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  The Judy Room - Easter Parade
Easter Parade was completed on March 12th, 1948 and would go on to become MGM's biggest hit of 1948, grossing over 6 million dollars in it's initial release.
Her films after Easter Parade, while all huge hits at the box office and with the public, were of a smaller scale and were produced not by the Freed Unit (where most of the big budget MGM musicals were made) but by the Joe Pasternak Unit, a unit known for
Easter Parade was Judy's biggest MGM hit, after Meet Me In St. Louis (which grossed - in its initial release - $7,566,000).
www.thejudyroom.com /ep/index.html   (3730 words)

  
 Easter Parade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Easter Parade is a 1948 musical film starring Fred Astaire and Judy Garland.
The film was originally to have starred Gene Kelly, but Kelly was injured just prior to production and Astaire, who had announced his retirement from film, was coaxed back to replace him.
Monotony" until it was included in a special DVD box set of the three That's Entertainment films in 2004; it was subsequently included as a special feature on the 2005 DVD release of Easter Parade.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Easter_Parade   (249 words)

  
 Travel New York: The Easter Parade - New York City
The Easter Parade is a New York phenomenon that dates back to the middle of the 1800s.
Patrick's Cathedral, and parade down the Avenue afterwards to give onlookers - and each other - a chance to view their new Easter hats and dresses.
The flamboyant headgear and costumes are paraded down 5th Avenue to the delight of onlookers.
www.chiff.com /a/travel-nyc-easter.htm   (465 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Easter Parade (Two-Disc Special Edition): DVD: Judy Garland,Fred Astaire,Peter Lawford,Ann Miller,Jules ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
"Easter Parade," on the other hand, looks like a very old movie that's had it colors artificially pumped up--like an old tart that thinks a lot of warpaint will make her look young, but fools no one.
Easter Parade was so well received that a second pairing of Astaire and Garland was scheduled but due to Garland's (ahem) personal issues, that regretfully never came to pass.
Easter Parade is a feel-good classic, starring two superb professionals who were, at the time, still at the height of their talents.
www.amazon.com /Easter-Parade-Two-Disc-Special-Garland/dp/B0007939MU   (2352 words)

  
 The New Yorker : online : covers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Angular portraits of the strutting bourgeoisie were replaced by children painting Easter eggs, a bunny trying to cross a dark curvy road, country churches, and fields of lilies.
For the Easter, 1961, cover, Peter Arno, who had drawn drunken playboys and busty night-club molls for Ross, drew a portrait of a middle-class family with four children staring through a pet-shop window at a family of rabbits with five children.
The cover is reminiscent of an Easter, 1927, portrait-of-a-lady-with-bonnet cover by Ilonka Karasz, except that Kalman's hat, in addition to flowers, was adorned with tiny couples—human and rabbit—making love.
www.newyorker.com /online/covers/?010416onco_covergallery   (440 words)

  
 Easter Parade in New York City
The Easter Parade along Fifth Avenue from 49th to 57th Streets is a wonderful celebration of strolling in Easter finery.
The street is closed to traffic for parade participants and people watchers from roughly 10am until 4pm.
The 56th Easter Eggstravaganza, entirely free, is older than their parents are, and with each year the festivities breed and multiply.
www.ny.com /holiday/easter   (280 words)

  
 Easter Parade: Easter Songs. EasterBunny's.Net.
In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it,
You'll be the grandest lady in the Easter Parade.
I'll be the proudest fellow in the Easter Parade.
www.easterbunnys.net /easterparade.htm   (90 words)

  
 Easter Parade in The NYC Insider: an Insider's Guide to New York City   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Easter Parade in The NYC Insider: an Insider's Guide to New York City
Easter Sunday has traditionally been the day to bring out your Spring finery.
This tradition lives on in New York’s Easter Parade, an annual procession of folks decked out in their fanciest outfits, which dates back to the Civil War period.
www.theinsider.com /nyc/fun/3easter.htm   (184 words)

  
 TimesDispatch.com | Easter on parade   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Last year's parade was postponed a week because of bad weather, so yesterday's bright sunshine and large crowd was a welcome site for K Alferio, executive director of citycelebrations, the nonprofit group that organizes the event.
Easter on Parade regulars Elizabeth and James Whitewolf wore 6-foot, wire-rimmed, homemade rabbit ears.
Making the elaborate Easter hats has become "a tradition, so the pressure's on," she said.
www.timesdispatch.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137835408564   (415 words)

  
 New York Easter Parade, Schedule, History, Pictures
The Easter Parade is a New York tradition that dates back to the middle of the 1800s.
The social elite would attend services at one of the 5th Avenue churches and parade their new fashions down the Avenue afterwards.
The flamboyant headgear and costumes are paraded down the Avenue to the delight of onlookers.
www.midmanhattan.com /articles/aEaster03.htm   (396 words)

