DU ladies Sixty and over - Sophia Loren's soon to be released Autobiography

[malaise]

will be our must read for entertainment value - I will read this book

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/oct/19/sophia-loren-reveals-the-story-of-cary-grants-passion
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When the young Sophia Loren dances a sultry flamenco in the role of Juana in the 1957 film The Pride and the Passion, the onlooking crowd of peasants appear spellbound, not least among them Cary Grant, who plays the English hero. Now the public are to learn what the film star was really thinking as he watched Loren stamp her feet and swirl her skirt.

The Italian screen goddess, who turned 80 last month, was drawn into a torrid love affair with Grant during the making of the film in Spain and her memoirs, to be published in a few weeks, will reveal the intimate details of the matinee idol’s determined pursuit of her on set, despite the fact he was 30 years older than her and married to his third wife.

But the Grant dilemma did not go away. In 1958 the couple were the focus of Hollywood gossip columnists when they starred together in the romantic comedy Houseboat, set in Washington and based on an idea by Grant’s wife, Betsy Drake, who had been expected to star in the film. As the Grant marriage deteriorated, Loren replaced Drake as the star of the film and the sexual tension between the actors made director Melville Shavelson complain later that the film had been difficult to make.

Journalists were clearly as beguiled by Loren as Grant had been when she came to film on location: “Few men who have encountered her are going to be coherent about her – not within the next 24 hours at least,” wrote the London Evening Star’s Harry MacArthur.

[hlthe2b]

1. Good genes, for sure, but I remember an interview around the time she was in Grumpier Old Men....

when she talked about how much daily walking she does and has done for years... That inspired me. While I've still had lazy periods, I walk at least 4-5 miles every day and often twice that much on weekends.

I'll never look like her, but heck, she does look darned good at her age.

[malaise]

7. She really is a truly gorgeous woman

I walk at least 20K a week.

[JustAnotherGen]

2. Don't need to be sixty and over

She's one of my favorites - up there with Dandrige and Audrey and Caron. Can't wait!

[LoisB]

3. Dorothy Dandridge? I am amazed at the number of people who don't know of her.

[JustAnotherGen]

11. The first time I saw her when I was a little girl . . .

I dropped wanting to be Jayne Kennedy and moved onto Dandridge.

[Warpy]

4. I never had a lot of use for her until

I watched "Two Women." The scene in the truck near the end was stunning, horrifying and brilliant. I know few other actresses who could have managed to convey what she did.

Rent it if you haven't seen it. It will stick with you, the sign of a great film.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Women

[Skidmore]

5. For reference:

Sultry doesn't mean you have to run around next to naked and twerk. I hope the younger generations grow to earn this.

[malaise]

9. LOL

Too fabulous.
My 92 year old aunt was talking with a few of us recently pointing out that a man has no right to approach a women unless she signals interest. It was a ROFL moment given today's interactions among young men and women.

[rhett o rick]

6. Why was this addressed to ladies? Sophia Loren has been my favorite

since Pride and Passion. I look forward to reading her book.

[malaise]

8. Love it

True I had a boyfriend back in the day who adored her

[JDPriestly]

10. Who cares about Sophia Loren. Cary Grant was to swoon over.

My favorite. (I'm joking about Sophia Loren. But Cary Grant is more my type.)