ARTICLE: Being Clooney: Not as Easy as It Looks, By TERRENCE RAFFERTY, New York Times, January 8, 2010
The piece I've been waiting to read on Clooney for several years now, having just watched "Michael Clayton" again recently at home and thinking the very same thing about the ending.
It is nice to have a few true movie stars around to enjoy, along with all the Actors! (And I do deeply enjoy the Depps and Day-Lewises of the world.)
Recently reading a great bio of James Stewart, it made me think that Clooney is one of the few stars today who would have thrived in the old studio system as Stewart did--sort of (only to find himself more when he went independent in the 1950s and plowed a lot of the same character types that Clooney is working now).
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Heh, heh, except that ole George had a headstart called "Mommy' . . er, Rosemary . . who, in one way or another, opened doors . .
But George is a journeyman . . nonetheless . .
Posted by large | February 7, 2010 11:10 AM
Two points.
1. Rosemary was an Aunt, not his mother…His father was a news anchor/game show host and his mother a former beauty queen.
2. Nepotism can get you a break in Hollywood, but the connected ones like George that have made it big get there by consistently delivering the goods.
Posted by rblx | February 7, 2010 12:47 PM
Rosemary was very troubled throughout most of George's life, I can't see her opening any doors. His father was there to give him good advice, they have always been very close. I think Clooney learned the lesson taught by guys like Hackman, Caine and Eastwood. Just keep working. Take the best part available but keep working and be the best part of whatever the project is.
Posted by Patrick O'Connor | February 7, 2010 3:59 PM
My bad on the family tree . . liked her music, have her collection, but she was a drama queen back in the 50's with the beginnings of the rat pack and others . . she knew a lot of people, how they got along might be another story . . that's my knowledge of her history . .
George is still a journeyman no matter who opened the doors . .
Posted by large | February 9, 2010 9:37 AM