anderson lawler
urltoken, lawler, anderson, 1902 - 1959. anderson lawler correspondence, 1927 - 1959 .
anderson lawler was buried at spring hill cemetery in lynchburg city, virginia. anderson' s mother lived in lynchberg ,
anderson lawler died of a heart attack on 6 apr 1959 in new york city. the
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anderson lawler was born on may 5, 1902 in russellville, alabama, usa. he was an actor and producer, known for
anderson lawler produced
somewhere in the night
( 1946), directed by joseph l. mankiewicz and starring john hodiak and nancy guild .
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this is the only known comprehensive biography of anderson lawler in existence. all other biographies of anderson lawler are either quite tiny, or just snippets of his impact on others at some particular point in their lives, without giving a comprehensive view of his life. this biography i hope will correct that .
. one of the plays which anderson lawler produced ,
oh men, oh women
, was later made into a movie by 20th century - fox. this play was advertised on
, is reporting that :
anderson lawler and lee strasberg have joined twentieth century - fox' s talent department in new york. lawler recently produced
somewhere in the night
with john hodiak. strasberg is a former director of the group theatre and the theatre guild .
the social consciousness: tom lawler’s work in prisons, which i heard about decades later .
the only detailed biography of anderson lawler, recently most well - known as the lover of gary cooper. anderson lawler, a stage actor, was put under contract and he appeared in bit parts in many movies. later he became a manager, talent scout, and then a producer. he was transferred to new york city along with lee strasberg in the late 40s producing some plays .
starring ronald reagan, sheila bromely, and anderson lawler called
accidents will happen
. in this film ronald reagan plays an insurance adjuster hounded by his shrewish wife (bromley) and a corrupt claims investigator played by lawler. the movie
back in circulation
was also released in 1937 and a
, in discussing the departure of kay francis for a trip to france, mentions that her manager is
anderson lawler
. evidently he accompanied her on her trip which is mentioned with annotations in her biography by
in mar 1931, the new york times is reporting that
anderson lawler
will be in the cast of the play
desperate measures
which will begin a tryout opening in jackson heights, [ new york ] .
in may 1947, the new york times in reporting fitzroy davis working on the dramatization of ursula parrott' s novel
for all our lives
, mentions that the rights are owned by anderson lawler and lee strasberg .
states :
you have anderson lawler' s promise that he is shooting for an august rehearsal date with the musical comedy ,
great to be alive ,
which came into his possession only a fortnight ago
.
. in feb 1932, the nyt is reporting that the play
shining blackness
will open at the mason theater in los angeles and anderson lawler will be in the cast. in aug 1932, in louella parson' s syndicated column we find this :
polly moran, who owns the show place of hollywood film colony there [ laguna beach ], entertained anderson lawler, bill haines and a group of other friends on a week - end party
.
, ann warner, richard barthelmess, marlene dietrich, eric remarque, lili damiti, the raoul walshes, ria gable, reginald gardiner, the milton brens, anderson lawler... .
ria gable was the prior wife of
:
each of the three producers - - vinton freedley, anderson lawler and russel markert - - has agreed to contribute one - third of the $ 175, 000 capitalization, for which there will be no over - call .
with a bibliography of his sources on the cooper - lawler affair. and gives us a documentation clue when he states there that
lawler frequently stayed at the cooper house at 7511 franklin avenue while cooper' s parents were away .
uk incoming passenger lists, 1878 - 1960, departed new york city, arriving southampton on the
queen mary
, 11 oct 1938 :
anderson lawler, age 36, actor
. a few lines down we see jack and ann warner [ of warner brothers ]
lupe supposedly unzipped cooper' s pants at social gatherings to sniff at his crotch, claiming that she smelled lawler' s cologne .
lawler then became an associate producer for 20th century - fox. in 1945, he was promoted to producer, he is mentioned as such
:
mr [ william r ] katzell has agreed to co - sponsor
great to be alive
with anderson lawler. to cost $ 200, 000, the sylvia regan - walter bullock - abe ellstein musical is slated to go into rehersal in august and open here in mid - october .
