The Life and Times of Hollywood.com Rick Lertzman

Our special guest today is author and film historian Lon Davis. We discuss his amazing new book, Ma and Pa Kettle on Film from Bear Manor Books. Now available on Amazon
Their names alone can bring a smile to the face of any classic movie buff. Portrayed by veteran stage and screen actors Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride, Ma and Pa first won the hearts of moviegoers in The Egg and I in 1947. Handily stealing the spotlight from the film’s nominal leads, the Kettles were given their own series. The resulting B-pictures were so successful that they reportedly saved Universal studios from bankruptcy. Since then, Ma and Pa have been making new friends and fans with every passing generation. Whether they’re at the fair, on vacation, back on the farm, at Waikiki, in Paris, New York City, the Ozarks, or just at home, they can always be counted on to make viewers laugh out loud. Ma and Pa Kettle on Film, the first full-length book on that famous series, is filled with behind-the-scenes information, vivid descriptions of each film, still pictures, screencaps, movie ads, and hilarious dialogue that will make you laugh all over again. So, COME AND GET IT!“Everything you could possibly want to know about the Ma and Pa Kettle comedies is covered in this well-researched book. The authors’ enthusiasm is positively contagious.” —Leonard Maltin

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It’s time for season two of our popular podcast. Last year with over 70 programs we had thousands of listeners. This year will be even more fun. On Monday we kicked the year off with our popular guest, Tea and Etiquette guru Ellen Easton and it is a fabulous hour that we hope you can listen to. Much more to come!!

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New Podcast: Etiquette, Hollywood and Ellen Easton

We start off season two of our podcast with one of our favorite and most popular guests-the renowned author, bon-vivant, tea and etiquette authority and consultant Ellen Easton. What a fun and fascinating program!

We turn to our guru Ellen to look at the etiquette and style in Hollywood during and after the pandemic

With the granddaddy of awards programs awaits us on Sunday, April 25th, many believe it will devolve into the obscene mix of Grammy Awards or the sloppiness of The Golden Globes where some award winners accepted their prize looking like they had Gabby Hayes as their stylist.

Fortunately, the Oscar show producers Steven Soderbergh, Stacey Sher and Jesse Collins have sent a letter to all nominees saying there will be virtual or Zoom acceptance – you must attend and that there WILL be a dress code.
The producers also offer tips on dress code, saying the usual formal look is fine but please don’t go “casual.” In other words, no Jason Sudeikis hoodies, please. “We’re aiming for a fusion of Inspirational and Aspirational, which in actual words means formal is totally cool if you want to go there, but casual is really not,” the letter says.

Today’s program is a fascinating mix of thoughts, commentary and the great stories that only a raconteur like Ellen can tell with panache


Ellen Easton, author of Afternoon Tea – Tips, Terms and Traditions (Red Wagon Press), a lifestyle and etiquette industry leader, keynote speaker and product spokesperson, is a hospitality, design, and retail consultant whose clients have included The Waldorf Astoria, Plaza Hotels and Bergdorf Goodman. Easton’s family traces their tea roots to the early 1800s when ancestors first introduced tea plants from India and China to the Colony of Cylon, this building one of the largest and best-cultivated tea estates on the island. Enjoy this large collection of Ellen Easton’s TEA TRAVELS™ articles and recipes covering the history, traditions, etiquette, protocols and menus

Her columns could be found at:

https://whatscookingamerica.net/EllenEaston/TeaTravelsIndex.htm

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Authors Lon Davis and Richard Lertzman discuss their newest book, “Deconstructing The Rat Pack:Joey, The Mob and The Summit”. Peter Sheridan, London Daily Express I T’S BEEN 60 years since film classic Ocean’s 11 first propelled the Rat Pack’s rakish cocktail-hour swagger and perpetual partying into a cultural phenomenon. Their free-wheeling streetwise machismo embodied Sixties Mob-run Las Vegas with a penthouse suite-style that endures in culture, fashion and music to this day. Frank Sinatra was the Rat Pack’s chairman of the board, with his inseparable friends and drinking buddies crooner Dean Martin, entertainer Sammy Davis Jr, British actor Peter Lawford, and comedian Joey Bishop, who boozed, brawled and womanised together.

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Ellen Easton, author of Afternoon Tea – Tips, Terms and Traditions (Red Wagon Press), a lifestyle and etiquette industry leader, keynote speaker and product spokesperson, is a hospitality, design, and retail consultant whose clients have included The Waldorf Astoria, Plaza Hotels and Bergdorf Goodman. Easton’s family traces their tea roots to the early 1800s when ancestors first introduced tea plants from India and China to the Colony of Cylon, this building one of the largest and best-cultivated tea estates on the island. Enjoy this large collection of Ellen Easton’s TEA TRAVELS™ articles and recipes covering the history, traditions, etiquette, protocols and menus.

ellen's tea travels columns which are filled with recipes and wonderful photos are found at two popular websites- whatscookingamerica.com and thethreetomatoes.com. you can order her books at the whatscookingamerica.com website

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Sixtieth Anniversary of The Rat Pack
Explosive New Book Reveals ALL

• Explosive New Book Reveals all the myths
• Critics around the world laid the book including NY Post’s Cindy Adams, London Daily Express, Closer Magazine (cover), Los Angeles Review & more!
• The true story of Frank, Dean, Sammy, Joey & Peter exposed!
• Exclusive interviews with the Las Vegas mob bosses who helped create the group
• Exclusive interviews with over 50 celebrities, writers, directors & more who know the inside story
• Kindle now on sale. Book debuts December 2 at Amazon , B&an and bookstores worldwide
• The inside story told by those who were there
• For more info: Jeff Harris @216-926-2661
• From Prestige Press

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