PERFORMING WARRIORS
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Extracts from a recent edition:
30th December 2007
The Warrior Words of 2007
a last goodbye
24th November 2007
"Dancin' Paddlin'
and some Elves..."
Shea New writes...
In Palm Desert, California:
SHEA NEW
This is a video that I don't know if you have seen or not, but it is so fabulous
that it could be watched more than once. I have never sent a video to as many
people as this, but I do think it's a MUST-SEE.
WARNING: If you are sensitive about a certain "f" word, do NOT watch
this video.
Enjoy!
Shea
Ed: What the f+++ is this, Shea? Another f++++++ dance video put together by
a f++++++ DJ in f++++++ Ibizia. F++++++ ripping off the f++++++ studios with
no f++++++ copyright royalties being f++++++ paid. And I'm not f++++++ in it.
In fact none of you f++++++ have a f++++++ film f++++++ featured. Oh, yeah,
one f+++++ has. Oh, f+++! Maybe, two... Well, if you want to watch your f++++++
selves, go ahead. I'm f+++++ out!
Shea New's video recommendation on YouTube:
I
Just Wanna ******* Dance!
The song is originally from, Jerry Springer: The Opera, which was a sell-out
success in recent years on the West End stage.
(ed: Shea New, is the Dance Under The Stars Choreography Festival Founder and
Artistic Director)
10th October 2007
"The Pope's Boyfriend and Me"
Rodford Barrat writes...
5th September 2007
"A Transylvanian Transvestite
and Monte Cristo on stage..."
Jonathan Nail writes
2nd September 2007
"Everyone is injured, but some are..."
David Webb writes
In leafy Surrey, England:
DAVID WEBB
Hi Rodford,
We have just lost George Giles. His cremation took place on Friday. Lionel Blair
said a piece for him; it was quite a big turn out with a lot of people there
who we hadn't come across before. Never realised that George’s performances
ran back as far as the revue “Button Up Shoes” now presumably lost
in the mists of time since it doesn't come up in an Internet search.
Anyway, another for your ever increasing list.
Regards,
David Webb
(ed: George Giles has now sadly been added to the In Memoriam list. I worked
with him, too, I can't remember on what; I think a TV show or two:
31st August 2007
"The Findlay Floods"
RODFORD BARRAT:
Beth Richards, is the Editor of Findlay Living Magazine and has contributed
a number of times to this newsletter. I am sure our thoughts, prayers, and kind
wishes are with her and her family at this difficult time.
In Findlay, Ohio:
BETH RICHARDS
Hello all,
A quick note to everyone to let you know we are fine and thank you for the notes
of concern. We were lucky to escape the flooding that has devastated thousands
of our neighbors. We feel very fortunate and blessed. However, we have lost
many things. Our library is closed indefinitely. The playhouse and theater groups
have lost everything. The riding stable was ruined. School has been delayed
for two weeks. None of that seems significant, though, as we hear more and more
stories of loss that our friends and neighbors have endured. So please keep
them in your prayers..
Best,
Beth
The Findlay Flood
17th August 2007
"Jocelyn and the King"
Jocelyn Cassia remembers Elvis Presley
16th August 2007
"Kill the Tap Shoes!"
with Jack Moore
In Palm Springs:
JACK MOORE
Hi Rods,
How much fun are those clips. Thank you Jeffrey & Durk (sounds like a vaudeville
team!)- they bring back wonderful memories. At this age it is pleasure to look
at the Women In Film (which, by the way, is the name of an organization - there
is a chapter here in Palm Springs.) and be able to say, "Well, I knew and/or
worked with a few of them":
I knew Rita, Judy, Ginger and Janet and worked with but didn't get a chance
to really know Audrey ("Fair Lady") and Natalie ("Inside DAisy
Clover") Also worked with Judy and Janet (Bye, Bye Birdie"). And Mr.