  
 Bright Lights Film Journal | Easter Parade
Easter Parade was intended as a vehicle for Judy and Gene Kelly, but Gene was probably getting tired of working with Judy, and bailed just as shooting was ready to start.
Fred does a nice job as an elegant tramp, and Judy is truly in her element, though I wish she wasn’t sporting a fled-out tooth, a gross form of whimsy that I’ve always found unsettling.
Easter Parade comes in one of those two-DVD packages that are becoming de rigueur for serious restoration projects.
www.brightlightsfilm.com /48/easter.htm   (2038 words)

  
 Easter Parade
Easter Parade (1948) almost was a very different movie.
Easter Parade is a holiday favorite; Ann Miller recounted her memories of the production to TCM:
8:00 PM Easter Parade (1948) When his partner leaves him, a vaudeville star trains an untried performer to take her place, finding love in the process.
alt.tcm.turner.com /MONTH_SPOTS/00/04/easter.htm   (446 words)

  
 HAUTE DOG EASTER PARADE FOR CHARITY | DOGS IN BONNETS & OUTFITS - Belmont Shore, Easter Sunday
Or, for a $35 donation per dog to Haute Dogs, you will receive: registration for your dog in the Easter Parade, a Haute Dog t-shirt and bandana, and you and your pooch will be invited to parade right behind the Easter King and Queen, near the front of the procession.
An entry is considered: a dog in its outfit and/or bonnet; a dog with its float or props; a dog and its owner both in costumes; a grouping of dogs with a theme; or any combination thereof.
Easter bonnets have been around since the Middle Ages when it was the custom to take a long walk after church on Easter Sunday, while wearing new clothes to symbolize the start of spring.
www.hautedogs.org /easter.html   (912 words)

  
 Easter Parade, 2005
The spectators marveled at the novelty of the masquerades, a Noah's Ark of zoological appendages that included wings, petals, beaks, tails, stingers, bills, antennae, feathers and of course, floppy ears.
For the extremely young of limb and heart, a festooned trailer, sporting four columns of balloons, was equipped with rows of chairs to float the toddlers over the course of the parade.
As San Felipe's 1st Easter Parade, the weather couldn't have been better.
www.blueroadrunner.com /easter.htm   (190 words)

  
 March 26: Ahwatukee Easter Parade   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Saturday morning, 48th Street will be a flurry of pastel-colored floats, local celebrities atop classic Thunderbird cars and shiny marching band instruments heralding the 29th annual Ahwatukee Easter Parade.
The parade, which begins at 10 at 48th Street and Warner Road, will travel about 1 1/2 miles on 48th Street to Elliot Road, ending around 11:30.
The event is expected to draw close to 10,000 participants and spectators, including 79 parade entries.
www.azcentral.com /ent/calendar/articles/0326easterparade26.html   (156 words)

  
 Steven Restivo Event Services, LLC - Union Street Spring Celebration & Easter Parade
San Francisco, CA Put on your Easter bonnet and head over to San Francisco's 15th Annual Union Street Easter Parade and Spring Celebration.
A variety of children's and family activities are the focus of the event and include; large inflatable bounces, kids rides and games, a climbing wall, a hands-on children's activities area, costumed characters, a petting zoo, pony rides and entertainment from some of the Bay Area's best musicians.
Over the years the parade has grown and in 2005 there were 65 units entered and over 30,000 attendees, all of which reflected the unique community of the Bay Area.
www.sresproductions.com /union_street_easter.html   (319 words)

  
 SNOHOMISH EASTER PARADE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Line up for the parade starts at 9:30am, we really only need one or two folks to check in but any planning on being in the parade should be there by 10:30 or so, the parade starts at 11am.
When the parade is over we’ll have to cart/walk back to our cars.
I’ll have directions to the park (about 7 miles from the parade route) at the parade lineup.
www.bmdcgs.org /flyers/snohomish_easter_parade.htm   (285 words)

  
 Dog Easter Parade   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
What once was a small community Easter parade for local dog owners has become a national event.
We had a film crew from China here; “Animal Planet” came down; it was on (Web) blogs from Paris, and on AOL Digital City, it was their number one choice for what to do Easter Sunday.
Candy and toys weren’t discouraged but Rudd said the idea was to really help out families who cannot afford those things for their children.
www.gazettes.com /dogparade03312005.htm   (515 words)

  
 Easter Hat Parade 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Easter bunny came and he gave the whole class one easter egg.
When we had to make an Easter hat it was hard to make, but I thought it was fun.
The Easter bunny brought me an easter egg and we were allowed to eat it after school.
www.wcape.school.za /mickle/03ehat.html   (457 words)

  
 Easter Parade & Egg Hunt
Osbornedale State Park was turned into a field of dreams for kids on Saturday April 14, as the Derby Cultural Commission hosted the annual Easter Parade and Egg Hunt at Osbornedale Park.
Hundreds of children and parents paraded through the park accompanied by the Mayor, Derby Fire Department and the Easter Bunny.
Prizes were awarded to the best adult and youth bonnets worn in the Easter Parade.
electronicvalley.org /derby/culture/easterparade.htm   (145 words)

