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Dr Gillian Kelly @marilynjustine.bsky.social · 28d

#raymilland #thelostweekend #circleofdanger #ministryoffear #welshactor #hollywoodcinema #oldhollywoodstar #hollywoodactor #paramountpictures #1930scinema #1940scinema #1950scinema #lovestory #dialmformurder #alfredhitchcock #billywilder #1960scinema #1970scinema #classicaltelevision #thebigclock

Dr Gillian Kelly @marilynjustine.bsky.social · Sep 26

On Thursday 16th October I will be talking about my new book on Welsh actor Ray Milland at this year's Neath Arts Festival, taking place in his home village #raymilland #thelostweekend #neathartsfestival #neathwales #welshactor #hollywoodcinema #artsevent #neath

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Neath Arts Festival 2025

Come and experience Art, Literature and Music at the Neath Arts Festival

www.neathartsfestival.cymru

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Film Noir UK @filmnoiruk.bsky.social · Sep 17

Some key reading for #FilmNoirFest 2025. @marilynjustine.bsky.social has contributed to the festival’s catalogue for our Lupino strand as well. The catalogue is free if you are a pass holder + you’ll get a discount for the book as well if you have #FilmNoir pass: ti.to/film-noir-uk...

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Dr Gillian Kelly @marilynjustine.bsky.social · Sep 16

Author copies of my new book 'Ray Milland: Identity, Stardom, and the Long Climb to the Lost Weekend' arrived today! It will be released by @upmississippi.bsky.social on 15th October and available in both hardback and paperback #raymilland #welshactor #thelostweekend #dialmformurder #ministryoffear

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Dr Gillian Kelly @marilynjustine.bsky.social · Sep 4

Received my contributor's copy of Thief from @arrowvideo.bsky.social today. It looks great! #thief #michaelman #arrowvideo #jamescaan #willienelson #tueadayweld #newrelease #physicalmedia #jamesbelushi #directorscut #4k #thief4k #thiefbluray #bluray #1980scinema #neonoir

Dr Gillian Kelly @marilynjustine.bsky.social · Sep 3

I made a pilgrimage to the house Ida was born in and took my book along #idalupino #stanleylupino #london #hernehill #femaledirector #femalefilmmaker #womandirector #britishactress #hollywoodstars #hollywoodactress #hollywoodstudios #warnerbros #warnerbrosstudios #thelightthatfailed #filmstars

Dr Gillian Kelly @marilynjustine.bsky.social · Sep 3

Evening talk about Ida Lupino and my new book on her went well. I also found my other books in the BFI library! #idalupino #thetwilightzone #charliesangels #femaledirector #femalefilmmaker #womandirector #hollywoodstars #hollywoodactress #hollywoodstudios #warnerbros #warnerbrosstudios #filmstars

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Dr Gillian Kelly @marilynjustine.bsky.social · Sep 3

A sold out screening of They Drive By Night in BFI's NFT1 (capacity 450), which very few attendees had ever seen! #idalupino #theydrivebynight #thehitchhiker #georgeraft #raoulwalsh #humphreybogart #annsheridan #hollywoodstars #hollywoodstudios #warnerbros #warnerbrosstudios #filmstudies #filmstars

Dr Gillian Kelly @marilynjustine.bsky.social · Aug 10

Tickets are now on sale for my talk on Ida Lupino at the BFI, London on the evening of 1st September #idalupino #londonevents #londontalk #septemberevent #londonseptember2025 #september2025 #september2025event #filmtalk #bfilondon #bfievent #thehitchhiker #thebigamist #theydrivebynight

Buy cinema tickets for New Writings: Ida Lupino: Multifaceted Performer and Cinematic Pioneer | BFI Southbank

whatson.bfi.org.uk

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Dr Gillian Kelly @marilynjustine.bsky.social · Aug 5

Birthday remembrance of Robert Taylor, the subject of my first book from @upmississippi.bsky.social in 2019. A close analysis of the star image and performance skills of #roberttaylor which explores wider cultural debates on Hollywood, 20th century America, masculinity, male beauty and ‘lost’ stars

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · Jul 30

Join author Gillian Kelly as she examines #IdaLupino’s complex and paradoxical career and image, in a celebration of the actor and director, who forged the way for female creatives in #Filmmaking

At the BFI Reuben Library, Monday 1st September, 6:30pm
bit.ly/44Tw3tb

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Dr Gillian Kelly @marilynjustine.bsky.social · Jul 29

If you are around in the afternoon of 1st September, I will also be introducing a screening of Lupino's breakthrough role in They Drive By Night (1940), her first film at Warner Brothers. A fantastic film also featuring George Raft, Ann Sheridan, Humphrey Bogart and Alan Hale.

