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PATRICIA NEAL (January 20, 1926 — August 8, 2010) Frequently my life has been likened to a Greek tragedy, and the actress in me cannot deny that comparison.

CARY GRANT (Jan uary 18, 1904 — November 29, 1986) Everybody wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.

Katharine Hepburn, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Marlene Dietrich attending a private screening at the home of Paramount executive Jesse L. Lasky in 1933

The weather outside has been absolutely frightful, so for this week on "Film Friday" I have decided to bring you one of the most delightful films I have seen so far. This is one of those enchanting little stories that will most definitely keep you warm on a cold winter night. Theatrical release poster Directed by Henry Koster, Harvey (1950) tells the story of Elwood P. Dowd (James Stewart), a middle-aged, amiable drunk who claims to have an invisible best f riend named Harvey — whom he describe s as a 6'3.5" tall pooka resembling an ant hropomorphic white rabbit . His friends and family wonder whether his obsession with Harvey is a product of his (self-admitted) drinking problem or a sign of mental illness. When Elwood starts to introduce Harvey to guests at a society party hosted by his excitable sister, Veta Louise Simmons (Josephine Hull), the old woman has seen just about as much of his eccentric behavior as she can tolerate. To spare her daughter My...

Loretta Young registers as hostess at the Hollywood Canteen (1942)