Roddy McDowall

From RoyalWeb
Jump to: navigation, search
(Roddy McDowall)
(Roddy McDowall)
Line 6: Line 6:
  
 
==Roddy McDowall==
 
==Roddy McDowall==
Born in England, Roddy McDowall had already been in several British films when his family moved to the United States to escape the Blitz. His big break came when he was cast in ''My Friend Flicka''.  He is also well-known from his childhood for his role opposite, the then unknown  [[Elizabeth Taylor]] in ''Lassie Come Home''.
+
Born in England, Roddy McDowall had already been in several British films when his family moved to the United States to escape the war. (see [http://books.google.com/books?id=OIQumuY6auEC&pg=PA219&dq=Roddy+mcDowall&lr=&sig=ACfU3U0TK1BdpDrU-HW7DSwKSn66PLU8rg here]). His big break came when he was cast in ''My Friend Flicka''.  He is also well-known from his childhood for his role opposite, the then unknown  [[Elizabeth Taylor]] in ''Lassie Come Home''.
 +
 
 +
In addition to Elizabeth, Roddy was a very close friend of [[Montgomery Clift]]. (see [http://books.google.com/books?id=ibv9mfwrMbIC&pg=PA149&dq=Roddy+mcDowall&lr=&sig=ACfU3U1_uvZhc5BLCxal4QkbbMAeOEcLRQ#PPA75,M1 here])  In addition, Virginia, Roddy's sister was once Monty's secretary.  In Capua's book, Roddy is quoted as saying about Monty: "The only thing we can do, Maureen [Stapleton], is hold his hand to the grave." (see [http://books.google.com/books?id=ibv9mfwrMbIC&pg=PA149&dq=Roddy+mcDowall&lr=&sig=ACfU3U1_uvZhc5BLCxal4QkbbMAeOEcLRQ#PPA94,M1 here])
  
 
Eddie Fisher, in his autobiography ''Been There, Done That'' mentions Roddy McDowall partly because of the years of hatred Eddie had for Roddy.  They didn't always hate each other, as Eddie had first met Elizabeth at a party that Merv Griffin and Roddy threw in an apartment they were then sharing.  He states, "She spent most of the evening in a corner with her close friend [[Montgomery Clift]]....She was recently divorced from her first husband Nicky Hilton...." (pg 136) (So this must have been 1951 or 1952.)
 
Eddie Fisher, in his autobiography ''Been There, Done That'' mentions Roddy McDowall partly because of the years of hatred Eddie had for Roddy.  They didn't always hate each other, as Eddie had first met Elizabeth at a party that Merv Griffin and Roddy threw in an apartment they were then sharing.  He states, "She spent most of the evening in a corner with her close friend [[Montgomery Clift]]....She was recently divorced from her first husband Nicky Hilton...." (pg 136) (So this must have been 1951 or 1952.)

Revision as of 23:02, 3 September 2008

Personal tools
MOOCOW
Google AdSense