Buy cinema tickets for Seniors’ Free Matinee: They Drive by Night + intro by independent scholar and author Dr Gillian Kelly | BFI Southbank

whatson.bfi.org.uk

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · Jul 23

Now available!
Ida Lupino, Multifaceted performer and cinematic pioneer bit.ly/44XKjjl

Author Gillian Kelly shine’s a spotlight on #IdaLupino and her remarkable contributions to C20th #cinema

Find out more on the MUP blog ➡️ bit.ly/4o8KGAC

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Dr Gillian Kelly @marilynjustine.bsky.social · Jul 15

Author copies of Ida Lupino: Multifaceted Performer and Cinematic Pioneer arrived from @manchesterup.bsky.social today! It looks stunning and represents many years of work. Official release date is 21st July #idalupino #filmstudies #theydrivebynight #femalefilmmaker #womandirector #hollywoodcinema

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Dr Gillian Kelly @marilynjustine.bsky.social · May 31

Delighted to announce that I wrote my first booklet essay for @arrowvideo.bsky.social for the limited edition 4K UHD release of Thief (1981) coming out in August. Thanks to @mrmackenzieauthor.bsky.social for the opportunity, it looks great! #thief #michaelmann #tuesdayweld #jamescaan #willienelson

Thief Limited Edition 4K UHD

Buy Thief Limited Edition 4K UHD from Arrow Films.

www.arrowfilms.com

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Emily Snyder Bandy @ebandy.bsky.social · May 21

📗 RAY MILLAND: IDENTITY, STARDOM, AND THE LONG CLIMB TO THE LOST WEEKEND by Gillian Kelly (@marilynjustine.bsky.social)

🎬 A comprehensive study of one Welsh actor's image and performance in Hollywood's Golden Age, coming in October!

www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/R/Ray-...

Ray Milland

Ray Milland (1907–1986) was the inaugural Welshman to win the Best Actor Academy Award, as well as a performer boasting a rich and varied oeuvre from the silent era in 1920s Britain to New Hollywood i...

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Dr Gillian Kelly @marilynjustine.bsky.social · May 21

Classic Hollywood fans can pre-order Anthony Uzarowski's wonderful biography on Lauren Bacall (with a stunning front cover!) for 55% off during @upmississippi.bsky.social birthday sale. I was delighted to be a reader/reviewer for this book and my endorsement is on the site #laurenbacall #newbook

Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall (1924–2014), or Betty, as she was known to friends, was one of the last great movie stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Her career spanned seven decades and was one of the longest and ...

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Dr Gillian Kelly @marilynjustine.bsky.social · May 14

To celebrate 55 years of @upmississippi.bsky.social they are offering 55% off all books! The pre-order of my Ray Milland book in paperback for just $13.50 and paperbacks of both my Milland and Robert Taylor books are less than $30! There are many fab titles from this publisher in film, music, etc.

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Dr Gillian Kelly @marilynjustine.bsky.social · May 5

Birthday remembrance of Tyrone Power, born on this day in 1914 and the subject of my second book in 2021 #tyronepower #bornonthisday #classicalhollywood #hollywoodactor #hollywoodstar #americanactor #themarkofzorro #nightmarealley #therazordedge #jessejames #thesunalsorises #bloodandsand #filmstar

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Dr Gillian Kelly @marilynjustine.bsky.social · Apr 28

50 free downloads of my latest book review via the link below if anyone is interested. It's on the biography Eleanor Powell: Born to Dance by Paula Broussard and Lisa Royere. #eleanorpowell #borntodance #dancerbiography #actressbiography #newbiography #eleanorpowellborntodance #bookreview #hollywood