:
... mr [ vinton ] freedley' s newest musical venture is to be
great to be alive .
his associates in the project will be anderson lawler and russel markert... [ who ] apparently decided to let an experienced hand like mr freedley serve as pilot .
creator lawler, anderson, 1902 - 1959 call number * t - mss 2001 - 034 physical description. 1 linear feet. (1 portfolio) preferred citation anderson lawler correspondence, billy rose theatre division, the new york public library repository billy rose theatre division access to materials some collections held by the dance, music, recorded sound, and theatre divisions at the new york public library for the performing arts are held off - site and must be requested in advance. please check the collection records in the nypl' s online catalog for detailed location information. for general guidance about requesting offsite materials, please consult: urltoken
doris was predeceased by her parents, siblings—mavis foster, mary evelyn adams, nanette crow, ewell (bud) smith, johnny smith—and her loving husband of almost sixty years. those who are left to celebrate her life and her going to our heavenly home are daughters, donna carrol lawler and husband, jimmy lawler; vivian nan themer and husband, donald themer—grandchildren, william themer and wife, holley; matthew lawler and wife, ladonna; waylon themer and wife, mary anne; rachel calvery and husband, scott; weston themer—great - grandchildren, rylie lawler, kherington themer, guyton calvery, kambrie lawler, ella themer, bellami calvery, and luke themer. she also leaves many nieces, nephews, and friends who love her dearly .
on sep 1935, the new york times reports that ina claire opened at the belasco theater in
ode to liberty
and in the cast was anderson lawler. nov 1935 as anderson
lawlor
[ sic ] he was added to the play
the ragged edge
. in jul 1937 (in the nyt), he is listed in the cast in an advertisement for the comedy - drama
fly away baby (1937 )
, starring glenda farrell, and barton maclane. also
anderson lawler was born on may 5, 1902 in russellville, alabama, usa. he was an actor and producer, known for the river of romance (1929), somewhere in the night (1946) and accidents will happen (1938). he died on april 6, 1959 in new york city, new york, usa .
lawler also worked as a talent scout, first for warner brothers until 1938, then with the sam jaffe agency. his last movie credit was in 1939 as allan fitzhugh in
:
anderson lawler announced yesterday that he has formed a partnership with russel markert to produce
here come the brides ,
the musical comedy which has a book by walter bullock and sylvia regan and music by abe ellstein. plans call for rehersals to start in december preparatory to a new york opening in march. this is the same opus that was once called
great to be alive
. mr lawler obtained an option on the musical last spring, and during the summer the authors have been polishing it up and adding new songs .
in feb 1946 :
anderson lawler producer of somewhere in the night wanted nancy for the picture as soon as he saw the test.' after seeing it, nancy' s lack of experience didn' t matter,' explained lawler, who was once tallulah bankhead' s leading man and who ought to know talent.' nancy has that god - given quality the greatest actresses strive for years to attain - - her face is a mirror of her mind. whatever she' s thinking is reflected in her face as though it were a kaleidoscopic camera.'
. while on the trip, anderson claims that kay showed up at his door, drunk and completely naked, and screamed, “i am not a star. i am a woman, and i want to get fucked! ” the story turned legendary, though it never happened. not only was kay in love with del, but anderson was also gay, who more than likely made up the rumor to protect himself .
tom lawler flipped my brain, saved my love life, inspired a career and provided an after - burn of lessons in competence and social consciousness. he may be responsible for where i live .
in jan 1933, the nyt reports :
the settings for the new play,' forsaking all others,' in which tallulah bankhead will appear will be designed by donald oenslager. anderson lawler, helen flint and hale norcross have been added to the cast of the play, which will begin its tryout tour in wilmington on feb 3. thence it will go to washington and boston before opening on broadway .
lawler was the godfather of susan strasberg, probably due to his business involvement with her father. it is then perhaps a bit odd that she mentions him exactly once, in her autobiography, and that, in passing. (
bittersweet
, page 71 hardback version). susan states that after her appearance (perhaps her premier) on broadway, anderson had given her a piece of family heirloom jewelry as a gift .
