In 1999, The American Film Institute named Cary Grant the second greatest male screen legend in U.S. movie history, with only Humphrey Bogart topping him. During his lifetime he was already iconic among his peers, with Tony Curtis imitating him to woo Marilyn Monroe in the comedy classic
Some Like It Hot (1959).
And Grant is still popular today, as his transcending-his-period performances seem timeless after 80+ years, despite his last film being released in 1966, and having died almost 35 years ago. Local SF/British film critic David Thomson considers Grant the most important actor in cinema history.
All these accolades are no surprise to his latest biographer, former literary critic Scott Eyman, chronicler of other Hollywood luminaries such as John Wayne, Cecil B. DeMille, John Ford, Henry Fonda and James Stewart. Eyman felt enough time had passed to reassess Grant the man and his career before many of the people who knew him died.
Courttesy of the International Puppet Festival
Puppetry is the epitome of a hands-on art form. Nonetheless, thanks to the pandemic, Pittsburgh’s newest puppet showcase is virtual, which is a big reason it s able to include performers from around the world. International Puppet Festival: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sat., Dec. 12
The International Puppet Festival takes place Saturday, with 32 performers contributing to separate programs for adults, children and all ages.
The festival grew out of the 2020 Virtual Puppet Residency run by Pittsburgh-based artist, educator and puppeteer Tom Sarver. The residency, backed by Pittsburgh Center for Arts and Media and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, gave about 50 artists on several continents, from beginners to veterans, the chance to hone their skills and develop new work.