Astaire (as Ginger was wont to refer to him). Met him while rehearsing a TV
show where I was supposed to be Jimmy Durante dancing as Fred Astaire. I have
already recounted how I almost ran over him one damp Beverly Hills morning in
a downtown alley. He suddenly stepped out right in front of me from behind a
trash container as I was turning into my parking spot. He was jauntily dressed
as usual - jacket, vest, hat, etc. He was evidently using the alley so as not
to be stopped on the sidewalk by admirers. Didn't seem to notice me and went
merrily on his way, stepping over pools of rainwater. Onna (White) did Ginger's
nightclub act. Onna wanted her to wear tap shoes. "I NEVER wore tap shoes',
declared Ginger. And her "baby talk" to which she reverted when she
wanted something (not a glass of water but maybe a hamburger- or a steak!)
Reminiscingly yours,
Jack
(ed: Jack Moore also choreographed
for Warner Bros, on the TV series' The Roaring 20s and Surfside
Six.)
14th August 2007
"Women in Film/Astaire Live!"
Durk Hartman Hoekstra
and Jeffrey Scott Adair
In Victoria Island, Canada:
DURK HARTMAN HOEKSTRA
This is pretty cool!:
80
Years of Women in Film
In Redwood City, California:
JEFFREY SCOTT ADAIR
Thought everyone would get a kick out of this youtube video of my old friend
Clem Zeleski who danced with me at the Lido (in Las Vegas) in the 80's. He's
amazing
Mr.
Clem Zeleski as Fred Astaire
6th August 2007
"Angie's Replies..."
Liz Elliott Lieberman
and Judi Cox Frazier
In Las Vegas:
LIZ ELLIOTT LIEBERMAN
Oh dear...I cannot imagine any company attempting to perform Sleeping Beauty
on tour, on a small stage! 'Aurora's Wedding,' perhaps, but not the full-length,
3 act, including a Prologue, ballet! Angie doesn't mention which ballet company
it was? ' Beauty' HAS to be performed on a large stage with grand sets and costumes
to match the music!
Her letter brought back wonderful memories of being chosen to be in this beloved
ballet at The Coliseum in London! I believe it was 1969-70 ish when I was at
Arts Educational School. Festival Ballet, (now the English National Ballet)
used to chose some students to be in the big ballets as courtiers and lady-in-waiting
types etc...........Beryl Grey was Artistic Director at the time and she seemed
to like me as a somewhat tallish student.
I was so honoured when I was handed the plastic roses to give to the 4 princes
during the Rose Adagio!! I was besides myself with pride until Galina Samsova
got annoyed with me when I didn't catch her properly after she pricked her finger,
and fell to the ground after a series of turns. I was mortified. I remember
the ghastly greasepaint she wore as she literally dripped it onto my beautiful
velvet gown, as I cradled her sweaty head in my lap!!!
Now Lynn Seymour was wonderful and smoked a cigggie whilst she warmed up.......ah
I also remember lovingly clutching Peter Martins leg warmers in the wings, whilst
having a horrible school girl crush on him! It was a glorious summer of expectation,
learning and excitement as I watched all kinds of wonderful people rehearse
and perform....John Gilpin was lovely as was Harald Lander who used a few of
us to light Etudes!!! I never got paid a penny of course but it was glorious.
The whole summer culminated with being allowed to give out programmes at a huge
gala that Princess Margaret attended. My mother had to make me a long evening
dress and it must have cost her a small fortune! I was allowed to sit and watch
the triple bill performance of 'Witch Boy,' 'Polovtsian Dances' and 'Etude'
with a group of other nonentities at the back of the theatre, but I did get
a huge wink from my teacher Ben Stevenson, who I think had something to do with
me being chosen to do this wonderful gala event!
Well, Angie you certainly stirred some memories in me that I had long forgotten
and I am so sorry that your experience of "Beauty" was so
disappointing.
Liz Lieberman
(ed: amongst her credits, Liz Elliott
Liberman was principal dancer at London's Talk of the Town)
In Los Angeles:
JUDI COX FRAZIER
Responding to Angie's message: We've all had occasions where the facilities/conditions
were not conducive to being able to carry out the work to the best of our abilities.
I think this is less a failing of the dancers than it is of the administration
of this company. There are always ways to resolve problems. In this case, it's
easy: They could very well have reduced the number of corps dancers just for
the shows at this theater, and all others where the stage isn't the size they
need. A proper run-through prior to the perfomance would have revealed the problem
and the solution. I know some nine-year olds who would have suggested this.
