Van Johnson starred in one of the best war movies ever made... "Battleground"... about the battle of the bulge... told from the point of view of the infantrymen who had to fight it... in the mud... rather than that of the brass... back in the rear with the beer and the gear... MR
--- On Fri, 12/12/08, Anthony Calabrese <[email protected]> wrote: From: Anthony Calabrese <[email protected]> Subject: [ChurchillChat] Van Johnson Died To: "List Churchill" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, December 12, 2008, 11:59 AM #yiv716975204 .hmmessage P { margin:0px;padding:0px;} #yiv716975204 { font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;} Van Johnson, a star from the golden age of Hollywood, died today. When reading his obituary, I noticed that he painted as a hobby. In an interview 20 or so years ago, he said how he started: "I was on the Onassis yacht with Winston Churchill. He got his canvas out and so did I. He was working away, and he growled at me, `Don't just sit there and stare! Get some paint and splash it on!'" ANyway, thought I would pass that along. My Blog "Towards the government I feel no scruples and would dodge paying the tax if I could. Yet I would give my life for England readily enough, if I thought it necessary. No one is patriotic about taxes." -- George Orwell, Wartime Diary, September 8, 1940. Send e-mail anywhere. No map, no compass. Get your Hotmail® account now. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ChurchillChat?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
