Around the Blogosphere This Week

Miscellaneous bits of news and fun stuff from around the Internet... ...I was greatly saddened this week to learn of the passing of the marvelous Ann Blyth. She could truly do it all, from drama to comedy to musicals. She was one of the last living links to my beloved MGM musicals; the most notable MGM star still with us is probably Leslie Caron. Blyth was just short of turning 99 in August; I noted that this week her birth year was updated on many sites, from 1928 to 1927. Ann is now reunited with her husband, Dr. James T. McNulty, who passed on in 2007 at the age of 89; they are survived by their five children and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. What a life!...Please visit my 2012 birthday tribute to Ann Blyth for photos along with links to all of her films which I've reviewed. (And note that at that time I listed her birth year as 1928.) I also recommend my review of Jacqueline T. Lynch's wonderful book on Ann; my account of seeing Ann at the 2013 TCM Classic Film…