said :
the sudden death of anderson lawler, an occasional broadway producer at flower - fifth ave. hospital the other day grieved his friends - - and surprised them, too. there was no chance to pay their respects; his body was taken to lynchburg, va. for burial, accompanied by a daughter they never knew he had .
it' s possible this
daughter
was susan strasberg who would have been 20 or 21 at this time .
g' which also starred my favorite male actor of all time: gary cooper. they dated together, even though cooper' s mother rejected the relationship from the beginning. she thought of lupe as vulgar and tasteless. lupe was indeed a hot mess. she loved to act low - class characters and give parties with
stag films
. lupe was extremely jealous by nature and was especially angry over gary cooper' s friendship with anderson lawler who was known as a swisher
a guest lecturer at boston university and boston college on internet strategy and e - business, tom anderson is vice president for corporate communications at millipore, a bioscience / biotech multinational company. he resides in needham, mass. , with his wife, janice .
and does not mention lawler, she also states that she was
eight years an exile
when she returned to new york in 1931. however lobenthal' s biography of tallulah does mention that lawler ,
... who had been playing a small role, now replaced douglas gilmore as tallulah' s errant fiance... .' very funny and very dirty', sam jaffe recalled.' he and bankhead were marvelous friends.'
(
. in dec 1939 we find that :
anderson lawler accompanied the jack warner' s to new york for a holiday .
evidently he accompanied them on other occasions as well, as i find, in oct 1938, all three arriving in southampton on the
queen mary
. in feb 1940 we see that :
countess dorothy di frasso celebrated her birthday with a buffet dinner at her beverly home .
some of the guests listed there were :
... jack warner ,
i remember tom lawler was always prepared and enthusiastic about class and encouraging, a model for anyone doing anything at any time. he knew his subject excessively well, and he made it come alive. he had a big impact. i had great
when cooper eventually took his own apartment on argyle avenue, anderson casually moved in... . pn [ patricia neal - wj ] confirmed in conversation with sms [ the author - wj ] that she knew of this relationship .
apparently 1929 is the crucial year here in figuring out the exact detailed timeline to see if it' s possible that the reports of lawler' s involvement with cooper have any evidence. certainly we' ve seen that they hung - out together at least once, since dorothy herzog reported them together, as i' ve already reported above .
on oct 1957, the new york times is running the advertisement ,
lyn austin and thomas noyes, in association with anderson lawler, present nancy walker, in a new musical comedy copper and brass
at the martin beck theatre. critic brooks atkinson, destroys it, in a column a week later ,
unfunny... uninteresting... unlovely... banal and routine .
he gives a nod however to alice pearce as
an amusing school principal
. (you will recognize the name alice pearce as the first mrs. cravitz from the television series
cooper was still carrying on with lupe velez — he wanted to marry her, but cooper’s mom (recall, she was right there in l. a .) thought her too “vulgar” and “tasteless. ” we might attribute her verdict to good ol’ fashioned racism, but lupe was a bit of a hot mess. or at least that’s how the press chose to portray her, most likely in keeping with her onscreen image as a fiery latina. she loved acting “low - class, ” and threw parties with cock fights and “stag films, ” a. k. a. thinly veiled porn. she got in fights, especially over men, and was prone to extreme jealousy. to wit: angry over cooper’s close friendship with anderson lawler, known, in the time’s parlance, as a “swisher, ” or flamboyant homosexual, velez supposedly “unzipped cooper’s fly at a social gathering and started sniffing his crotch, claiming to smell lawler’s cologne. ”
mann shows surprising tact in all of this. he confesses to finding nothing
queer
to report about the lives of judith anderson, agnes moorehead and barbara stanwyck. but, the lesser - known (though in many ways just as fascinating) ona munson, margaret lindsay and lilyan tashman are accounted for. mann is also excellent on the deeply
circumspect
claudette colbert - - who the irrepressibly cheeky bachardy refers to as
uncle claude .
colbert, mann tells us ,
may have never actually used the term' lesbian.'
and as every gay and lesbian individual knows, that' s all the difference in the world - - both personally and publicly. dietrich and garbo, whose sapphic dealings are far better - known, didn' t use it either. ultra - butch director dorothy arzner (who, mann tells us, once had a fling with billie burke) took grave exception to it. and when he was living with character actor anderson lawler, gary cooper would doubtless have been shocked to have been referred to as
bi .
teachers before and after: rev. william healy, s. j. , john mayer; stephen teichgraeber, john dorenkamp, and others. but tom lawler was a trigger, and he catalyzed a radical change in my direction, thinking and writing. he had career advice and back - up career advice, which came later when i was a senior, advice which helped me adapt and survive the fat belly of the baby boom .
