Shirley maclaine is an american film and theatre actress, dance, singer, activist and author. Shirley maclaine is an academy awardwinning american film and theatre actress, wellknown not only for her acting, but for her devotion to her belief in reincarnation. The rat pack have their first bigscreen outing in smalltown indiana in this adaptation of james joness novel of postwar comedown and disillusion, with frank sinatra as exgi dave hirsch, returning to his sleepy ohio river hometown where hell move between the upstanding world inhabited by his jeweler brother arthur kennedy and school teacher girlfriend martha hyer, and the party on. Her mother, kathlyn corinne maclean, was a drama teacher from nova scotia, canada, and her father, ira owens beaty, a professor of psychology and real estate agent, was from virginia. Some came running is a novel by james jones, published in 1958. Beginning in the 1950s and continuing for more than four decades, he tracked down thousands of notables in all fields of achievement, and requested their autograph, primarily on approximately 24,000 yes, thousand index cards. Ira was a professor of psychology, public school administrator, and real estate. Frank sinatra and shirley maclaine in a scene from some came. Shirley maclaine remembers mgm, where the rat pack taught her improv. Yet if some came running survives its dated gender politics, thats all due to maclaine. He once had a career as an author, and published two books, but drinking and writers block have left his writing career moribund. Maclaine also shared some screen time and friendship with the rat packs dean martin and frank sinatra. Sequence from the film some came running, directed by vincente minnelli and starring frank sinatra, shirley maclaine and dean martin. Shirley maclaine on a different age of sexual harassers in.
Born in richmond, virginia, maclein is the daughter of the late ira owens beaty and kathlyn corinne. His next two novels, however, returned to his wartime experiences. She won an oscar for her performance in terms of endearment. Academy award and golden globewinner and emmynominee frank sinatra oceans eleven, pal joey, academy award, emmy and golden globewinner shirley maclaine rumor has it, in her shoes and emmynominee and golden globewinner dean martin oceans eleven, rio bravo, star in this powerful drama about the difficult challenges facing a veteran when he returns home to deal with. However, casting shirley maclaine as the wayward female lead, ginny, a dimwitted slut with a heart of gold, happened in serendipitous way. He meets and befriends various different characters and tries to figure out what to do with his life. Shirley maclaine has 35 books on goodreads with 25915 ratings. Shirley maclaine on making some came running mob boss. It features a career best performance from sinatra, playing on his.
Frank sinatra and dean martin starred with shirley maclaine in a tale about a. Some came running film by minnelli 1958 britannica. Shirley maclaine, american actress and dancer known for her portrayals of eccentric characters and her interest in mysticism. Frank sinatra, dean martin and shirley maclaine filmed some came running in madison and the town came. Shirley maclaine photo shirley maclaine family shirley maclaine brother. Her ginnieoverly made up and yet disheveled, with hamburger bun crumbs on her sparkly cocktail dressis the only one to lend the movie an authentic sense of. Verdammt sind sie alle some came running 1958 spanische.
Film memories the official site of shirley maclaine. The film follows dave hirsh sinatra, a famous writer who returns to his small hometown in indiana after. Maclaine earned her first oscar nomination for her portrayal of a pathetic tart who shocks a conservative town by showing up on the arm of young war hero frank sinatra in some came running 1959. Not just one of minnellis best but one of hollywoods greatest movies of any era, some came running is unjustly forgotten. Kaufen sie verdammt sind sie alle some came running. While promoting her book im over all that, maclaine revealed to oprah winfrey, that she was in an open relationship with her husband steve parker, whom she divorced, in 1982. Some came running the story is pure melodrama, despite the intention of the original novels author, james jones, to invest it with greater stature. Shirley maclaine 1958 some came running shirley maclaine, she farts in public. The theme of some came running is the sad gap between capability and the great success of his first.
While making some came running with frank sinatra and dean martin, maclaine was invited to be the only woman in the. Other articles where some came running is discussed. Books have also been written based on her autograph. Some came running the title has no meaning that i can see can even be called the first of the clan flicks, which formally began two years later with the wonderful oceans eleven, starring martin and sinatra with a bunch of others, and with maclaine in an uncredited cameo. Whitney balliett of the new yorker called the book twelve hundred and sixtysix pages of flawlessly sustained tedium. Minnelli presents a postwar american anytown that keeps its. A film version starring frank sinatra, dean martin and shirley maclaine was released the same year and was nominated for five academy awards. Dave hirsch, a writer and an army veteran winds up in his small. She is also the writer of a large number of autobiographical works, many dealing with her new age beliefs, such as solipsism, as well as her hollywood career. It tells the story of a troubled army veteran and author who returns to his midwestern hometown after 16 years, to the chagrin of his wealthy, socialclimbing brother.