Judgmental? You bet. I've earned it. I see no reason to let invisible faces
off the hook when it's the dancers out there looking like fools because of the
admin's lack of leadership. Shameful.
Your husband can probably understand this analogy: It's like pro sports. Athletes
and dancers train extensively for years for a very short career. Dance is more
disciplined as it's not a reactionary (offense/defense) activity, so it requires
more training. Ballet is the foundation - begun at the court of Louis XIV, and
is called 'classical dance' in French. It's the most difficult of the dance
arts. The study of other forms of dance, if dancers choose to study them, usually
follows. Imagine if David Beckham (like him or not, he's a top footballer) was
also proficient at rugby, basketball, US baseball, and hockey. A lot of what
he learned in his football training, he'd take to these other sports. This is
what variety dancers do. Making it look easy is part of the job. It's not. Very
few people in the world are able to do this.
Judi Frazier
(ed: amongst her credits, Judi Cox,
as she was then, danced in Paris at the Paradis Latin.)
4th August 2007
"Sleeping Beauty?
...put her to sleep!"
featuring Angie Curtis
and Michele Hart
In Welwyn Garden City, England:
ANGIE CURTIS
Hi Rodford,
I've loved dance since I was tiny (which is now about 62 years ago) but my dear
husband can't quite see the point,
particularly of ballet. As part of his education, I bought tickets for a touring
ballet company which was coming to our town so that he could see what it was
all about. I'm passionate about all forms of the arts which are live. It's wonderful
that we can experience live music, live dance, live drama and it's wonderful
that people work hard and care enough to bring all these things to us. I'm delighted
that we have the chance to see hard-working dancers doing the rounds of the
smaller towns and I feel that
they should have all the support they can get.
However, and this is really a little a bit sad, the performance we saw of Sleeping
Beauty was - how shall I put it? - a bit disappointing. The dancers had quite
a small stage to work on and they coped very well so one
can forgive the jostling that occurred now and then but when the Prince fell
over and one of the corps de ballet turned the wrong way, thereby causing a
bit of a tangle, I began to feel quite embarrassed for them. And the ishaps
didn't stop there. Needless to say, my husband was not impressed.
My question is, is this good enough? Is this the best way to bring ballet to
the provinces? Perhaps I was expecting too much from a small touring company,
I don't know. Perhaps the professionals who read this newsletter will explain
to me what I should expect from a touring company. Please don't misunderstand
me - I've no wish to belittle anyone and I do still admire all the dancers who
came (and I told them so afterwards when I met them in the corridor as we were
leaving) but I was disappointed. Am I being too fussy or should they do better
next time?
This is written with affection,
Angie
(ed: Angie, was a fellow columnist on Running Review Magazine, and
she is being far too discreet here, withholding the name of the company!)
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In Los Angeles:
MICHELE HART
No comment..... but after this, don't complain about how hard it is to balance
on DEMI-pointe. Watch this video:
Chinese Circus Ballet of Guandong
Michele
(ed: Michele was principal dancer with Jean-Daniel Morency's Dancers Studio
Ensemble in Los Angeles)
1st August 2007
"Suffer the Little Skaters..."
Rodford Barrat writes...
The world of the ice skater was familiar (if second hand) but roller and inline figure skating was something new to me. I don't know about where you live, but here, it gets no press coverage? Perhaps this may change when the film, JESUS CAN'T SKATE, gets released sometime in 2008. A great sounding title, although a dubious one for any screenings in the Bible Belt, I would think - but the trailer looks really good - it's physical theatre on wheels - and it's won the Audience Award at the Australian International Film Festival. Directed by, and featuring World Champion, Jayson Sutcliffe, it documents two skaters at the end of their careers fighting for World Championship gold. Take a look here:
30th July 2007
"Margot Fonteyn: Naked!"
Wendy Thornley Davies
and Leon Killer Draper write...
In Ottawa:
WENDY THORNLEY DAVIES
Re: Mark Wynter singing, Love Hurts
on Ready Steady Go!
...that clip of Mark Wynter took me back as well! I guess we were really lucky
to be working in the theatre in London at that time. It's funny to hear “younger”
people talk about the 60s with such awe and there we were, right in the middle
of “swinging London”! I think my kids are quite envious!
