{"id":4355,"date":"2014-03-18T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2014-03-18T16:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anndvorak.com\/cms\/?p=4355"},"modified":"2014-03-17T23:17:49","modified_gmt":"2014-03-18T06:17:49","slug":"news-updates-and-such","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anndvorak.com\/cms\/news-updates-and-such\/","title":{"rendered":"News, Updates, And Such"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After blogging about Ann Dvorak every day for an entire year, I guess you could say that I have really embraced the break from it. Since I don’t want to be too neglectful of Ann, along with those of you who have been so faithful and supportive – here’s what’s been going on in the world of Ann Dvorak (and me).<\/p>\n

The big Ann Dvorak news is that\u00c2\u00a0Our Blushing Brides<\/strong><\/a>\u00c2\u00a0is now available from the Warner Archive<\/a>. \u00c2\u00a0This is actually a Joan Crawford film that was made during Ann’s waning days at MGM. Even though the film does have some dance numbers, Ann does not appear as a chorus girl but only as an extra fawning over Robert Montgomery. \u00c2\u00a0I don’t remember what I thought of this film overall, so I can only recommend it for you Dvorak completists.\u00c2\u00a0
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On a bright personal note, I received my first royalty statement for\u00c2\u00a0Ann Dvorak: Hollywood’s Forgotten Rebel<\/em><\/a>. The numbers were considerably higher than my publisher or I were expecting, so a big THANK YOU to everyone out there who purchased a copy!<\/p>\n

I recently submitted a proposal for what I hope will be my next big project. It’s for the 33 1\/3 series <\/a>which are books focusing on a specific music album. The publisher recently did an open call for submissions, so I threw my hat in the ring with Heart’s\u00c2\u00a0Dreamboat Annie. <\/em>The\u00c2\u00a0open call resulted in a whopping 410 submissions, so I am definitely a long-shot! Writing about a band from the 1970s might sound like an extreme departure from a 1930s movie star. However, much like Ann Dvorak, the Wilson sisters challenged the conventions of their sector of the entertainment industry, so I don’t feel that writing about them will be that much different from Ann. And if my proposal isn’t selected? Well, I have a couple of other ideas floating around…<\/p>\n

On a totally non-Ann related note, I will be back at the Encino-Tarzana Branch Library on March 25th, lecturing on the changing roles of woman in the post-War San Fernando Valley.<\/a> The entire presentation will be illustrated with images from the Los Angeles Public Library’s Valley Times<\/em><\/a> photo collection, so hopefully there will be some interest.<\/p>\n

Finally, I have two screenings\/book signings arranged in Chicago in late April and a royalty check to pay for the trip! Keep an eye out here for more details very soon!<\/p>\n

Otherwise, I have been slumming it a bit and enjoying free time with my daughter and husband. Hope all is well with all you Dvorak devotees, and check back for more updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After blogging about Ann Dvorak every day for an entire year, I guess you could say that I have really embraced the break from it. Since I don’t want to be too neglectful of Ann, along with those of you who have been so faithful and supportive – here’s what’s been going on in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,5,7,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dvd-releases","category-news","category-personal","category-personal-appearances"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t