[My email response to our esteemed
editor for opining that Lord Olivier
took a role in an American movie because
he had a mortage to pay.]
Actually Olivier, I can easily imagine, would
make an excellent MacArthur. The General
was exceedingly theatrical in both his speech, manner,
sense of 'occasion' and history. I just hope that
in the filming they didn't pressure Olivier to tone
it down. My voice teacher, Martin Waldron, told
me that Olivier pestered him to give him some
vocal coaching, impromptu, at a social occasion!
He was pathetically insecure about his voice, and
by implication, his career. That is, in the case of
Olivier it wasn't money he grabbed for, it was
reassurance. Remember, also, England, like
Australia, was enormously grateful for being saved by
the American military in WW2. Olivier was probably
flattered out of his gourd to be given the role of
General MacArthur.
Sometimes John, you seem VERY young.*
Barry
*Irritatingly so
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