Seven Year Itch - 57 Years Today

[Senator Jack]

Well, I finally got this article about the history of The Seven Year Itch up - the original Broadway production, that is, which premiered on 11/20/1952. Thought a few Loungers might be interested in it as I uncovered a few things in my investigation: one, who the character of The Girl was based on, and two, the location of the Staircase and the shooting location of the Monroe film.

Regards,

Jack

 

[dhermann1]

Wonderful, excellent, fascinating, fun, not to mention INFORMATIVE, article. I'll have to find both the 71 Irving Place address, and the E 61st location.
"Itch" was on the tube recently and I looked it up in www.imdb.com. It amazed me to find negative comments about Tom Ewell left by ignorant persons. He was the DEFINITIVE Richard Sherman. And of course Marilyn was Marilyn. VERY interesting to learn the reality of the original. I'll have to read it.
About Jayne Mansfield: Jack Paar had her on his Friday evening show (after he left the Tonight Show) along with Zsa Zsa Gabor, a number of times. It was a battle of wits and Zsa Zsa was totally unarmed. Jayne's intelligence, charm and wit blew Zsa Zsa right out of the joint. Paar just sat there and enjoyed it. Jayne was a smart little cookie.
Thanks for this great article, Jack. :eusa_clap

 

[Senator Jack]

Thanks, Dan. Glad you enjoyed it. I had originally intended to write a lengthier piece about Axelrod and his career but I don't think people would read a ten thousand word piece on the internet. Orson Bean had a lot to say about his work on Rock Hunter and with Mansfield (Walter Matthau hated working with her), and I had always meant to get in touch with Tony Curtis about these wild parties they supposedly used to throw. Maybe i can do a follow up at some point.


Regards,

Jack

 

[goldwyn girl]

One of my favorite movies. FYI Jayne Mansfield had a 163 IQ

 

[filfoster]

Gray's Anatomy

Just watched the forgotten "Charlotte Gray" with Cate Blanchette. A wonderful period film with not so much great period clothing for the men, who are seedy resistance fighters or collaborators in wartime Vichy France. But she is lovely.

 

[skyvue]

THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH is showing at Film Forum here in NYC on Saturday, Jan. 2, as part of the month-long MADCAP MANHATTAN festival. It's on a double bill with IT'S ALWAYS FAIR WEATHER.

 

[filfoster]

Jayne Mansfield

One of my favorite movies. FYI Jayne Mansfield had a 163 IQ

You are kidding, aren't you? I admit to spending some tender, albeit solitary moments in the thrall of Ms. Mansfield but I never imagined she was a Mensa candidate. I admired her for her.....personalities.

 

[dhermann1]

I can testify she was sharp as a tack. You should have seen her on Paar. Smart woman.

 

[filfoster]

Not so plain Jayne

I can testify she was sharp as a tack. You should have seen her on Paar. Smart woman.

I probably did see her on (Jack) Paar (Whatever happened to Jose Mellis?) but don't recall her wit and wisdom. At that age, I suppose I wan't paying attention to that.

 

[Senator Jack]

Orson Bean did tell me she was extremely smart. Matthau, it seemed, had used quite a different word to describe her.