Mark wrote:
>I think there are several reasons. I know Paul Newman
wanted the name
>changed from Lew Archer to Harper because he thought
titles beginning >with
>'H' had been lucky for him (Hustler, Hud
Hombe.)
Interestingly enough, I was at a panel at Virginia Crime Wave
just last week which included Tom Nolan (? I think that's his
name?), Ross Macdonald's biographer. Mr. Nolan said that the
"H" story is a myth and was not in fact the reason for the
name change. However, he admitted that it was very hard to
debunk since Mrs. Newman herself told the story on the
tonight show.
the facts and legend in conflict once again
-
I was actually thinking of this story when I Now I don't
remember what the reason for the name change was, but I
believe that Doug Greene, who moderated the panel, is on this
list and maybe he remembers?
re: Wilder - Some Like it Hot probably is a more famous
comedy than the apartment, I don't know why I wasn't thinking
of that when I posted. i suppose the debate over whether it's
funnier than sunset boulevard doesn't belong on this list
;).
current reading - i just started the audio of "Silent Joe" by
T. Jefferson Parker. the narrator is both the adopted son and
a sort of henchman for a present day Orange County
supervisor. lots of political machinations and intrigue
underway already, vaguely reminiscent of the Glass Key. I'm
only a couple chapters in but really digging it so far. I
have tried some of TJP's serial-killer type books before and
couldn't get very far, but I might have to revisit his work
if this turns out to be as good as it looks.
carrie
-
He got thirty years for lovin' her/ from some Oklahoma
governor,/ who said
"everything this doughboy does is wrong" - Tom Waits
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