Actresses who are strong and fearless on screen strongly appeal to me for some reason. Perhaps it is because they know how to “tell it like it is” and are not afraid to show all facets of themselves. They bring great – and much needed – realism to their roles yet they are still able to make you dream of bigger things. Shelley Winters was an incredible thespian who had all of the qualities described above and more. She was versatile and almost always intense, starring in an array of different genres and proving that she was cut out for them all. Never afraid to speak her mind whether it was about her personal life or politics, she could easily alienate some who thought that she was both too mouthy and too bold. (Even Shelley would never deny that she loved to be the centre of attention!) What remains uncontested, however, is her talent and the impact that she had on both classic and contemporary cinema.
Shelley is a two-time Oscar winner as Best Supporting Actress for her roles in The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and A Patch of Blue (1965). She received her first Academy Award nomination for her breakout role 1951’s A Place in the Sun, a film which she fought hard to get and which forever changed her life. In addition, she won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress in the Poseidon Adventure (1972), also receiving nominations for Lolita (1962), Alfie (1966) and Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976). Her career spanned 63 years and over 7 decades. To put it mildly, she was awe-inspiring.
Gill from Realweegiemidget Reviews and I are so excited to collaborate together for this blogathon to salute Shelley Winters, an actress who we both lovingly admire.
Click Here to visit the sublime Gill‘s annoucement page for the blogathon! Isn’t she a strudel? 😀
The Rules:
- We will be allowing only two duplicates per entry (topic, movie or TV show) and three posts per participant. Please only submit new work, as we won’t be accepting any posts written previously.
- You can write about anything you like pertaining to Shelley’s film career, television appearances she made, books she wrote and her friendships & relationships with her fellow classic film stars, and so on.
- You can also add podcasts on Shelley or her work but only if you send us the podcast link by our Contact Me pages.
- We will not accept entries which are uncomplimentary or disrespectful to Shelley or her work. This blogathon is dedicated to her life and career and we want to celebrate everything about Shelley.
- Review choices can be added as a comment on this page or you can reach us through our Contact Me pages. Either way please add the name and URL of your blog along with your entry choice. You can also send us a Direct Message via Twitter. If you don’t have a blog, that’s totally fine, just send your entry onto one of us and we’ll post it for you.
- You are invited to take one of the banners and put it somewhere on your site to promote the blogathon. We’d also very much appreciate it if you included one of the banners in your post for the blogathon.
- Please check the participation list below to see what everyone else is covering and which subjects have been claimed twice. A full list of blogs, podcasters and review choices will be posted on a separate page and updated regularly.
- Just to reiterate: The Shelley Winters Blogathon is being held on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of October 2019. You can submit your entries either before or on those dates. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you need an extension.
- Note we will be publishing all the links on both our sites. Add your Twitter handle so I can promote your post.
- Have fun!! Shelley would have wanted you to do so! 🙂
Films already claimed twice:
The Devil’s Daughter
I Died a Thousand Times
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Poseidon Adventure
What’s the Matter with Helen?
Pete’s Dragon
The Night of the Hunter
Lolita
A Patch of Blue
A Place in the Sun
Participation List:
The Poppity: Heavy
Realweegiemidget Reviews: The Devil’s Daughter
Pale Writer: The Devil’s Daughter
Moon in Gemini: I Died a Thousand Times
The JLH Collective: A Place in the Sun
The Craggus: Tentacles
The Oak Drive-In: Bloody Mama
Cinematic Catharsis: Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
Isaac’s Haunted Beard: Poor Pretty Eddie
Michael from Maniacs and Monsters: The Night of the Hunter
Andrew from Maniacs and Monsters: The Visitor
Vinnie Harris: What’s the Matter with Helen? & Pete’s Dragon
Hollywood Genes: Shelley Also Known as Shirley, the first of Shelley Winters’ autobiographies
Angelman’s Place: The Diary of Anne Frank
The Stop Button: I Died a Thousand Times
Bloody Whisper: The Poseidon Adventure
Taking Up Room: The Diary of Anne Frank
Crítica Retrô: Phone Call from a Stranger
Thoughts All Sorts: The Scalphunters
Until The Lights Go Up: The Poseidon Adventure
Dell on Movies: What’s the Matter with Helen?
Banzai Retro Club: Pete’s Dragon
Caftan Woman: Wagon Train, “The Ruth Owens Story” – episode 4, season 1
Tango in Eden: A Patch of Blue
John Reiber: Lolita
Maddy Loves Her Classic Films: Five Favourite Shelley Winters Films
Silver Screen Suppers: Caesar Salad à la Shelley Winters! & Do It Debbie’s Way
18 Cinema Lane: Stepping Out
Wolffian Classic Movies Digest: The Night of the Hunter
Popcorn and Flickers: The Great Gatsby
The Midnite Drive-In: Shelley on the Batman television series; “The Greatest Mother of Them All” and “Ma Parker” – episodes 9 & 10, season 2
Diary of a Movie Maniac: The Tenant
Stabford Deathrage: Cher… and Other Fantasies
Hari MacMillan: A Place in the Sun
Musings of a Classic Film Addict: Frenchie
MovieRob: Odds Against Tomorrow, Lolita & The Chapman Report
Gumbygore: Personal piece — “My fascination with Shelley Winters”
Retrowarehouse: A piece on Shelley in several of her roles in film noir (1947-1951) — A Double Life, Larceny, Cry of The City, Take One False Step, Johnny Stool Pidgeon & The Raging Tide.