Lots of memories came flooding back, do you remember the TV shows, “Oh
Boy” and “Top of the Pops” [in which I once made a brief appearance!]
Also, you, me, Hal (Davis) and Janet (Gosling) in “Aladdin” at the
Palladium - and all those cheap and not so cheerful bedsitters we all lived
in! I can certainly identify with Lesley Anne Bandy’s experience. I think
Janet and I lived on cheese and yogourt most of the time.
Thanks for bringing back 60s memories,
Wendy
(ed: during the 60s Wendy danced in the British TV series, Blackpool Night
Out (which featured Sophie Tucker and The Beatles amongst its guests),
and on the West End stage in a revival of Oscar Panizza's controversial play,
The Council of Love. The latter, written originally at the end of the
19th century about the plague of syphilis, and still with the power to shock
in the 1960s, presaged in its way, what was to come in the dying years of the
20th century: the devastation of AIDS.)
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In Auckland, New Zealand:
LEON DRAPER
Re: the Royal Ballet School in the 1960s.
We lived with Royalty in those days
at the RBS. With Harold Turner, Errol Addison as our Tutors and Lesley Edwards
for classic mime One day Errol Addison said to Nureyev who came into our class.”Come
on Fergus (Early) show this Russian how to do pirouettes” and away Fergus
went (A little guy that could turn like a top) and pulled off ten turns which
was good in those days.
Errol was England's first great turner and went into the theatre as it paid
better. His message for all his teaching was to go that one step further….if
you can do double then you can do triple and so on.
In those days to get to England it would take you six weeks of sea travel for
us New Zealanders. Rent was £3.50. a week and I lived on 50.00 per month
for shoes, food etc., but often I did extra roles at Covent Garden and could
make an extra few bob (money).
Well I remember the night when Fonteyn lost her top and left totally naked from
the waist up and on came Alexander Grant with a large black cape and saved the
day, and the time Beriosova in her first spoken role, with a mike in her corset
at bra level, caught fire! It seemed funny at the time but she suffered quite
bad burns.
Well you guys (‘n Girls) love yah heaps
Leon (Killer) from New Zealand.
(ed: after school, Leon went onto to dance with Ballet Rambert and the Royal
New Zealand Ballet among others.)
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28th July 2007
"Bollywood in California"
Adrian le Peltier writes...
1 A competition in progress.
2. Preparing for the competition and then
3. A lovely young lady's thoughts on Bollywood and why she loves this new form that is taking the Northern California Coast by storm! Wrong choice of words
perhaps during these inclement times!
(ed: amongst his credits, Adrian le Peltier danced in the films, Oliver! and The Slipper and the Rose.
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26th July 2007
"The 1960s at Baron's Court"
Lesley Anne Bandy writes...
Ah ..... the late 60s in London, I was at the Royal Ballet School, living with a friend from Canada in a one room basement flat in Baron's Court. We shared the bathroom with 2 boys (both Davids, if I remember correctly) across the hall - one of whom was at Arts Ed. Shilling in the meter for gas .... duck to miss the flame when you light the pilot light in the kitchenette! Local pub for a gin and tonic once a week (nobody bothered about your age, and who carried any identification in those days??).
(ed: Originally traveling to London from New Zealand, Lesley Anne Bandy went on to dance with the Royal Opera Ballet at Covent Garden and later became a leading Bluebell Girl at the Lido in Paris. Lesley is now directing and choreographing in Las Vegas.)
24th July 2007
"London in 1964"
Rodford Barrat writes...
On the Wirral Peninsula:
RODFORD BARRAT
Browsing through the web, I came across this clip from one of the UKs seminal
television series of the 1960s: Ready, Steady, Go! It's 1964, and Mark
Wynter singing (in glorious black and white) one of his hits, Love Hurts.
With a brief glimpse of 60s pop presenter, Kathy McGowen, at the start, it brought
back memories for me of London just as it became synonymous with the word swinging.
