A First Look at Cinecon 44 Pictures |
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Here are a few pictures of the celebrities who shared some of their time with us during this year's show. Some banquet photos have been added with more to come soon.
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Producer Walter Mirisch was our first guest on Thursday night. He was interviewed by Cinecon officer Michael Schlesinger. |
We started out with a tribute reel showing clips from Mr. Mirisch's long and successful career as a filmmaker. |
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Since Mr. Mirisch was unable to attend our banquet on Sunday night he was presented with his Cinecon Career Achievement award after the interview by George Chakiris star of West Side Story. | After receiving his award Mirisch moved to the theater lobby where he signed autographs and copies of his new book I Thought We Were Making Movies, Not History. |
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On Friday we showed The Case Against Brooklyn starring Warren Stevens. After the
film Mr. Stevens was interviewed by Cinecon officer Stan Taffel. | Stan is a big fan of his and had been trying to get him to attend a film screening at Cinecon for
several years. Warren had a great time and
enjoyed taking audience questions |
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After the interview Stan and one of his favorite actors posed for a picture together. | Then members of the audience got their chance to talk further with Stevens and get his autograph. |
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On Saturday afternoon we watched a great
35mm print of the 1944 Universal picture House
of Frankenstein. Afterwards Stan interviewed
one of the film's co-stars, Elena Verdugo. | There was a large turn out for the show and Ms. Verdugo had fun with the interview and answered questions about working with Karloff and Chaney on the film. |
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Then she found herself surrounded by eager autograph seekers who brought books and photographs for her to sign | Celeste Holm, who would be attending her own screening on Sunday, showed up to watch Elena's film. They posed for pictures together... |
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...and shared a nice chat while fans continued to bring photos for Elena to sign. | Then on Sunday, after the screening of the fun comedy Champagne for Caesar, it was Ms. Holm's turn to be interviewed. Cinecon president Bob Birchard did the honors. |
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There were a lot of audience questions and Celeste was candid with her answers, sharing stories of working with some of the biggest stars including Loretta Young, Bette Davis and Frank Sinatra. | After the interview Celeste had her picture taken with Bob and her husband, Frank Basile. |
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After a lot of pictures inside the theater Celeste
was taken to a table in the lobby where fans
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No Cinecon would be complete without our great celebrity Career Achievement Award Banquet. The Sunday night banquet is always a fun event where everyone gets a chance to socialize with each other, fan and celebrity alike. |
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It was elbow to elbow at the cocktail party. | Former Cinecon honoree Marvin Kaplan was
on hand to present an award to Elena Verdugo.
The two worked together on her 1950s TV
show Meet Millie |
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Celeste Holm was visited by many friends
including Betty Garrett. | Warren Stevens posed with good friend Doris Roberts who would be presenting him with
one of the evenings awards. |
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Jane Withers signs an autograph for a fan. | Here's 50's scream queen Kathleen Hughes with her husband of more than 50 years, director Stanley Rubin. |
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This happy group includes Jayne Meadows Allan and Peter Mark Richmond | A lovely Ann Rutherford takes a moment to
smile for the camera. |
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Marvin congratulates Elena on receiving her award. | Warren and Doris with his award. |
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A smiling Celeste had a lot to say when she
received her award. | ...and then she and her presenter, Patricia Hitchcock (daughter of Alfred), posed for a
picture with it. |
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The banquet is always a good chance to get the Cinecon officers together for a group
photo. For those who don't know them, they are, from left to right, Marvin Paige, Stella
Grace, Mike Schlesinger, Stan Taffel and Robert S. (we call him Bob) Birchard. |
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