. in jan 1934, lawler is mentioned in the cast of the acclaimed film
beloved
which is there called
a remarkable demonstration of the flexibility of the motion picture
. in aug 1934, he is mentioned in the cast of
let' s fall in love (1934 )
starring ann southern. in mar 1935, he is mentioned in the cast of
let' s talk it over
starring chester morris, mae clarke and frank craven .
in oct 1931, we see lawler' s mention in the cast of george cukor' s
girls about town
( 1931) :
the paramount expose of big - time gold - digging among the haute monde of new york .
in this film he plays the husband of kay francis who is on the verge of cuckolding him with joel mccrea. i' ve just discovered that the film
girls about town
exists in full - length on youtube, so i' ll be compiling it soon into my article
actor, producer. appeared as a stage actor throughout the 1920s, entering in the motion picture business in 1929 and appeared in about 35 films. his last film appearance was 1939. he was a talent scout first for warner brothers until 1938, then with the sam jaffe agency before going with 20th century - fox as an associate producer. in 1945, he was promoted to producer and produced the film,' somewhere in the night' with john hodiak and nancy guild. he was transferred to the new your office in late 1946 and remained there until the late 1940s. during the 1950s, he produced a number of plays, including' oh men, oh women
, which was later made a movie by 20th century - fox. he was thr godfather of susan strasberg .
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nora bayes theatre, (8 / 22 / 1927 - circa. 12 / 1927 )
setting: the living room of the maxon' s summer place in connecticut .
theatre owned / operated by messrs. shubert (lee and j. j. )
general manager: henry b. forbes; business manager: leon f. jensen
( 1938). he died on april 6, 1959 in new york city, new york, usa .
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stage: appeared (as
brian cutler
) in
her first affaire
on broadway. comedy. written by
. produced and directed by gustav blum. nora bayes theatre: 22 aug 1927 - dec 1927 (closing date unknown / 136 performances). cast :
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behind the screen how gays and lesbians shaped hollywood, 1910 - 1969 by william j. mann viking: 432 pp. , $ 29. 95
although by today' s standards director george cukor would be considered closeted, in the hollywood of his 1930s to 1950s heyday he was quite overt. the integrated lives of today' s gay celebrities weren' t possible back then. but, being successful, respected and well - liked among his peers, cukor was able to navigate a
private life
the average gay or lesbian of that era would deem unparalleled in its freedom. he stands in marked contrast to charles brackett, the screenwriter, producer and writing partner with billy wilder of such classics as
the lost weekend
and
sunset boulevard .
wilder described him as
a right - wing republican conservative, a formal man, always impeccably dressed, who made entries in his diary every evening .
there probably weren' t any diary entries about brackett' s lover, a young assistant named james larmore, whom the older married man arranged to have his daughter alexandra marry .
if
behind the screen
has a bombshell, this may - december alliance - - which, in the words of portraitist don bachardy ,
one just knew
- - is it. but mann, despite a sometimes annoying habit of grandly announcing that information he' s about to supply is being offered
for the first time ,
doesn' t overplay his hand when it comes to
outing
the past. we learn of both obscure silent cowboy star j. warren kerrigan (who would have been more at home in the astor bar than on the lone
prairee
), and that world - famous unsolved hollywood murder victim william desmond taylor. but he also tells us about george james hopkins, the stylist who engineered the transformation of theodosia goodman into
vamp
supreme theda bara. and then there' s
i remember mama ,
george stevens' incredibly moving tribute to
family values
produced by louella parsons' lesbian daughter, harriet, and written by dewitt bodeen - - a brilliant gay screenwriter whose credits include
cat people .
