How Did Katharine Hepburn’s Temperance Nearly Kill Her?

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about movies and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the Movie urban legends featured so far. MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: Katharine Hepburn’s temperance nearly killed her during the filming of The African Queen. The African Queen is […]

June 28th, 2016 | Posted in Movie Legends Revealed | No Comments

Did Richard Wilbur Write the Lyrics to “Glitter and Be Gay”?

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Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends related to opera and operettas and whether they are true or false. OPERA URBAN LEGEND: Richard Wilbur, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry and the second United States Poet Laureate, actually wrote the lyrics to a number of songs from Candide, including “Glitter […]

November 28th, 2012 | Posted in Grab Bag Legends, Opera Legends Revealed | 2 Comments