What a year! More about that in my upcoming 2020 Review...but to finish off, here is what happened in December.
December 1st:
With Thelma Todd in This Is The Night (1932)
The start of a new month is always a challenge, but this one was bringing to a close a challenging year...Ok! I'm ready!
December 2nd:
Today saw the first of eight films released this month...Operation Petticoat (1959) was Cary Grant's 67th film and one of my favorites. Starring with Tony Curtis, who had impersonated CG in Some Like it Hot (1959).
December 3rd:
With Jean Adair and Josephine Hull in Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
I had overheard a shop assistant asking a customer for their surname, and then spelled it out...I immediately thought how funny it would be if their surname was Happy!! Which then reminded me of this scene...so..."Yes...Yes!...That's correct...Happy...H..A..PP...Y! Yes...I know I am!...I'm sure I am!! H..A..PP..Y!!!"
December 4th:
Reflecting on my Instagram posts - Only 27 posts left in MyLifeInAYearWithArchie 2020...Better make them count!
December 5th:
Charade (1963) was Cary Grant's 70th film and the 2nd to be released this month. Regarded as the Best Hitchcock Non-Hitchcock film!!
December 6th:
With Carlo Ponti and Sophia Loren.
The feeling you get when you want to get lost in a crowd but it just isn't happening!! Pictured here at the Dontello David Awards and picking up the Best Foreign Actor Award.
December 7th:
New day, new week...Hmm! I love this picture. CG was a very nervous person for someone who seemed so confident...You can catch a little bit of that vulnerability here.
December 8th:
With Grace Kelly, on set, To Catch A Thief (1955)
Getting wet is becoming an occupational hazard!!!Hmm!! - Another wet day on the job!
December 9th:
Dark and Foreboding...Oh and did I mention the wet!!! - Weather not great again!
December 10th:
Kiss Them For Me (1957) was CG's 63rd film and the third of the month to be released.
December 11th:
First professional hair cut since February..."When my hair starts to cover my ears, it's time for a cut!"
December 12th:
Pictured on a visit to Glasgow, Scotland - We should never think of ourselves as too big for even the smallest acts of kindness.
December 13th:
With Toby Wing, Mitchell Leisen and Caesar Romero.
I think I've found a away of having fun without getting up - Sunday comment!!
December 14th:
Start of another week - "Sounds like...Few Seek!..Hmm!"
December 15th:
With Marilyn Monroe in Monkey Business (1952).
"It's the same commute every morning...Yet I always have to think what's the best time to head out!"
Can't help myself!!!
December 16th:
Observations - Using a straw always brings the child out in me...Occasionally, I feel obliged to blow!!!
December 17th:
From Mr. Blandings Build His Dream House (1948).
"If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind. Of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?" - Albert Einstein.
December 18th:
From Suspicion (1941).
I seem to have being acquiring a lot of good books lately - "I know...I should only read on book at a time...But when I see another one...Well..I'm tempted."
December 19th:
"I don't like how Teddy Roosevelt is looking at me...But I do like what they have done to the graphics!!" (Graphic by Rebekah Hawley at Studio36.)
My eldest daughter is a very talented graphic artist, and she did these two pieces for me. They are marvelous!! The main image is from North By Northwest (1959) and if you look closely the man reading the newspaper has been altered to be me!! Also each CG face on the monument represents each decade on film.
And I now have an official logo!!!!
December 20th:
"Tier 4!!!...there's a Tier 4!!!" - Pandemic goalposts move again!!
December 21st:
With Jim Hutton in Walk, Don't Run (1966).
It goes against my natural inclination...But sometimes you just have to run with the crowed...Hmm!!
December 22nd:
The fourth release of the month - Alice in Wonderland (1933) was Cary Grant's 13th film.
December 23rd:
The fifth release was The Grass is Greener (1961)...Cary Grant's 68th film.
December 24th:
Father Goose (1964) was Cary Grant's 71st film and the sixth release this month.
December 25th:
Every Girl Should Be Married (1948) was Cary Grant's 53rd film and the seventh release of the month.
December 26th:
I think I might have picked the wrong disguise to blend in with...for this time of the year!!!
December 27th:
Announcing today that my blog has now had over 3,000 views...It's now 4,000 +!!!
December 28th:
With Doris Nolan...Holiday (1938).
Massive snowfall today and out on deliveries - had to walk to work after abandoning the car!!
December 29th:
From Charade (1963).
Snow Day 2 brought its own new challenges!!
December 30th:
Madame Butterfly (1932) was Cary Grant's 7th film and the eighth release of the month.
December 31st:
From That Touch Of Mink (1962).
Well...After 2020...I think we all deserve a drink! Happy Thoughts!! - This was my most popular post of the year...what a way to end!!
So that wraps up an entire 12 months of posting and 10 months of blogging.
Initially it was a 12 month project but I've enjoyed it so much that I am going to carry on!!
Look out for My Life In A Year With Archie 2020 Review!!
