Great Performances by Inger Stevens and Anthony Quinn

A less well known movie with these two fine actors. Audacious, larger-than-life, philandering yet redeemable is Anthony Quinn as Matsoukas with Inger Stevens as the widow Anna, resigned to a desolate loneliness. Only an actor with the gravitas of Mr. Quinn could make such a character believable. For her part, Inger Stevens never gave a more raw performance. She won praise from the critics - and rightly so - because the loneliness and desperation she portrays here - and even more so in the scenes that follow - are painful to watch. Inger prepared for this role by working in a bakery in Chicago. For more info and pictures, here is a link to Jerry Lem's Inger Stevens Memorial web site page that relates to this film:
http://www.ingerstevens.org/dreampic.html

Inger's niece, Athena Ashburn, has created a sci-fi web series with her husband which they call "20 Dollar." See the first episode, with Inger's niece in the lead role, at this link:
http://20dollarshow.com/blog/episodes/episode-01-life-is-priceless/
And now see all 20DollarShow episodes on You Tube at the 20DollarShow channel. I post this, as always, in the best spirit of Fair Use. I personally have nothing to gain. I have no videos for sale, nor any connection whatsoever to the entertainment industry. I merely wish that people remember the performances and lives of these actors and You Tube is uniquely positioned as perhaps the best archive and the most accessible vehicle for those purposes. This clip was taken from VHS, but there are DVD versions now available. "A Dream of Kings" is an earthy, well executed movie about the human condition and is definitely well worth viewing. Although I did not start with the intention of creating an "Inger Stevens Channel" it seems to be a direction that comes easily. I cannot believe there is not even a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame to honor and remember Inger. Certainly her stage, television, and movie work as well as her charity work deserve more recognition. Visit the excellent and constantly evolving Inger Stevens Memorial website:
http://www.ingerstevens.org/

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Greetings - just a note about comment posting. I have retained comment approval on the videos that pertain to Inger Stevens. There may be a delay in seeing your comment appear. Sometimes I just plain miss seeing them, and sometimes I don't approve them at all. Inger is survived by many friends and family and, as these videos are intended as a memorial to her, I simply want to keep things as clean as one would expect at any memorial. Thanks, and hope you understand.

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Inger's niece, Athena Ashburn and her husband, now have their own You Tube channel - 20DollarShow. See three original episodes that feature a Twilight Zone flavored mix of eerie story lines delivering a timely social comment. Also see the article on Inger Stevens done by Gary brumburgh in Classic Images magazine and visit his You Tube channel - gbrumburgh.

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Today, April 30, is a day many of us take to remember Inger Stevens.

Here's to you, Inger. Lovely lady!

Also a toast to everyone who makes an effort to keep Inger's memory alive - on You Tube and elsewhere:

lemster2024, swifty079, northbreed1a, baybea, dentelTV1 - Jerry, Brent, Gary, Athena, Samuel, Santiago and so many others - everyone!

See lemster2024's upload of the marriage of Katy Holstrum, The Farmer's Daughter - new today!

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Take a moment today - Monday, October 18, her birthday - to think of Inger. Still remembered, still loved, still missed.

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Be sure to check out a new Inger Stevens tribute "Still More Inger Stevens" posted by my fellow Inger fan lemster2024. He is curator of the Inger Stevens Memorial web site. His tribute features some rarely seen photos plus an audio clip of Inger singing a traditional Scandinavian lullaby.

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For a long time this movie was scarce and only available in VHS. It has recently been released in DVD format by Warner Brothers - available at their online store or at Amazon etc.

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You have lots of company :-)

This movie may have been her strongest dramatic performance. The bedroom scene that follows this one, in my judgement, is a bit too much for You Tube. There is sexual content and very slight nudity. It is a raw, visceral and emotionally startling scene. I honestly don't believe ANY actress could have done it better. And many legendary actresses probably would not have done it as well as she did. She had that much talent.