clearly there were professions within the industry that were more
gay friendly
than others. mann tells much about the careers of set decorators henry grace, hopkins (whose credits include
a streetcar named desire
) and howard bristol (
rope
) taking into account a gay - bashing incident the latter suffered. but the most generous portion of the book covers hollywood' s top gay costume designers: adrian, travis banton, walter plunkett and orry - kelly. the first two, though wildly flamboyant and
obviously
gay, went so far as to marry. mann notes that the decidedly macho kelly, who once kept company with the young (pre - randolph scott) cary grant, never married .
this of course connects to the perennial problem presented by gay
visibility .
the
obvious
gayness of edward everett horton, franklin pangborn is one thing. the turban - and - make - up - besotted vincente minnelli - - who had alliances with women other than judy garland - - is quite another. mann is most amusing in noting the
gay markers
of clifton webb, yet he' s as at a loss for words in explaining how and why he became - - at a very advanced age - - a major
mainstream
movie star. (who can forget dolores gray in
it' s always fair weather
singing the lyric
but i' ve got a guy who' s clifton webb and marlon brando combined
?) clearly the same sort of willful mass audience blindness that placed liberace on this
family entertainer
pedestal is the key. but a better answer would require a study of the mass psychology of
denial
that so far no one has attempted .
shock, needless to say, persists in the public mind as central to gay hollywood. are careers truly
at risk
if
the truth were to come out
about actor' s off - screen lives? that' s the $ 64, 000 question. the answer will doubtless be argued until that happy day (which may be arriving sooner than many imagine) when interest in things gay won' t be considered scandalous at all .
david ehrenstein is the author of
open secret: gay hollywood 1928 - 2000 .
did louganis act properly? : diving: some wonder whether he should have revealed he was hiv - positive during' 88 games .
it' s odd that you posted this, op. i saw this quote in one of my favorite old movie blogs (self - styled siren) earlier this week. she' s quoting from david shipman' s
the great movie stars: the golden years :
the strange thing is that cooper (as his tv interviews showed) had in life a number of rather effeminate mannerism. however, on screen he was virility personified, all that was required of a hero: honest, courageous and determined - - determined to do what must be done at whatever the cost .

all reports i' ve read say cooper was pretty well hung. at least 8 n thick .
if anyone would like a glimpse of the real, uncensored and unscripted gary cooper, please have a look at the youtube clip of him on what' s my line? as the mystery guest in a 1959 episode .
he is incredibly shy and reticent, practically inarticulate... . but totally charming and charismatic. young tony perkins, who played his son in friendly persuasion, is a guest panelist .
[ quote ] all reports i' ve read say cooper was pretty well hung. at least 8 n thick .
i guess he was pretty for his day, but cooper probably liked him best for his then - discretion .
my uncle worked in hollywood and said cooper was one of the nicest guys ever. in real life, he was very quiet, almost shy. supposedly, cooper was a virgin when he came to hollywood and clara bow was the lucky girl to take his virginity .
when gary cooper went into ya', he kept going into ya'. if ya' know what i mean ...
ps clara bow saw it and ran screaming. i just propped an extra pillow down there and relaxed .
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) if so, it' s remarkable that tallulah herself does not even mention him .
. they also mention that andy has a way of exaggerating his own importance and also telling tales that weren' t exactly true. they also mention in passing, that
, he lived on east 52nd street. author michael sragow, in his biography of victor fleming also has george cukor
, where he is apparently working on a picture called there
lonely journey
:
andy tells me... [ it ] is the story of a soldier suffering from amnesia .
the name was later changed to
somewhere in the night
. lower and palmer in their biography of mankiewicz discuss the
... robert milford has been appointed general manager... .
:
vinton freedley has commissioned stewart chaney to design the scenery and costumes ...
and then a few days later :
mary hunter, who had been announced as the director of
peter pan
... [ will ] handle the staging of
great to be alive
.... a copy of the script has been sent to jack haley .
( jack haley is of course, most well - known today, as the tin woodsman in the
the play
protective custody
, which began in pre - broadway tryouts in philadelphia and washington, d. c. it was scheduled to open at the belasco on broadway, but it' s closing announcement was made after just one month traveling. a week or so later, it was announced that friends of the star faye emerson, had raised their own money to see the play open at the ambassador. it was a short run, after only three performances, it' s closing was again announced .
