Comments on: Ann Dvorak: Q&A with Biographer/Collector Christina Rice

By: steve

steve — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:21:56 +0000

i saw ann in abelene town with randolph scott as dad watched his westerns .i thought she was fantastic in it .i will keep an eye out for some other movies of hers .

By: Andre Soares

Andre Soares — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:53:53 +0000

Your info has been sent to Christina.

By: John Gasparro

John Gasparro — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:50:52 +0000

Dear Christina:

I am the one who wrote about having an affair with Ann back in the mid sixties in Hollywood. At that time, she was living incognito in an adjoing apartment. We shared some dramatic moments together. If you want to discuss this, please call me John G.

By: John Gasparro

John Gasparro — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:23:40 +0000

Dear Christina:

In the late sixties, I was an aspiring actor living in Hollywood–in the same building as Ann. We became friends and lovers. One night I saved her life from a drug and alcohol overdose when I broke her door in and discovered her body on the floor. I revived her and she said that she wanted to die. She was taking medication for anxiety and mixing cocain and alcohol. She told me about her affairs with H.Hughes and other Hollywood stars like Earl Flynn. There is a great story of how she and I drove along Hollywood blvd. one afternoon in my Rolls Royce. She sat in the back and reminiced about her glory days. Back then, she was the older woman and I was the young stud. What memories! Call me anytime to discuss…..John

By: Joe Mack

Joe Mack — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:43:44 +0000

I very much want to buy Sweet Music.
Is it on a dvd?

Joe

By: diane

diane — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:52:32 +0000

I just loved that article. I have loved Ann
since I first saw “Three on a Match” as well
but I saw it about 40 years ago (when TV played
those films all the time!!!) The article was quite
a revelation – it is criminal how unknown she is.
I always thought she was so much better in
“Housewife” than Bette Davis but whenever you
read about the film it is always as a “Bette Davis movie – no mention of Ann at all. Unless it is something like “the housewife was played by Ann
Dvorak” – that gets me mad!!!I always thought as well that Bette Davis with her drive and ambition took the roles that maybe were due to Ann but reading your article it sounds like Ann was too fiesty for the Warner Brothers bigwigs!!!

By: Marcus Tucker

Marcus Tucker — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:44:14 +0000

I am surprised to learn than Ann was championed by Joan Crawford, not because Crawford wasn’t generous (as a professional) but Ann was so much more natural than Joan and could have easily inherited many of her roles. I was thinking about THE WOMEN because of the impending release of the remake and couldn’t help but think after reading this and knowing Ann’s work that she would have made a superb “Crystal.”

By: Joao Soares

Joao Soares — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:10:34 +0000

What a fascinating read! I’ve just finished watching “Three on a Match” and “Scarface”, and it’s great to read on Ms. Dvorak’s life, career and endeavors. I’ve found her mesmerising in “Scarface”, her eyes totally dominated the screen in every scene (and found her weaker on “Three on a Match”, but perhaps I was too enthralled by an early performance of Ms. Bette Davis to be fair).