceled after just 13 episodes.
Monty Hall - Chairman of Variety Clubs International
Clint Eastwood's Family (center table)
Sondra Locke – partner of Clint Eastwood. The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), The Gauntlet (1977), Every Which Way But Loose (1978), Bronco Billy (1980), Any Which Way You Can (1980), Sudden Impact (1983)
Ruth Wood – Eastwood's mother
John Beldon Wood – Eastwood's step-father
Jeanne Bernhardt – Eastwood's younger sister
Alison Eastwood – Eastwood's daughter (age 14) by Maggie Johnson
Kyle Eastwood – Eastwood's son (age 18) by Maggie Johnson
Credited Entertainers & Speakers (with credits shared with Clint Eastwood, introduced by Monty Hall)
*Sammy Davis Jr.
Roberta Flack – Play Misty For Me (1971), Sudden Impact (1983)
Cary Grant
Merv Griffin - “Talent Scouts” (1963), “The Merv Griffin Show” (1967-74)
Jill Hollier
+*Bob Hope
Marsha Mason – Heartbreak Ridge (1986)
*Don Rickles – Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Nick Perrino and the Variety Club Orchestra
Don Siegel – Director of Coogan's Bluff (1968), Two Mules for Sister Sarah (1970), The Beguiled (1971), Play Misty for Me (1971), Dirty Harry (1971), Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
James Stewart
Uncredited Attendees (with credits shared with Clint Eastwood)
+Bea Arthur
Tom Bosley
Charles Bronson - “Rawhide” (1965)
Joan Collins
Tyne Daly – The Enforcer (1976)
Altovise Davis - wife of Sammy Davis Jr.
Phyllis Diller
*Barbara Eden - “Rawhide” (1963 & 1964)
Zsa Zsa Gabor
*Eydie Gorme
*June Haver – wife of Fred MacMurray
Florence Henderson
Hal Holbrook
Brian Keith - “Rawhide” (1959)
*Harvey Korman
*Bernie Kopell
*Steve Lawrence
Michele Lee
*Fred MacMurray
*Dick Martin
*Gary Morton – husband of Lucille Ball
George Peppard
Lynn Redgrave
*Charles 'Buddy' Rodgers
*Cesar Romero
Mort Sahl
Joan Van Ark
Dick Van Patten
Jonathan Winters
* Appeared with Lucille Ball on one of her television series'
+ Appeared with Lucille Ball in films
THE ALL-STAR PARTY
Monty Hall says that this is the 11th annual Variety Club All-Star Party. The previous year President Ronald Reagan was honored. Two years earlier, Hall hosted the 1984 event honoring Lucille Ball. In 1982 Ball participated in the All-Star Party for Carol Burnett.
“All-Star Party for Lucille Ball” (1984) also featured Monty Hall, Sammy Davis Jr., James Stewart, Joan Collins, Bea Arthur, Joan Van Ark, and Zsa Zsa Gabor.
The show was taped on September 28, 1986 on an NBC stage at the network's Burbank headquarters and broadcast by CBS on November 30. Proceeds from the evening were used to expand the existing drug and alcohol center operated by Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula, near Carmel.
The broadcast aired opposite “The Wonderful World of Disney” on ABC and sitcoms on NBC. It earned a 21 rating, winning its time period and the night. The highest rated of the “All-Star Parties” was for Frank Sinatra in 1983.
Hardly anyone in the large audience knew Clint Eastwood personally, as Sondra Locke recalled in her autobiography:
"James Stewart, whom we'd never met, gave a speech; Joan Collins, whom we'd never met, sat very near us. Yet everyone acted like good friends."
Marsha Mason is the first to speak about Clint, talking about their recently finished yet-to-be-released film Heartbreak Ridge.
She introduces Roberta Flack, who performs “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” by Ewan MacColl from the film Play Misty for Me (1971). Flack thanks Eastwood for liking the song and introduces Bob Hope.
Bob Hope: “I won't say he's a tough mayor, but he's got a SWAT team to deal with overtime parking. His motto is 'Walk softly and carry a big percent of the gross.' Now that he's mayor they give the death penalty for jay-walking in Carmel.”
Hope compliments Cary Grant for looking good for his age. Eerily, the day before the party aired, Grant died. CBS paid tribute to Grant with the following statement after the closing credits:
Hope mentions Eastwood's only musical, Paint Your Wagon (1969). Hope sings his signature tune “Thanks for the Memory” with special lyrics for the occasion.
Cary Grant reads a letter from President Ronald Reagan. Reagan was honored with an All-Star Party the previous year, 1985. Grant also read a congratulatory telegram from President Reagan in 1984, when Lucille Ball was honored.
Merv Griffin introduces newcomer Jill Hollier who sings “How Much I Care” from Pale Rider (1985) with melody by Clint Eastwood and newly written lyrics for the occasion by Sammy Cahn.
Film Director Don Siegel talks about being assigned to direct his first Eastwood picture.
Don Rickles takes the stage to 'roast' Eastwood and the other party attendees.
