The Terrible Catsafterme

Brad's Musings and Meanderings

random acts of quoting

"I could dance with you until the cows come home. On second thought, I'd rather dance with the cows till you come home." - Groucho Marx, "Duck Soup"

it_happened_one_night2.jpgI had seen and enjoyed It Happened One Night, the only film to ever sweep the Academy Awards with Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress, but I really got the idea to write a letter to Claudette Colbert because our tent Grand Sheik Carl had had success with her. She, of course, was the Best Actress winner for the aforementioned film – and later garnered an additional two nominations.

I distinctly remember that I took my autograph album with me (why?) when we went to Florida in the Summer of 1985 and this was one of the most recent additions to the album. I had written Ms. Colbert on June 11, 1985 and got an exceptionally speedy response on June 18. She signed both the photo below from Cleopatra and one notecard. Since I had the album with me, I naturally showed it off to Bill and Dottie and their family, who were on the trip with us. I remember Bill remarking how unusual it was for someone my age to have even thought to write a letter to Claudette Colbert. Of course, what young boy wouldn’t be captivated by this photo…?

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More autographs from 1985 at a later date…

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