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Marsha Hunt at the Barn

Posted by Allan Ellenberger on Feb 17th, 2010
2010
Feb 17

HOLLYWOOD EVENTS

Evening @ The Barn

Hollywood Heritage

 

Marsh Hunt at UN microphone

 

Hollywood Heritage presents a special “Evening @ the Barn” with

MARSHA HUNT 

in person with the 50th Anniversary Presentation of her  documentary, unseen since 1960:

 

“A Call from the Stars”

Thursday February 18, 2010
7:30 p.m.

 

Marsha Hunt is a remarkable woman, and Hollywood Heritage is delighted to be hosting this event. 

 

“A Call from the Stars,” is a 1 hr. documentary Marsha produced that raised money and awareness for the U.S. Committee for Refugees. 14 of Marsha’s celebrity friends participated, including Paul Newman, Bing Crosby, Joanne Woodward, David Niven, Harry Belafonte and Jean Simmons. The special aired on Los Angeles television  February 10, 1960, in observance of the United Nations “World Refugee Year.” 

  

This special “Evening @ the Barn” is a Fundraiser to assist filmmakers in the completion of the feature documentary ”Marsha Hunt: Sweet Adversity.” Selected clips from this film will be shown, and you can find more information by clicking here to visit the documentary’s website.

  

Please note that, as this is a fundraiser, admission is $10.00 for both members and non-members. We recommend reservations for this event, as the Barn’s seating is limited to 110 persons. Please phone in your reservation at (818) 762-6608

 

Raffle tickets will be sold for an autographed copy of Marsha’s beautiful and “hard to find” coffee table book, ”The Way We Wore: Fashions of the 1930′s and 40′s and Our World Since Then.” For more information, please contact the documentary’s co-producer, Roger C. Memos at (310) 717-9364 or by email: zeldacandance@aol.com

 

Marsha Hunt with “A Call from the Stars” will be presented
in the
HOLLYWOOD HERITAGE MUSEUM in the
Lasky-DeMille Barn

(Across from the Hollywood Bowl)

2100 N. Highland Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90068

Admission $10

 Admission sold only at the door, but advance reservations requested.

 

Doors open 7 p.m., program starts 7:30 p.m.

Refreshments available for purchase.
 

FREE PARKING as usual.

If arriving by Metro, we are a short walk north of the Hollywood/Highland red line station.

 

REMINDER: The Hollywood Heritage Museum has a capacity of only 110 guests. Once the capacity is reached, we will not be able to seat anyone else, due to fire regulations.

 

Please reserve in advance by calling (818) 762-6608.

 

HOLLYWOOD HERITAGE

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Otay! the Billy “Buckwheat” Thomas Story

Posted by Allan Ellenberger on Feb 17th, 2010
2010
Feb 17

BOOK SIGNINGS

Otay! the Billy “Buckwheat” Thomas Story

 

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Otay! The Billy “Buckwheat” Thomas Story
Book Signing WITH
William Thomas, Jr. – Buckwheat’s Son
And Screening of an Our Gang CLASSIC
TONIGHT

Wednesday, February 17th @7:00 pm

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Larry Edmunds Bookshop

6644 Hollywood Boulevard

Hollywood

(323) 463-3273

 
William Thomas, the man known as “Buckwheat,” one of the most beloved characters in the history of the Our Gang and Little Rascals films, rose from obscurity to become an American icon. Billy’s heritage grew to be more than the ninety-three comedies in which he appeared as Buckwheat. He was a husband, father, and soldier. Several generations have come to know Buckwheat as if he was a real person, but few knew Billy, the man behind the myth. In “Otay!” The Billy “Buckwheat” Thomas Story, William Thomas, Jr., Billy’s son, joins with acclaimed author David W. Menefee to brush back the sands of time and unearth the facts beneath the fable. For the first time, the true story is told how producer Hal Roach, Sr. plucked three-year-old Billy from hundreds of children and raised him on a pedestal before an adoring public. For a decade, Billy was the most prominent Black American in motion pictures, but World War Two brought an end to the famous comedy series and a halt to his film career. Billy went on to live a private, nearly normal life, married, fathered an adorable child, and then answered the call to arms and enlisted in the US Army during the Korean War. Years later, imposters attempted to steal his limelight, but Billy forgave the offense with his characteristic, childlike good humor. In an era when most Black American actors were struggling to gain a foothold in Hollywood, Billy achieved a lasting legacy. Enjoy the timeless tale of a baby superstar, who once shown brightly on movie screens during Hollywood’s “Golden Years” and still fascinates audiences today.
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