Thursdays from 2:30 to 4:30pm
$125 per series; $35 per class
with Bill David
Dec. 11: Doris Day
One of the biggest box-office stars in Hollywood during the 1950s and 1960s, Day was a top singer, considered the best white female jazz singer. She was an accomplished actress, one who was very underrated.
Jan. 8: Giant
This 1956 epic portrays a powerful Texas big ranch family challenged by changing times and the coming of big oil, ranks #82 in The American Film Institute’s list of the Top 100 American films. Nominated for seven Academy Awards, it won Best Director for George Stevens.
March 12: Alfred Hitchcock
The “Master of “Suspense’ directed great films for an amazing six decades, from the silent days in England into the 1970s. In the American Film Institute’s List of the Top 100 American films, he and Billy Wilder are the only directors to have four films listed.
April 16: Robert Mitchum
The original Rebel, before Marlon Brando and James Dean, Mitchum was one of the best actors in Hollywood for over 35 years. Deeply respected by Directors and fellow actors, Mitchum was a thorough professional behind his feigned nonchalance, of not caring.
Bill David served as a Marine infantry officer and spent his career in magazine publishing.