Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Movies for the Day, Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Today's movies mark the birthdays of Jimmy Piersall, Joseph McCarthy, and Barbara Hutton.  Which of today's selections would you watch?








Fear Strikes Out (1957) is the story of
Major League Baseball's Jimmy Piersall
and his struggle with mental illness.
Piersall was born November 14, 1929.





Fear Strikes Out










Insignificance (1985) is about
an imagined hotel meeting among
four characters based on 1950s icons
who discuss fame, relationships, and
the post World War II world.  The four
are based on Joe DiMaggio, Joseph McCarthy
(born November 14, 1908), Marilyn Monroe,
and Albert Einstein.  A very good movie.


Insignificance










Poor Little Rich Girl:  The Barbara Hutton
Story (1987) is a dramatic biography of the
fabulously wealthy but troubled socialite and
heiress Barbara Hutton, born November 14,
1912.  This TV movie won Emmys for Costume
Design, Makeup, and Hairstyling.  The movie
stars Farrah Fawcett.




Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
















































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