RARA-AVIS: Re: Bus Stop

From: blumenidiot ( blumenidiot@yahoo.com)
Date: 27 Jun 2008


--- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Moore" <moorich@...> wrote:
>
> --- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "blumenidiot" <blumenidiot@>
> wrote:
> >
> > --- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Patrick King <abrasax93@>
wrote:
> > >
> > > --- On Fri, 6/27/08, capnbob@ <capnbob@> wrote:
> > >
> > > It seems as though BUS STOP is being touted as Marilyn Monroe's
> debut
> > movie. It was released in 1956, her film debut was in 1947.
> > >
> > > **************************************************
> > > BUS STOP was Marilyn's first starring role. All the others were
> bit
> > parts.
> > >
> > This is way off topic, but at least get your facts right. She
> didn't
> > appear in a bit part Seven Year Itch, River of No Return, How To
> Marry
> > a Millionare, or Gentleman Prefer Blondes.
> >
> > Bus Stop was one of her last movies.
> > Mark
> >
>
> Yes, that is a helluva bundle of "bit" parts for Marilyn as she
> warmed up for her star debut in "Bus Stop." Mark, you are right
that
> this is off-topic, not to mention a bit silly. The next thing you
> know we'll be singing show tunes.

Richard,

Some showtunes such as virtually all the songs Weill and Brecht's Threepenny Opera would be on topic, most notably Mack the Knife or Pirate Jenny Mark
 



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