Garson Kanin

8 hours ago

Before the day is over: July 11, 1960, Garson Kanin’s film The Rat Race premiered. And July 11, 1980, My Bodyguard premiered, starring Mrs. Garson Kanin, Ruth Gordon! … See MoreSee Less

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Garson Kanin

3 days ago

Happy Birthday to Kelly McGillis! In 1985, she appeared onstage with Christopher Plummer and Glynis Johns in GK’s last play, Peccadillo, at the Royal Poinciana and Parker Playhouses in Florida. Garson Kanin also directed. About McGillis, he said,”We interviewed 40 or 50 actresses for the role of the young girl. My assistant kept insisting on Kelly McGillis. She was making a big splash in Reuben, Reuben. And I had begun to hear great things about Witness. Why would she want to give up so prominent a film career? She’s hot. I was astonished she accepted. But she spent four years at Juilliard. She’s simply stagestruck; she sees herself as a stage actress.” … See MoreSee Less

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