As regular blog readers already know, John Garfield is one of my absolute favorite actors and, also, one of my beloveds. I adore this man and think he was a completely sensational actor. Sadly, because he was targeted by the HUAC and because he refused to name names in the hearings, he was blacklisted in Hollywood, and, thus, he never received the kind of recognition he so richly deserves.
A fellow Garfield appreciator is on a quest to change that. She has begun a petition campaign, aimed at Warner Home Video, to convince them to release a boxed set of Garfield films. Although I've mentioned that petition here before, I wanted to do so again. With Mr. Garfield's 100th birthday only a few months away, now is the perfect time for Warners to release a set of his films.
The goal of the petition is 2,500 signatures; currently, there are just over 400, so there is still a long way to go. Please be a part of making John Garfield a more recognizable star, by popping over to the petition site (HERE) and adding your name to the petition.
Oh, by the way, Lori, who created the petition drive, has also created an incredibly beautiful video tribute to Mr. Garfield. It features dozens of photographs of the handsome Mr. Garfield set to a lovely instrumental version of the songs "I'll Be Seeing You" and "Smile,"...the latter of which seems completely appropriate for such a tribute, given the tragic circumstances of the actor's final years, when his heart truly was breaking.
Thanks for joining us in making a boxed set of Garfield films a reality.
Done! It would be very neat to have a boxed set.
ReplyDeleteI tried to sign it Patti but it won't let me:( When I try to put my address in it says "this website is disable for automatic re-fill". I was trying to put our new address in. I agree though, John Garfield absolutely deserves a box set!!!
ReplyDeleteI went on our Firefox browser and was able to sign it:)
ReplyDeleteI'm not a huge Garfield fan but I was happy to sign the petition. However, trying to sign it, it demanded my street address and postal code. Sorry, but I'm not giving details like that just for a petition.
ReplyDeleteHi Patti. Thank you again for this great blog on the great John Garfield. Thank you too to those who so far have added their names. John, I do understand where you are coming from regarding you don't feel comfortable adding your address. I would just like to say that this petition I wrote has been up on this care2 website since April and I have not heard of any complaints regarding the site bothering any of the signers. A lot of people don't like to have their name displayed, and again I understand that. However, the site does allow a person to use a function in which their name is not displayed on the petition. All that shows up is "Name Not Displayed" and the state or country where the person lives.
ReplyDeleteAny ways, again Patti thank you so much for your help and support regarding this petition to get John Garfield's films into a box-set. His box-set is way over due IMHO.
Thank you
Lori Moore, author of the petition.