, so probably this is why this particular place was chosen, and she may in fact be buried next to him. i don' t yet know .
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a review of seeing things politically: interviews with benedicte delorme - montini by pierre manent, ralph c. hancock, daniel j. mahoney
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ver the past three decades, the french philosopher pierre manent has published a series of works on the destiny of the west and our modern political condition that are both profound and—atypical of parisian intellectuals—expressed in luminous prose. in books that include
( 2010), manent engages with the west’s greatest political minds, from aristotle and cicero to machiavelli and montesquieu and beyond. these thinkers aren’t prisoners of time, manent insists; if studied attentively, they speak truths—often explosive truths—across the ages .
most of manent’s major books are now available in english translation. until now, though, no single - volume introduction to his thought has been available to englishspeaking readers. seeing things politically, a series of interviews with manent, conducted by bénédicte delorme - montini, covering his major influences, spiritual life, and intellectual career, solves that problem. ably translated by ralph c. hancock (the french original appeared in 2010, to accompany the metamorphoses of the city), with a helpful introduction by daniel j. mahoney, the book can be read in one or two sittings. it is a small masterpiece .
manent makes his ambition clear to his interlocutor in his very first responses. since he reached adulthood, he tells delorme - montini, he hasn’t been attracted to the left, which pursues fantasies—new political and moral orders that it can conjure and create. “what i want instead, ” manent says, “is to understand”: society as it is, he maintains, is more interesting than any utopian dream. and the focus of his research has been on politics or political things, which give “human life its form. ”
for samuel goldwyn after he rejects the idea of having bette davis play the part. kay has only a small, but second billed, role in what is really a ronald colman feature .
kay travels by train to new orleans to see katty. unfortunately, their lesbian love affair ends and kay goes back west .
june 28. after attending a preview of a notorious affair, w. e. oliver of the los angeles evening herald hails kay’s performance as “hollywood’s most disturbing portrayal since hell’s angels. ”
july. kay makes her first appearance on a movie magazine cover for the july issue of modern screen .
kay starts getting serious with kenneth, who seems to be taking up much of her social life. she writes in her diary on this day, “ken worked until 6 a. m. and then came and fucked me! god, i really do love him. ”
despite kay’s success in hollywood and fun with ken, she still battles with depression and boredom. she writes in her diary, “i guess i should be very happy. ”
kay signs her first contract with warner bros, , which pays her $ 2, 000 a week (at paramount, kay received $ 750 weekly). rumors begin circulating that paramount starts giving kay films of lesser quality for revenge. although she indeed signed the contract for warner bros. in 1931, her employment at the studio was not to start for another year .
, a film to be directed by rouben mamoulian. kay is replaced with sylvia sidney .
kay breaks up a fight between her dog and another, dropping her purse. when she breaks the dogs apart, she realizes that several pieces of jewelry are missing from her purse, including her wedding ring. kay also attends a party at gloria swanson’s. her drinking causes problems and kay apologizes the next morning .
kay begins to doubt her marriage to ken. “i wonder if ken and i will be together a year from now? ” she writes in her diary .
kay attends a party at edmund goulding’s, her former sex buddy back in new york. kay comes close to having sex with edith head after tallulah bankhead calls her [ kay ] a lesbian .
as kay’s first warner bros. feature. the film is later re - titled
ken is fired by fox, and a few days later gets into an explosive fight with kay, hitting her out of rage .
starts filming. kay gets annoyed that miriam hopkins receives top billing, though kay has the highest salary of any actor in the film, $ 4, 000 weekly .
, and her recent casting in an ernst lubitsch picture, kay still battles depression and boredom. “did something and had a good time but can’t remember, ” she writes in her diary .
