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An English ex-pat who relocated to Hollywood that Ray befriended over the years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Isherwood
 
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Odd! Isherwood was such a convoluted character. Only time I recall reading where Isherwood was professionally involved with Bradbury was for a radio program called "New Soundings". I think it was cancelled when the King died. Perhaps Bradbury's part was broadcast before that. Maybe not. I don't recall top of my head. But Isherwood did also lecture using Bradbury as a topic in his lecture series "The Young." And he also wrote at least one piece on Bradbury for a magazine called "Tomorrow", I believe issued in the 1950's. Because of Isherwood's long list of homosexual liasons, his biography is often hard to take in chapters. Yet he admired writers like Norman Mailer and Herman Melville! This photo looks like around mid 50's?

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He also wrote the first major review for Ray's The Martian Chronicles in Tomorrow magazine, October 1950, which really helped spread the word on this outstanding work.

Homosexual? I don't care. What does that have to do with anything?

You said "hard to take."

Phillina is a good word.


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Ray often talks about that review in Tomorrow which he credits for really jump-starting his career.


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Originally posted by Doug Spaulding:
Phillina is a good word.

Especially when it suddenly appears on 577 previous posts!
 
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jkt: I know - you can tell that the photo is not reversed by the part in the hair.

Dr Cola is a good word.


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Especially when it suddenly appears on 577 previous posts!

Isn't that an interesting phenomena?


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Originally posted by Phil Knox:
This photo looks like around mid 50's?

Oh no, Phillina - this is late sixties, at least. What do you experts say?


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Yeah, so what? I can't think for myself? You have to when you have 2 kids and a husband to take care of.

I don't get the connection Phillina. But you're right - those husbands can be a mess to take care of!


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Originally posted by Doug Spaulding:
Phillina is a good word.


Did I miss something? I don't understand this business about "Phillina" and 577 posts.


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I think robertp was indicating that Phillina had changed her signature line, thus effecting all previous posts.

But, the plot thickens. This new wrinkle appears: "This message has been edited. Last edited by: Phil Knox, 09-08-2009 1:13 PM"

Curiouser and curiouser.


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DS: Right!?!
http://www.victorianweb.org/ar...enniel/alice/1.3.jpg


You guys have me really confused now. I have no idea what's going on here! Never mind...


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I have no idea what's going on here! Never mind...

Move along. Nothing to see here.


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Move along. Nothing to see here.


Really, Douglas?



 
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