Blossom is one of those movies that you cannot remember filmingmuch less seeing. The emphasis on the conflicted passions and ambivalent feelings of the middleclass characters makes some came running one of minnellis most effective and popular melodramas. Shirley maclaine s most popular book is out on a limb. Inhibited by its era from playing out the messy relationships of james jones novel in all their explicitness, director vincente minnelli finds a means of using this to his advantage in some came running, constructing an unsettling melodrama of suggestion and understatement. Some came running, american dramatic film, released in 1958, that was especially noted for the performances by frank sinatra and dean martinin their first screen pairingand shirley maclaine. Frank sinatra as dave hirsh, dean martin as bama dillert, and shirley maclaine as ginnie moorehead. Some came running is the first of seven films in which frank sinatra and dean martin would appear together. In this regard, some came running is an outlier, even a renunciation, for much of its running time. April 24, 1934 is an american film, television, and theater actress, singer, dancer, activist, and author. Some came running is also so gamey and rancid in its concentration on sex that it seems like the work of an adolescent obsessed by the kinsey reports. She costarred with the two in 1958s some came running. Description from beanstalkbiz i searched for this on. Metrogoldwynmayergetty images did robert mitchum see life as performance.
Alfred hitchcock, frank sinatra, dean martin, jack lemmon and. An unrefined goodtime girl, maclaine allows her affections to settle. Made many good movies, drama, musical, and is stil active. Shirley maclaine work has dramatically been appreciated by most of the people worldwide. Made her film debut in alfred hitchcocks the trouble with harry 1955.
While making some came running with frank sinatra and dean martin, maclaine. Shirley maclaine is a beloved movie star, writer and spiritual visionary who career has included film roles in classics like cancan, the apartment and sweet charity. Some came running is a 1958 american drama film directed by vincente minnelli and starring frank sinatra, dean martin, and shirley maclaine, based on the. Frank sinatra, dean martin, and shirley maclaine publicity portrait from the 1958 film some came running. Frank sinatra, shirley maclaine and dean martin star in this powerful drama about the challenges facing a veteran when he returns home to deal with family. Some came running is a 1958 film directed by vincente minnelli, starring frank sinatra, shirley maclaine, arthur kennedy, dean martin, and martha hyer dave hirsh sinatra is an alcoholic soldier, freshly discharged from the army. Shirley maclaine remembers mgm, where the rat pack taught. It took him seven years and the result was some came running. Shirley maclaine was born shirley maclean beaty in richmond, virginia.
An oscar winner, maclaine received the 40th afi life achievement award from the american film institute in 2012, and received the kennedy center honors for her lifetime contributions to american culture through the performing arts in 20. After a variety of smaller parts, this is the role that cemented maclaines name, earning her an oscar nomination for best actress. Some came running by vincente minnelli frank sinatra, dean. Sequence from the film some came running, directed by.
Sinatra, a mob boss and an erroneous hamburger order in. From shirley s questions emerges a striking portrait of a constantly curious woman who thrills to new ideas and discoveriesall while enjoying one of the most extraordinary and enduring careers in hollywood. With frank sinatra, dean martin, shirley maclaine, martha hyer. Shirley maclaine brings lifetime of experiences to the. The books that dave pulls out of his duffel bag when he checks into the. Read another excerpt from im over all that about shirley maclaine s former loves watch shirley tell the story of how she came up with the idea for im over all that watch shirley describe how she feels about being criticized for her beliefs shirley opens up about her fascinating life as a hollywood legend. Some came running is a 1958 american drama film directed by vincente minnelli and starring frank sinatra, dean martin, and shirley maclaine, based on the novel of the same name by james jones. And elmer bernsteins score is a weird and moody curiosity, both jazzy and melodramatic.
She became an honorary member of the rat pack, costarring in some of their films she has a cameo in oceans 11 1960 and often turned up for group gatherings. Some came running by vincente minnelli frank sinatra. Frank sinatra, dean martin, shirley maclaine, leora dana, roy engel, larry gates, connie gilchrist, don haggerty. Shirley maclaine, however, saw a different side of sinatra and was grateful to be included in his inner circle. From the opening credits, veteran dave hirsch frank sinatra has forgotten about ginny shirley maclaine, arriving in his indiana home town on a greyhound, in some came running, 1959, vincente minnellis film from the james jones novel view the tcmdb entry for some came running. Frank sinatra, dean martin, shirley maclaine, martha hyer, arthur. Some came running 1959 movie clip youre a nice kid. Shirley maclaine 1958 some came running shirley maclaine, 1934, actress, dancer, author. Shirley maclaine biography childhood, life achievements. Shirley maclaines past lives im over all that excerpt.
Dave hirsch, a writer and an army veteran winds up in his small indiana hometown, to the dismay of his respectable older brother. Shirleys books the official site of shirley maclaine. Shirley maclaine earned one of the movies five academy award nominations as the goodhearted floozie with a potentially fatal attraction to hirsh this is a. Set in 1948, it tells the story of a troubled army veteran and author who returns to his midwestern hometown after 16 years, to the chagrin of his wealthy, socialclimbing brother. After getting her start singing and dancing on broadway, shirley went on to a silverscreen career working with some of hollywoods greatest legends. Some came running approved 2h 17min drama, romance 25 december 1958 usa dave hirsch, a writer and an army veteran winds up in his small indiana hometown, to the dismay of his respectable older brother. The first real burst of color comes from a bar where he. Loved everything about it, even shirley maclaines acting and in that regard, i am not usually a fan at all as usual, frank sinatra was superb, in many ways this. Please enjoy some of my personal filmmaking memories. At some point, she has received critics from people but never has she ever let them define who she is. Some came running is the first of seven films in which frank sinatra and.
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