I was dancing in a show at the London Palladium at the time (George Carden's
last choreography stint in the West End) and we, the cast, would go and eat
at a little restaurant every day in Carnaby Street. Carnaby Street was just
starting to become the epicentre of everything that was young and cool. Oh,
it takes me back. This is such a nice track with Mark (yes, buddy, can't resist
adding this) showing how to milk the camera with charisma when in close-up:
"Love Hurts"
I always associate the 1960s with London, because that's where I was. And where
I wore a cow bell around my neck - as you do - in 66/67. How about you? What
are your memories of the 1960s? That's if you were alive!
Rods
Note:
Mark Wynter, is currently on tour in an Agatha Christie play, and is the new
President of The Concert Artistes Association in London: www.thecaa.org:
Mark's website is: www.markwynter.com
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19th July 2007
"More About Claude"
with Larry Billman
In Tokyo, Japan:
LARRY BILLMAN
re: Claude Thompson's Memorial Service
Judi's words about the Tribute to Claude were well chosen. I "lost it"
when she wrote that she did - "Seeing that chair and sweatshirt, a tangible
sign of his presence, or lack thereof, prompted me to lose it." He is missed
by many, but his artistry and humanity "live" in so many minds and
hearts.
The "moment" is fleeting, so we need to pay "tribute" to
those who made a difference in our lives every moment of every day.
Larry
(ed: Larry Billman, after a number of years in Japan for the Disney Corporation is about to return to the USA. He is the President in Los Angeles of
18th July 2007
"Goodye, Claude..."
David Dongan
and Judi Cox Frazier
In London:
DAVID DONEGAN
I'm sure many of here will be familiar with The Drowsy Chaperone which came
from New York to the West End this year. It's a wonderful show. Witty, intelligent
& fun, plus great dancing. Sadly it's closing 4th August in London. So anybody
reading this & visiting London soon...try & get to see it.
DD
(ed: David Dongan danced with the
English National Opera amongst other companies. He recently produced "Shamlet"
in London: www.shamlet.com)
In Los Angeles:
JUDI COX FRAZIER
re: Claude Thompson's Memorial Service
There were so many people - it was a wonderful tribute. His career spanned close
to 60 years so there were many generations of the dance world present. Yes,
it was long but still, I didn't want it to end. Joe T. was MC (good job!). Leah
Bass, Billy Dobson, Darrell Wright, Yanco, Hama, Jaime Rogers, Donald McKayle,
George Chakiris, Connie Stevens, Paula Kelly, Kenny Long, director Steve Binder,
Ben Vereen... Joe - who am I forgetting? ...all spoke of their experiences with
Claude and how he enriched their lives. They read letters from family, friends
and colleagues whose lives he'd touched. They made us laugh and cry. They spoke
of dancers who are no longer with us, like Miguel Godreau, Frances Morgan, Gary
Chapman and Tony White. There were photos and videos of his career, songs and
dance numbers that honoured Claude and that he'd choreographed.
(ed: view Sylvie Vartan singing,
"Enough is Enough", that Cluade Thompson choreographed. Judi, is the
dancer on Sylvie's right: Theatre)
One number depicted a rehearsal studio with a lone chair in the center, a red
sweatshirt draped casually over its back, and a single beautiful dancer. Seeing
that chair and sweatshirt, a tangible sign of his presence, or lack thereof,
prompted me to lose it. The tribute had opened with Claude's close friends offering
prayers before a Gohonzon and incense. He was Buddhist and lived the Path. The
final number was his own; 10 (or 12?) men in dress suits dancing to Quincy J's
arrangement of 'Killer Joe,' and of course included Claude's penultimate moves
that we all knew - and we rejoiced. He always wanted to have a company solely
of male dancers. He would have LOVED this.
I saw people I hadn't seen since my very early years taking class in L.A. It
was awesome to talk with Chuck Moore who'd flown in from Sweden. In the mid-1960s,
he'd alternate teaching Saturday classes at the Coronet Theater with Joe T.,
Joe Bennett and Roland DuPree. It was the best possible learning experience
for this 12 yr old ballet dancer in plastic glasses at the back of the class.
Also had the chance to spend time with Vicki Ally, Bob Romaniak, Truett Wright,
Sandahl Bergman (whom I hadn't seen since auditions in the early 70s), Dave
Rodriguez, Blaine Savage,... so many people.
