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Rock Hudson's secret

By Roger Ebert / July 20, 1986 If Rock Hudson had collapsed in Los Angeles instead of in a Paris hospital, he would have died with all of his secrets still intact. Knowing he had only weeks or months to…

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"The Premature Burial," by Edgar Allan Poe

THERE are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction. These the mere romanticist must eschew, if he do not wish to offend or to disgust. They are…

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Sweet Dreams, Baby: For Patsy Cline

Patsy Cline was born Sept. 8, 1932. Looking at her in this live footage, I'm struck by how she lacks showbiz affectations. Her dresses were what ordinary women would wear. Her hair was conventional. She just stands there pleasantly, almost…

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The shower scene

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