. unfortunately, because her contract was set to expire, kay loses the part to bebe daniels .
kay goes back to new york, reuniting with juliana cutting, neysa mcmein, dwight francis, and kay johnson, among others. she returns home by the end of the year .
kay signs a new contract with warner bros. she spends the rest of the day in bed getting drunk .
kay arrives in new york on the 20th century. she attends the opening of
. she enjoys the play but hears that paramount purchased the rights for miriam hopkins. kay, dissatisfied with her recent warner bros. assignments, begins to regret her decision to switch studios .
kay and ken get into an explosive argument, she spends the night at julia hoyt’s .
kay begins a brief flirtation with gary cooper, having sex with him at least once, though nothing really ever developed between the two .
after an explosive fight with ken, kay indicates in her diary that she wants a divorce, though they made up a few days later .
. luckily, kay is replaced with dolores del rio. the film becomes a major flop with critics and audiences, bringing an end to del rio’s career in america .
, ruth chatterton’s last movie for warner bros. is released. she leaves warner bros. because of a slip in popularity after ridiculous film offers from the studio. kay becomes the queen of the lot, though her title is not official until a new contract offer at the end of 1935 .
kay writes in her diary, “had merciless afternoon with maurice – four times in 2 hours. ”
still fighting depression and boredom, kay attempts suicide by cutting the artery in her right wrist. loosing two quarts of blood, she nearly dies, but is saved possibly by her maid .
in an effort to spice up their sex life, maurice begins suggesting new ideas to kay. she writes in her diary, “swell evening – very exciting, discussing about lesbians and a threesome. not practical, i’m afraid. ”
maurice returns to europe, leaving kay more depressed than ever. as a result, kay travels to new york .
kay, accompanied by mr. and mrs. richard barthelmess, boards the rex, an italian cruise liner. she goes on a second european romp .
a paris doctor confirms that kay is again pregnant. she has an abortion again soon after .
kay returns to new york, being mobbed by press and fans. kay also informs reporters that there is no truth to the rumors about her wedding plans with maurice chevalier .
kay returns to hollywood. suffering from complications from an abortion, kay spends the next few days in bed .
kay is hospitalized due to ignoring the advice for bed rest from her physician (she attended a party at pickfair despite doctor’s orders) .
, kay names her favorite male movie stars – jackie cooper, john barrymore, lionel barrymore, richard barthelmess, james cagney, ronald colman, gary cooper, clark gable, william powell, and maurice .
kay celebrates christmas with mr. and mrs. richard barthelmess, then heads over to samuel goldwyn’s for a party. she then parties into the morning with ruth chatterton and jessica barthelmess (richard’s wife) .
kay celebrates the new year with maurice, attending parties at both charles boyer’s and tim mccoy’s .
with george brent, kay has a one night stand with her leading man. she writes, “he told me afterwards that i had helped him tremendously and that he appreciated that. big fucking! and he got the jitters. ”
maurice returns to europe after a series of fights with kay. a few days later, she finds a new lover in delmer daves after meeting him at a party hosted by frank borzage .
del leaves kay to vacation in annapolis. kay starts to realize that she’s fallen in love with him and out of love with maurice .
kay helps open the house of westmore, a salon established by perc westmore. myrna loy, clara bow, marlene dietrich, carole lombard, and claudette colbert also attended .
while in london, kay has a successful operation to remove her salivary gland .
kay meets with maurice to break the news to him about del. he takes it good and they settle for a friendship .
del brings kay to lake louise in canada. at the time still barren, the location is still breathtaking. kay describes the vacation as being like an unofficial honeymoon .
kay’s physician, bill branch, informs her that there are rumors going around hollywood that she had syphilis. surprisingly, the rumors of kay francis having an std were false .
jack warner offers kay a new contract, one which gets her the queen of warner bros. title .
. unfortunately, warner bros. refuses to lend kay’s services. the part goes to her friend and former warner bros. star, ruth chatterton .
kay writes in her diary about her trip to del’s cabin in lake arrowhead, describing how happy she was .
kay writes in her diary, “beginning the new year with my lover. may he be in the same bed with me next year this time. ”
kay is seriously disappointed when warner bros. sends her her new assignment, a biopic about florence nightingale titled
kay signs the new contract with warner bros. presented to her in november. her salary is raised to $ 5, 250 a week. the contract is to end in 1942, by which she is to be earning $ 7, 000 a week .
kay’s home is surrounded by police when a young woman named carol lawrence delivers a note to kay’s residence which reveals a death plot. james crawford explained that he “had it in for k. francis. ” “k. francis” turned out to be kathleen francis, a hollywood extra .