Sammy Davis Jr. says that his relationship with Eastwood goes back to “Rawhide.” He sings “Misty” by Erroll Garner and Johnny Burke from the film Play Misty for Me (1971). Davis has written an introduction to the song to be spoken by Clint Eastwood as Dave Garland, his disc jockey character from the film.
Jimmy Stewart calls Clint “a credit to the motion picture industry” as both actor and director.
Jimmy Stewart: “He is an actor who took the art of acting back to basics. He is the common denominator of the common man. You portray a man of the world... you stick up for yourself and all the rest of us.”
Monty Hall talks about the charitable endeavors of the Variety Clubs International. Lucille Ball takes the stage.
Ball: “Clint, you're such a big star because you're such a big hunk.”
Ball notes that Clint has filled the room with many of his past production and behind-the-scenes co-workers.
LUCY & CLINT
In 1972's “Lucy and the Group Encounter” (HL S5;E14) Lucy Carter says that if she were stranded on a desert island she would want Clint Eastwood to be there.
A year later, when Jackie Coogan played “Lucy's Tenant” (HL S6;E7), Lucy wonders why guys like Clint Eastwood don't rent rooms!
In 1974, in “Milton Berle is the Life of the Party” (HL S6;E19), Harry says he wouldn't come to one of Lucy's parties even if Clint Eastwood were a guest! Nor would he be swayed by Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, or Princess Anne – but he changes his tune when it turns out to be Uncle Miltie.
In 1960, Clint Eastwood was one of Lucille Ball's first choices to play her romantic lead in the Broadway musical Wildcat. When he (and a few other A-list marquee names) were not available, she settled on Keith Andes (above).
After Lucille Ball's passing in 1989, Clint Eastwood sent a note of condolences to Gary Morton. The note is recreated in the 2004 book Lucy & Desi: The Real Life Scrapbook of America's Favorite Couple.
Genealogists say that Lucille Ball and Clint Eastwood are actually related! They are ninth cousins, once removed.
Six months after playing Lucille Ball in the TV film “Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter” Frances Fisher started filming the Clint Eastwood film Unforgiven (1992). The two had a personal relationship that produced a daughter in 1993. They are no longer together.
This Date in Lucy History – November 30
"Too Many Crooks" (ILL S3;E9) – November 30, 1952
"Lucy Gets Her Maid" (TLS S3;E11) – November 30, 1964
"Lucy and Rudy Vallee" (HL S3;E12) – November 30, 1970
Part Two - “The All-Star Party for Carol Burnett”!
Artists’ Book display for the week of October 1st, 2018
Ecce occupy : fragments from conversations between free persons and captive persons concerning the crisis of everything everywhere, the need for great fictions without proper names, the premise of the commons, the exploitation of our everyday communism . . . by Sarah Rifky- Ostildern : Hatje Cantz, 2012
Definitions by Maurizio Nannucci, Hinwil, Switzerland : Edition Galerie Howeg, 1970
Unititled by Robert Flack- Toronto, On :1982
Sex and Power Land by Lee Murray- Denmark : Brandts Klaedefabrik, 1994
Fluxus selections from the Gilbert and Lila Silverman collection by Clive Phillp- New York : Museum of Modern Art, 1988
Roberta Flack’s 11 Essential Songs
One of the supreme voices of the 1970s and a master of revelatory reinterpretation has died at 88.
At a New York concert in 1997, Roberta Flack referred to her voice as a “blessed instrument.” For generations of listeners it was just that, a spellbinding force that could be cool, or luxurious, or swell with suggestive power, often in the same song.
Flack, who died on Monday at 88, began her career as a schoolteacher with a solid grounding in both classical music and Black church singing. She ended up one of the supreme voices of the 1970s, scoring multiple No. 1 hits that established her as a star of interpretive pop-soul, capable of stunning radio listeners and critics alike.
She was a master of the revelatory reinvention. Her first hit, “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” was originally a folk ballad by Ewan MacColl. See more
Roberta Flack, ’70s R&B Vocalist Known for ‘Killing Me Softly,’ Dies at 88
Legendary pop/R&B vocalist Roberta Flack, who was launched to stardom in the early ’70s by the Grammy-winning hits “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” has died, according to a statement from her rep. No cause of death was cited; she was 88.
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On February 10, 1937, Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and pianist Roberta Flack was born in Black Mountain.
The daughter of two pianists, Flack herself began playing piano at age 9 and was heavily influenced by the sound and style of gospel music. She graduated high school at 15 and received a bachelor’s degree in music education from Howard University. The unexpected death of her father in 1959 prompted Flack to enter the field of education in order to support her family. Her first teaching job brought her to Farmville, where she taught English and music at an African American school.
Flack continued to pursue music on the side and secured her big break in 1968 when jazz pianist Les McCann sent a copy of one of her performances to Atlantic Records. Flack released her first studio album, First Take, with Atlantic Records in 1969. The album initially failed to chart but subsequent exposure of her music on television and in film pushed Flack to the top of the Billboard 200 and garnered a Grammy in 1972.
In all, Flack has won four Grammy awards and her album 1973 Killing Me Softly was certified double platinum.
This Day in NC History: Folk/Jazz/R&B/Soul Singer Roberta Flack Born