Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Movies for the Day, Thursday, July 12, 2018

Today's movies mark the birthdays of Milton Berle, Van Cliburn, and Prince John.







Top Banana (1954) is a filmed version
of Phil Silvers' Broadway hit about a Milton
Berle like TV comic trying to regain sagging
ratings.  Berle was born July 12, 1908.




Top Banana












Eighth Van Cliburn International
Piano Competition:  Here to Make
Music (1989) won an Emmy for
Directing.  Van Cliburn is
pictured in 1966.  He was born
July 12, 1934.




Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition









The Lost Prince (2003) is the true story
of the youngest child of King George V
and Queen Mary.  Prince John suffered from
epilepsy and lived from July 12, 1905, to
January 18, 1919.  This television movie
won Emmys for Art Direction, Costumes, and
Outstanding Miniseries.




The Lost Prince

















































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