tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779097004556285780.post4743950369583191739..comments2023-12-09T15:38:44.490-08:00Comments on Jim Lane's Cinedrome: A Time-Travel Studio TourJim Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00981196894914646656noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779097004556285780.post-32452172504754156702016-04-27T23:32:35.934-07:002016-04-27T23:32:35.934-07:00Welcome, Rafael, and thanks for dropping by. Your ...Welcome, Rafael, and thanks for dropping by. Your remarks make sense to me.Jim Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00981196894914646656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779097004556285780.post-52925925728887224052016-04-27T14:37:45.146-07:002016-04-27T14:37:45.146-07:00It could be that "Donald Loomis" was a f...It could be that "Donald Loomis" was a fictional alias for a dressing room used by loan-out stars. The same can be said for the mysterious Suite C in the women's building. I doubt very much that Fanny Brice's name would have been added to the directory for her brief tenure at Metro, for what was just a cameo appearance in "Ziegfeld". I'm sure she had a room in the contact players' building.rafael stormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14420918148607491101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779097004556285780.post-56346174863123423422014-03-04T16:00:49.004-08:002014-03-04T16:00:49.004-08:00Thanks for stopping by, Channing. Afraid I can'...Thanks for stopping by, Channing. Afraid I can't help you on that missing name for Suite C of the "Womens Apts." I've stared myself cross-eyed but can't make any headway. A while back, in response to Kevin Deany's comment, I said I thought I detected a "BR" in the mystery occupant's last name, but I can't even see that now. <br /><br />Then again, the book also shows the name board for the men's dressing rooms, with somebody named Donald Loomis (who appears nowhere on the IMDb) sharing a floor with Clark Gable, Nelson Eddy and William Powell. So it's always possible that the lady in Suite C might have been nobody we've ever heard of.<br /><br />Thanks again for visiting!Jim Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00981196894914646656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779097004556285780.post-10625716938184525682014-03-04T15:40:38.420-08:002014-03-04T15:40:38.420-08:00Do you know the other name removed (other than Jea...Do you know the other name removed (other than Jean Harlow) from the MGM Women's Dressing Room sign? (Suite C). Thanks, Channing ThomsonChanning Thomsonhttp://twitter.com/CHANNINGPOSTERSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779097004556285780.post-76521517016502691062012-12-16T23:58:19.510-08:002012-12-16T23:58:19.510-08:00Bought this book as soon as it came out via Amazon...Bought this book as soon as it came out via Amazon & read it cover to cover indiscriminately as soon as I got it. I'm so glad this book has come out. My Mum said her favorite studio was MGM & as a young teenager in the 70's at the end of year school breakup we watched a reel to real doco called 'The Dream Factory' about the sad demise of the MGM backlot by wrecking ball. This fueled a lifelong fascination with MGM & its famous Culver City lot. I remember getting 'The MGM Story' in my early 20s & pouring over the cover pages of the fragmented arial pics of the front & backlots & maps; the rest of the book was about the movies made from '24 - '81 but my interest was always in the MGM physical plant - lot. In '87 I visited LA & took a cab to Washington Bvd only to find that the famous lot had been sold to Lorimar, was still fascinating tho. This book is amazing in its detail, thanks so much guys. The MGM Studio lot fascinates me like no other LA studio. Along with the Culver Studios I think its the most handsome lot anywhereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779097004556285780.post-3385309972769469012012-01-23T10:23:33.120-08:002012-01-23T10:23:33.120-08:00You're most welcome, Kelli. And thank you for ...You're most welcome, Kelli. And thank <i>you</i> for the link and plug over at your <a href="http://www.kellimarshall.net/" rel="nofollow">MediaAcademia</a> site!Jim Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00981196894914646656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779097004556285780.post-90087174863197039482012-01-23T06:39:46.726-08:002012-01-23T06:39:46.726-08:00Many thanks for introducing me to this book! http:...Many thanks for introducing me to this book! http://www.kellimarshall.net/film/mgm-backlot/Kelli Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269932900784757760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779097004556285780.post-47302150446220920262011-04-11T17:14:06.869-07:002011-04-11T17:14:06.869-07:00Good question, Kevin; the book doesn't mention...Good question, Kevin; the book doesn't mention what arrangements were made for borrowed players. My guess is they were put up in the featured players' building or the old barracks-like General Dressing Room building, which dated to 1916. Apparently the Star Suites were pretty much reserved for MGM's top contract stars; another pic in the book shows them looking like a 1930s-vintage Art Deco apartment building. <br /><br />As for the mystery of Suite C, staring harder at the pic in the book (which is a little clearer than the scan I posted), I seem to detect a "BR" as the first two letters of the last name. It's just possible that this suite was occupied by Fanny Brice while she was there making <i>The Great Ziegfeld</i>. But who knows for sure?<br /><br />A special case, also covered in the book, is Marion Davies' 14-room bungalow, which left with her for Warner Bros. in 1934.Jim Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00981196894914646656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779097004556285780.post-31944156427371060802011-04-11T14:15:24.712-07:002011-04-11T14:15:24.712-07:00Boy that book sounds marvelous, and I'll defin...Boy that book sounds marvelous, and I'll definitely have to check it out, typos and all. <br /><br />Curious about Suite C too. Did stars on loan-out get the prime suites, or were those only reserved for the stars under contract? I wondered if they kept a suite available for loan-out performers, such as when Tyrone Power went to M-G-M for "Marie Antoinette"?Kevin Deanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697597405552599370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779097004556285780.post-4321294230443024182011-04-10T11:18:07.273-07:002011-04-10T11:18:07.273-07:00Welcome, VP81955! I too have stared till my eyes a...Welcome, VP81955! I too have stared till my eyes ache trying to identify the (former) occupant of Suite C, to no avail. It may be nobody you'd recognize. The book also has a pic of the corresponding men's sign, and right there on the same floor with Clark Gable, Nelson Eddy and William Powell is the ever-popular Donald Loomis. (<i>Donald Loomis???</i>)<br /><br />And I'm happy to recommend your super-cool <a href="http://community.livejournal.com/carole_and_co/" rel="nofollow">Carol Lombard site</a> to my readers.Jim Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00981196894914646656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4779097004556285780.post-61214830357943388632011-04-10T06:19:47.860-07:002011-04-10T06:19:47.860-07:00Excellent site, excellent entry on a book I hope t...Excellent site, excellent entry on a book I hope to acquire soon. Interesting to see that women's dressing room list, though I wish I could figure out who had previously occupied that <i>other</i> vacant women's dressing room. (Also fascinating to see that reclusive Greta Garbo's next-door neighbor was her emotional opposite -- the down-to-earth but equally enchanting Myrna Loy.) <br /><br />I plan to visit this more often, and cordially invite you to visit my classic Hollywood site, dedicated to my all-time favorite actress (Myrna is second, Barbara Stanwyck third): http://community.livejournal.com/carole_and_coVP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.com