. she names constance bennett, claudette colbert, marlene dietrich, carole lombard, and myrna loy .
kay undergoes another abortion. “jesus, it’s awful, ” she writes. “who do i always get caught and have so little fun. ”
george cukor tells kay that he could see her as scarlett o’hara. the project drops when selznick and cukor change their minds for norma shearer .
kay’s neighbor, david niven, kisses her on her doorstep. del catches them, leaving kay for the night .
while still in europe, kay spends the holiday sick in bed with a cold .
kay celebrates the new year by watching a skiing competition, then drinking the night away while fighting with del .
because of her sickness, which doesn’t seem to be getting any better, kay is rushed to the hospital .
ginger rogers throws a roller - skating party at rollerdome. kay attends with joan crawford. despite ginger’s claim that her party was the best ever thrown, kay complained in her diary that the party was dull .
. despite her success and fortunes, kay, while knitting during the interview, claims that her life has been “singularly uneventful. ”
completes production. the crew presents kay with a box filled with gardenias, and an eighteenth century snuff box .
kay writes in her diary of del, “i am sick of his superiority. ”
kay meets erik barnekow at a party thrown by dorothy di frasso, who replaces del in kay’s life .
a final agreement is made between lawyers, kay’s contract would expire september 28, 1938 .
kay asks erik to spend christmas at her house. she writes, “we baptized the library floor. good fucking. ”
sent to hal wallis reads, “i think you would have a good kay francis picture in a reasonably short time and one that would not cost a fortune to make. moreover, kay herself is, i understand, very much in favor of it. ”
starts. the film is completed in mid - march. for unknown reasons, the film is shelved and released later in the year as
kay loans erik $ 1, 000. “i wonder if i will ever get it back? ” she writes in her diary .
, kay is listed, along with joan crawford, katharine hepburn, and garbo (among others), as “box office poison. ” the article reads that “kay francis, still receiving many thousands a week, is now making b pictures. ”
). miriam hopkins takes over, gets sick, and kay is forced into one of the most ridiculous movies of her career .
“oh my god, ” kay writes in her diary. “what am i getting into, i have no idea! pray that it will come out alright, that’s all! ”
begins. this is kay’s last movie on her warner brothers contract. during the filming, kay gives an interview to
that turns out to be her most remembered. the title of the article was a direct quote from kay, “i can’t wait to be forgotten. ”
are filmed. it’s unknown if kay was called back for retakes by a studio so desperate to ditch her .
, a critic comes to kay’s defense about her latest backlash from warner brothers. “…considering the plot and everything it is our settled conviction that meaner advantage was never taken of a lady. ”
( 1939). the film starred carole lombard, cary grant, and kay, who was equally billed to lombard and grant, proving her stature as late as 1939.
anderson lawler ( may 5 , 1902 – april 6 , 1959 ) was an american film and stage actor and producer , who had a career lasting from the 1920s through the 1950s . he began on broadway , before moving to featured and supporting roles in hollywood over a ten-year career at the very beginning of the talking picture era . after the end of his acting career , lawler would move to the production end of the film industry , as well as becoming a producer of legitimate theater in the late 1940s and 1950s . 
anderson lawler (may 5, 1902 – april 6, 1959) was an american film and stage actor and producer, who had a career lasting from the 1920s through the 1950s. he began on broadway, before moving to featured and supporting roles in hollywood over a ten-year career at the very beginning of the talking picture era. after the end of his acting career, lawler would move to the production end of the film industry, as well as becoming a producer of legitimate theater in the late 1940s and 1950s.
anderson lawler (may 5, 1902 – april 6, 1959) was an american film and stage actor and producer, who had a career lasting from the 1920s through the 1950s. he began on broadway, before moving to featured and supporting roles in hollywood over a ten-year career at the very beginning of the talking picture era. after the end of his acting career, lawler would move to the production end of the film industry, as well as becoming a producer of legitimate theater in the late 1940s and 1950s.