As I said before I went to his Nostalgia factory shop in Boston many times back in the 1980s. And I remember him on MoPo back in the day. I had no idea of the Ava Gardner-Andy Warhol connection. That’s amazing! What are an amazing life!
Chris Quarles On Tue, Aug 27, 2024 at 5:21 PM Scott Burns <[email protected]> wrote: > Now I know why Rudy’s MoPo mail was bouncing….so very sad to hear we’ve > lost him. He was a longtime MoPo’er, going back to the early days. Every > now and then I’d get an e-mail from Rudy whenever the listserv didn’t work > to his liking. What an interesting man he was! > > > > Rudy’s wife Barbara Franchi, who passed away in February 2009, was a huge > early supporter of MoPo way back in 1995. She patiently answered my > multitude of questions about the poster business since at that time she and > Rudy were running the Nostalgia Factory in Boston. Our e-mail exchanges > just went on and on and on. > > > > Two very special friends of MoPo that can never be replaced. > > > > Scott > > MoPo List Owner > > > > Thanks, Bruce, for posting the news. The New York Times obituary is a very > interesting read. Intimate knowledge of Ava Gardner AND Andy Warhol? That’s > one unusual life! > > > > For those who may not be able to get past the NYT paywall, there’s a > mention of a documentary called “Rudy Franchi is the King of Nostalgia.” > It’s available on YouTube: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=zTwMEs3Sc28&t=1324s > > > > *From:* MoPo List <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Bruce > Hershenson > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 27, 2024 2:29 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [MOPO] RIP Rudy Franchi > > > > RIP to the greatest showman since Barnum, Rudy Franchi. I am only sorry he > can't see his obit at the top of the New York Times obituary page, because > it would surely please him no end! > https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/26/movies/rudy-franchi-dead.html > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