Sylvie Vartan lost her mom on July 4th so I didn't expect her to attend. And
there were others whom I missed speaking to, like Joe T., Yanco and Jaime...
and where the heck was Johnny Almaraz?
Now? I'm still grieving hard and nowhere near the point of being able to think
of Claude as being 'somewhere else.' I loved him dearly.
Judi
(ed: Judi Cox, made her professional
debut, aged 12, with the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera Company)
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17th July, 2007
"Sunday in L. A."
The Claude Thompson Memorial Service Sterling Clark reports:
In Los Angeles:
STERLING CLARK
Just a note to say how wonderful the memorial was on Sunday for CLAUDE THOMPSON.
All the Who's Who of the dance world were there to send him much "LOVE".
What a turn out it was here in L. A. People came from over to sing, dance, speak,
pray and spread more LOVE...
I will never forget it or him. I have
known dear Claude since 1963.
Bless him!
STERLING CLARK...
(ed: Sterling Clark with Buddy Vest, were the first Americans to star at the
Lido in Paris in the 1970s:
Claude Thompson's name is now on the In Memoriam page:
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13th July, 2007
"WILD PARTIES
AT CAESAR'S PALACE!"
with Shea New
and Jack Moore
In Palm Desert, California:
SHEA NEW
Hey Rodford
I wanted to share this Frankie Randall video tribute to Sinatra. It has some
old footage of Vegas. I remember when I first started working in Vegas The Rat
Pack was going strong. Sammy Davis was very open to the 'regular' performers
on the strip. He had some fine (euphemism for wild) parties at Caesar's Palace
that the gypsies were invited to.
View the video here:
Theatre
Shea New
(ed: during her career, Shea New was lead dancer in Las Vegas for producers, Barry Ashton, Alan Lee and Peter Jackson)
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In Palm Springs:
JACK MOORE
re: Billie-Jean King quote,
" I'll give up when my knees tell me to..."
MY knees ARE telling me! When I think of all of the kneeslides and hipslides
we used to do - two and three times a night in Vegas! Those slide were, in the
50's, the latest thing in stage shows, Broadway, too - "Can Can".
Thank God I didn't ever do THAT one! And Jerry Robbins with his knee pirouettes.
I'd never even heard of one until the "Westside"audition for the movie.
Oh my! And this is the 50th anniversary of the opening of "Westside".
Another "Oh my!". I saw the original company on Broadway and then
saw the 40th anniversary at the Pantages in Hollywood. Alan Johnson, with whom
I just spoke the other day, had staged the latter.
Jack
(ed: Jack Moore was choreographer to Judy Garland and danced in a few iconic movies)
Bio on The Men
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"BEAM ME UP, SCOTTY"
with Adrian le Peltier
Black Book: the movie
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6th July, 2007
and Durk Hartman Hoekstra
Give 'Em Hell, in L A...
In Los Angeles:
STAN MAZIN
What I am up to...
Stan Mazin
The
Lonny Chapman Group Repertory Theatre - Repertory Show (Sat at 2 PM / Sun at
7 PM)
(ed: Amongst his credits, Stan Mazin, for ten years, was a dancer on American
television's Carol Burnett Show; now currently, directing Give 'em Hell, Harry!
the above play)
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Paul Verhoeven's, Zwartboek
In Vancouver Island, Canada:
DURK HARTMAN HOEKSTRA
BLACKBOOK!
Bloody good movie a MUST SEE!
Durk
PS Dutch OF COURSE!
View it here:
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2nd July, 2007
"CLAUDE THOMPSON
MEMORIAL SERVICE"
Judi Cox Frazier writing...
In Los Angeles:
JUDI COX FRAZIER:
Hi Rodford:
I found the info I was looking for today published in the LA Times:
"A memorial celebrating Claude Thompson's life and career will be held
on Sunday, July 15th at 4:00 pm in the Dance Theatre at Glendale Community College,
1500 N. Verdugo Rd., Glendale, CA 91208"
Judi
(ed: amongst her credits, Judi Cox Frazier, danced in the French singing star, Sylvie Vartan's, backing group for eight years)
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Maxine Cunliffe
"They're not gonna catch us. We're on a mission from God"
from The Blues Brothers
screenplay: John Landis & Dan Aykroyd