Jonathan Craig
@archivistjonathan.bsky.social
Actor turned Archivist in NYC. Here for all things classic Hollywood, old school horror, Broadway, Shirley Bassey, and Peter Cushing. 🏳️🌈
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November 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I believe Eleanor Parker had Sylvia’s role before it made it to Broadway, which is quite the change in casting.
June 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I believe Eleanor Parker had Sylvia’s role before it made it to Broadway, which is quite the change in casting.
I’ve always called 34th to 42nd, “Hell’s Pantry.”
May 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I’ve always called 34th to 42nd, “Hell’s Pantry.”
“There’s that bush shaped like Shirley Bassey!”
May 4, 2025 at 2:33 AM
“There’s that bush shaped like Shirley Bassey!”
That’s an insult to Ernst Stavro, if I’m being honest.
February 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
That’s an insult to Ernst Stavro, if I’m being honest.
The greatest actress in the English language!
November 22, 2024 at 2:47 PM
The greatest actress in the English language!
Some shots from Sondergaard’s wardrobe and makeup tests for the Wicked Witch of the West in the Wizard of Oz. She was originally chosen to play the role before Margaret Hamilton took it over.
November 13, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Some shots from Sondergaard’s wardrobe and makeup tests for the Wicked Witch of the West in the Wizard of Oz. She was originally chosen to play the role before Margaret Hamilton took it over.
Sondergaard was the very first Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner for her very first film, Anthony Adverse (1936), which I have yet to see. She had already appeared in 9 Broadway productions, including the original Broadway run of Eugene O’Neill’s Strange Interlude.
November 13, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Sondergaard was the very first Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner for her very first film, Anthony Adverse (1936), which I have yet to see. She had already appeared in 9 Broadway productions, including the original Broadway run of Eugene O’Neill’s Strange Interlude.