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I saw the 7th HEAVEN (Fox 1927), at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Monday night (August 1, 2011) it is a “remarkable movie” my reaction to the evening is at http://looking-for-mabel.webs.com/7heaven.htm

Wids Daily (my favorite magazine) used Mabel Normand on their September 15, 1918 cover. It is a gift to all of us from John Raymond Armijo at the New Mexico Film Office; it has been added to the album of magazine cover at:
[url]http://looking-for-mabel.webs.​com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=​133629914[/url]

While going though the Wid’s Daily I located a couple of wonderful group pictures of early film making companies. Although these were “pre-Mabel” they were very much the foundation of Hollywood, this is just a little Off Topic, here is the direct link [url]http://looking-for-mabel.webs.​com/earlyfilmcompanies.htm[/url]

New pictures of Greta Nissen and Dorothy Gish have been added to the 2011 Album at Looking for Mabel, check out the Recently Added http://looking-for-mabel.webs.com/apps/photos/recently-added

Humor - Daring - Heart create the genius that is Mabel, it was a Wonderful Thing and she thought Chaplin was wonderful too http://looking-for-mabel.webs.com/photoplay1925.htm

I was going through some old newspapers from 1914 and found an advertisement for a 2 reel comedy called The New York Girl. I looked in MNSB and didn’t see anything that might have been this one…it is listed in Brent Walker’s book. He writes the working title was “The Elopement.” His book has it listed as filmed June 29, 1914 – July 16, 1914; release date of August 6. Do you know this comedy, perhaps under a different name?

I posted a picture of Mabel for her birthday on the Home Page and I wish you all chocolate cake
http://looking-for-mabel.webs.com/index.htm

In May 1930, Photoplay published a ‘poem’ by Margaret E. Sangster titled “Mabel Normand”. Sometimes I need to be remained that time has not made Mabel’s memory shine with the polish that years sometimes create; Mabel has always been the woman Margaret Sangster understood her to be…and I think she is…

http://looking-for-mabel.webs.com/1930mayphotoplaypeom.htm

In 1918 - It was OK to be smart and funny Would You Ever Suspect It? That Randolph Barlett would write an article for Photoplay in August 1918 that Mabel Normand while she was making slapstick; was reading Strindberg, Ibsen, and Shaw, etc…here is the Reprint
http://looking-for-mabel.webs.com/1918augustphotoplay.htm

Mabel Normand was an illustrator’s model before she turned to posing before a movie camera. Here an image of Mabel on a Coca Cola tin before she was MABEL NORMAND

http://looking-for-mabel.webs.com/cocacolatin.htm

Mary Mallory sent a note regarding an interview done on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED (NPR) by Melissa Block with Martin Scorsese’ about his movie HUGO, I have posted the transcript at Looking for Mabel. Scorsese explains the telling of a story of George Melies, the toy maker and maker of movie magic (and it is a 3-D movie)!!!

http://looking-for-mabel.webs.com/melieshugo2011.htm

With all the talk of the items of Debbie Reynolds auction; do you remembered the post at Looking for Mabel from a couple of years ago? It was about some of Mabel Normand personal things that were donated by my guardian? I helped boxed the items and the agreement that was signed stated that the material would NOT be sold and would become part of the core collection of the Hollywood Museum the Los Angeles City Council was planning…but the museum never came about so the Mabel Normand collection is in limbo and right now they are on loan to the FIDM, I was invited to check out the items and took a few photos at their archive. http://looking-for-mabel.webs.com/jackiesaunders.htm

Charles Dana Gibson used Mabel Normand as one of his models before Mabel went in the movies.
http://looking-for-mabel.webs.com/gibson.htm

Hobart Bosworth is essentially an artist but more an actor as well. http://looking-for-mabel.webs.com/bosworth.htm

A revisit to MABLESCENTS for Christmas: http://looking-for-mabel.webs.com/smallmabelphotobook.htm

The 25 are listed at Looking-for-Mabel - National Film Registry in 2011 includes The Cry of the Children (1912), A Cure for Pokeritis (1912); The Iron Horse (1924); The Kid (1921) http://looking-for-mabel.webs.com/2011nationalreg.htm

Ben getting the smack which was the first to be given out on California soil. A revisit to Welcome home Mabel, on her returned from Europe
http://looking-for-mabel.webs.com/mabelcomeshome.htm

Ben getting the smack which was the first to be given out on California soil.

Umm....*bites tongue*