Behind the Spotlight: An appreciation of Shelley, from a newbie’s perspective
Celluloid Dame: Executive Suite & Shelley’s recurring role on Roseanne
In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood: A Patch of Blue
The Banners:
Ladies, so pleased to see Shelley Winters as the star of her own blogathon.
I would like to participate with Shelley’s appearance on Wagon Train in 1957, The Ruth Owens Story.
https://www.caftanwoman.com/
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It was Shelley’s moment! 😁 Actually, we were too impatient to wait until her Centennial next year. 😂
I will mark you down for that, Paddy. Thanks ever so much for joining! You always make blogathons more enjoyable. 😊
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Great idea ladies. Please put me down for My Five Favourite Shelley Winters films. Will be a little piece on each film and why I love her performance in it so much.
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Thanks so much for joining, Maddy! 🤗 Oh, I can’t wait to read your piece. Shelley had a pretty incredible filmography. 💕
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Thanks, Erica. Looking forward to it. She sure did.
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Hello Erica! I wish to participate in this blogathon by reviewing the film, “Stepping Out”. I’ve never seen it, but I discovered the film on Shelley’s IMDB filmography.
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Hello! That would be just wonderful and I’ll sign you up for that title. I also love choosing movies for blogathons that I haven’t yet seen. 🤗
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Thanks Erica! Looking forward to talking about this film in October!
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I just saw that this has Liza in it! How exciting! 😊 Shelley had a rich background in musical theatre and I have yet to experience those kind of performances from her.
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I would love write about The Night of the Hunter
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That’s a terrific choice! Thanks so much for joining! 🤗
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Hi! I selected an old favorite, Polanski’s The Tenant (1976) … 🙂
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Hi Eric! That sounds wonderful and I’ll put you down for it. Thanks for joining! 😊
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I’ve known for a while that I’d love to participate in this blogathon, but it’s taken me forever to figure out which movie I would like to write about! I’ve finally decided on Frenchie (1950), if that’s okay!
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That sounds fabulous, Samantha! 🤗 I’m actually due to watch that soon and look forward to reading your thoughts on such a fun-looking film. Great choice! Thanks so much for joining! 😊
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can i do Lolita (1962), Odds against tomorrow (1959) and The Chapman Report (1962)?
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Absolutely, Rob! It’s great to have you aboard! 😀
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its my pleasure
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I’d like to do a piece on Shelley Winters in several of her roles in film noir (1947-1951) — “A Double Life,” “Larceny,” “Cry of The City,” “Take One False Step,” “Johnny Stool Pidgeon,” and “The Raging Tide.”
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Terrific! That’s going to be so interesting to read. Shelley was a pivotal female fatale and film noir player. Well chosen! 😊
Thanks so much for joining!
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This looks really fun! I would like to write about Executive Suite and Shelley’s recurring role on Roseanne. Thanks for starting this!
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Hello there! I’m so glad that you are excited about the blogathon. Shelley was a vibrant, fun lady herself, wasn’t she? 🙂
I’ll gladly put you down for those two choices and thank you so much for joining our event!
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Thanks for linking us, Rebecca! 😀
Sorry, at first I thought this was a link to your article so I edited my initial message.
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Here is my post, Erica. Thanks to you and Gill for co-hosting this. Hope all good with you.
https://maddylovesherclassicfilms.wordpress.com/2019/09/29/the-shelley-winters-blogathon-4-shelley-winters-performances-you-should-see/
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Wonderful, Maddy! I am itching to read your article and will be more than happy to add this to the Day 1 entries. Thanks so much! 🤗
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Hi Erica. Am I too late to join in? If not, I would like to contribute “A Patch Of Blue” to the blogathon.
I’m at : In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood.
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Hi Crystal! No, of course not – you are more than welcome to join in. I’ll happily add you to the roster! 😁
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Thanks. Oh, and by the way, my blog name is: In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood, not “In The Good Old Days of Hollywood”.
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Sorry about that Crystal! It’s all fixed now. 🙂
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I plan on sending you my post, which I will put up on Thursday morning, October 3…let me know if that’s a problem!
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Hi John! That sounds perfect; you submit it when you can. 😀
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Thanks, John! I have linked you and am itching to read what you have to say on one of my favourite Shelley films. 😀
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