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Marco Place

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Bi-coastal traveling culture vulture: 20th century movie maven, opera queen, ballet buff, art appreciator and book reader [prose]. Exploring the world and loving animals. 🏳️‍🌈

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Marco Place @marco-place.bsky.social · 19h

1957

Marco Place @marco-place.bsky.social · 1d

R.I.P.
#RIP #Zabars #SaulZabar #Deli #FoodSky #UWS

The King Of NYC's Legendary Zabar's Deli, Saul Zabar, Dead At 97 - The Takeout

Saul Zabar, owner of Zabar's specialty food store and deli, has passed away at 97 years old. Zabar ran his family's iconic NYC market for more than 70 years.

www.thetakeout.com

Marco Place @marco-place.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder if this was by the same architect as those who designed the Friend Paper Company in Pasadena...

Marco Place @marco-place.bsky.social · 2d

Lewis Stone?

Marco Place @marco-place.bsky.social · 2d

#MovieSky #ElizabethTaylor #FilmSky #MoodScale

Marco Place @marco-place.bsky.social · 2d

Dramatic soprano Maria Jeritza - "The Moravian Thunderbolt" - created the roles of Ariadne in "Ariadne auf Naxos"; the Empress in "Die Frau ohne Schatten", and Hariette/Juliette in "Die tote Stadt".
#botd #MariaJeritza #OperaSky #MarieJedličková

Marco Place @marco-place.bsky.social · 4d

Charles Schultz' Snoopy made his debut on October 4, 1950. It's his Diamond Jubilee!
#Snoopy #Peanuts #CartoonSky #Beagle #CharlesSchultz

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Marco Place @marco-place.bsky.social · 5d

#LastFourWatched

Marco Place @marco-place.bsky.social · 6d

R.I.P.
Dame Jane Morris Goodall (April 3, 1934 - October 1, 2025)

#RIP #JaneGoodall #GorillaSky #ChimpSky

Marco Place @marco-place.bsky.social · 8d

My favorite films of September 2025 include two personal premieres ("Die Mörder Sind Unter Uns" and "The Exterminating Angel") and two old favorites that I was able to see on the BIG screen and introduce to a friend who had never seen them. Looking forward to a cinematic October!
#FilmSky #MovieSky

Marco Place @marco-place.bsky.social · 11d

#FilmSky #MovieSky #RobertoRossellini #AnnaMagnani #RomaCittaAperta #LaLupa

80 years of Rome, Open City: tracking down Roberto Rossellini’s locations today

Shot on the streets of the Italian capital at the end of the Second World War, Roberto Rossellini’s Rome, Open City was made under precarious conditions but created an earthquake in film history with ...

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Marco Place @marco-place.bsky.social · 11d

I already saw it on the news last night.

Marco Place @marco-place.bsky.social · 13d

#RaptureSky

Marco Place @marco-place.bsky.social · 13d

“Real music is always revolutionary, for it cements the ranks of the people; it arouses them and leads them onward.” - Dimitri Shostakovich

#botd #MusicSky #Shostakovich

Marco Place @marco-place.bsky.social · 15d

And yet, she was warm, sweetly vulnerable, approachable. I am happy we have so many examples of her work on film to keep us company for my remaining years.