Besides Joseph Losey, one filmmaker, to my knowledge, provided David Wayne’s talents and presence with fully ample and honorable space: star stature.
Previously: Part One.
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Like a Mechanical Bird: The Peculiar Stoicism of David Wayne (Part Two of Two)
Posted by Donald Phelps on March 3rd, 2010 at 12:01 AMLike a Mechanical Bird: The Peculiar Stoicism of David Wayne (Part One of Two)
Posted by Donald Phelps on March 2nd, 2010 at 12:01 AMAn appreciation of character actor David Wayne.
The Wooden Boy: Onward and Upward
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Posted by Donald Phelps on January 4th, 2010 at 12:01 AM
Panel from September 7, 1946 Oaky Doaks [©1946 AP Newsfeatures]
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Posted by Donald Phelps on December 29th, 2009 at 12:01 AMOn an aural level, Santos Ortega’s artistry (amid a throng of others) resembled that of an expert cartoonist. One-line remarks as pen strokes, lending nuance to an implicitly conventional portrait.
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Posted by Donald Phelps on December 28th, 2009 at 12:01 AM“Printer stink!” — His Name Was Death
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