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Olivia De Havilland, Ryan Murphy and “Feud”

This week marked a landmark ruling when a California appeals court threw out the lawsuit brought by beloved Hollywood icon Olivia De Havilland (pictured above, aged 101) over the way she was portrayed in the FX mini-series “Feud: Bette and Joan.” That very successful show, created by Ryan Murphy, aired in 2017 and was nominated for several awards. These days,…

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Columnist Cindy Adams mentions “Sweethearts”

Cindy Adams’ column today. In a different post Cindy Williams established that this sculpture was called “The Kiss” and was a Christmas gift from Nelson to Jeanette. So yes, this is Nelson’s interpretation of Rodin’s “The Kiss.”  It was displayed very prominently in this scene from the 1942 film I Married An Angel. I actually do not own or know…

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An Excerpt from “Sweethearts”

Sweethearts: The timeless love affair on screen and off between Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy by Sharon Rich © 1994, 2001, 2014 by Sharon Rich ISBN: 978-0-9903230-0-6 (softcover) ISBN: 978-0-9923230-1-3 (ebook) (The following is an excerpt from Chapter One. All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form.) CHAPTER 1 October 17-22, 1943…

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New “Sweethearts” edition on Amazon’s best seller list!

Nice birthday present for me! Both the softcover and the kindle version of “Sweethearts” is bouncing around amazon’s best seller list today, at various positions but #14 earlier today on one list! I love seeing Jeanette and Nelson being popular again! The kindle edition – and softcover – can both be ordered at this link.    

Book Signings & Events, Sharon's Blog

May 3rd: Sweethearts 2014 launch party on Long Island! Meet author Sharon Rich

Maytime 2014 is a time to celebrate! Join us at the launch party for the new edition of Sweethearts! Saturday, May 3, Time: 1-4 pm Location: Riverhead Library 330 Court Street Riverhead, NY 11901 (631)727-3228 ext.100 http://www.riverheadlibrary.org Admission: free. Light refreshments served. The afternoon will include the book signing, a talk and film clips shown. Come celebrate with us! You…

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