  
 Easter Parade in New York City, NY
Easter Parade in New York City, NY New York City's Annual Easter Parade has been a part of the New York City scene since the mid 1800's, and to this day continues the traditions started in the 19th century.
What you will find is a festive time of celebration that marks both Easter and the parade itself.
The parade found its start in the mid 1800's as many of New York City's elite would go to the churches along Fifth Avenue, and then strut through the street in their Sunday best.
www.vacationsmadeeasy.com /NewYorkNY/eventCalendar/EasterParadeinNewYorkCityNY.cfm   (263 words)

  
 Easter Egg Parade
While we think of Easter eggs as being brightly colored chicken eggs hidden by the Easter Bunny for children to find, it’s symbolic beginnings were much more adult.
As a symbol of spring in the religion of numerous ancient peoples, the egg represented fertility, rebirth and even life itself.
While some of the Easter Eggs on the following pages will delight children, they are not to be hidden in grass nests; they belong in places of honor in your home.
www.emuszine.com /eggs/easter_egg_parade.htm   (375 words)

  
 IMDb Title Search   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Easter Parade: On the Avenue (2005) (V) The CBS Easter Parade (1986) (TV)
Parade of the Volunteer Firemen of Westchester County and Vicinity (1910)
There may be additional title matches amongst all the alternative titles we have for various regions and languages.
www.imdb.com /Title?EASTER+PARADE   (237 words)

  
 SoMA Review - An Easter Parade for the Dogs - Mary Beth Crain
To my astonishment and joy, I was asked to be one of the judges of the Haute Dog Easter Parade in Long Beach, California.
Every year, hundreds of dogs parade down Second Street in Long Beach, dressed in their Easter best, a testament to human creativity and canine endurance.
We were not in Mommy and Me attire; in fact, I’d been too busy to dress up Truman, and all he had was a small blue and white Easter bow on his collar, courtesy of his groomer.
www.somareview.com /easterparadefordogs.cfm   (1439 words)

  
 Easter Parade   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
I'll be the grandest lady in the Easter Parade.
You'll be the proudest fellow in the Easter Parade.
And of the girl you're taking to the Easter Parade.
www.smart-central.com /HolidayPages/easterparade.htm   (168 words)

  
 Easter Parade
Enamel chick and Easter egg pin signed "B.J." (Beatrix mark form the 50's), is over 1 3/4 inches tall.
A great gift for a young lady who can't wait for the Easter Bunny, this articulated necklace pendant measures 3 7/8 inches long and hangs from a 21 inch chain.
From the time I was 12, my sister and I always received little orchid corsages to wear on Easter Sunday and this vintage orchid pin reminds me of those.
www.eclecticala.com /easter/easter1.htm   (1633 words)

  
 Easter Parade   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
He picks Judy out of a cabaret chorus line as a replacement, and quick-as-a-timestep, they're on their way to the top - Astaire pining all the while for his first love until he finally realizes whom he really wants to escort in the Easter Parade."
Easter Parade was the 2nd highest-grossing film of the year.
Gene Kelly was originally cast in the Fred Astaire role; Kathryn Grayson was originally cast in the Ann Miller part.
members.aol.com /movieboy4/easter.html   (247 words)

  
 Easter Parade
Parade sponsored by Newburgh Area Business Association and HNI
The Easter Bunny will be available for photos afterwards
Must register by April 2, and there is no charge to enter the parade
www.historicnewburgh.org /easter_parade.htm   (114 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Easter Parade [1948]: DVD: Fred Astaire,Judy Garland,Peter Lawford,Ann Miller   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
im 15 years of age and think this film is really good and interesting to watch, in the film they have an array of songs which are very memerabe such as; easter parade, a couple of swells etc....etc....
"Easter Parade" is one of the most famous of the MGM musicals from the 1940s, combining for the only time the talents of two of the biggest stars in the genre: Judy Garland and Fred Astaire.
Astaire is Don Hewes, a ballroom dancer abandoned by his parter (Ann Miller), who decides to make a chorus girl (Garland) into his new partner.
www.amazon.co.uk /Easter-Parade-Fred-Astaire/dp/B0007SMDTG   (722 words)

  
 BBC - Films - review - Easter Parade
After "For Me and My Gal" Gene Kelly was going to be paired again with Judy Garland, but broke his ankle, so they sent for Fred Astaire instead.
Jules Munshin has a caustic comic cameo as an exasperated head-waiter, although it was unfortunate that the atonal Peter Lawford was presented with the opportunity to murder an innocent song, "A Fella With An Umbrella".
The title song finale, evoking Fifth Avenue on Easter Sunday back in the days when the carriage-trade throughfare was still lined with millionaires' mansions is the perfect note on which to end one of the happiest of Arthur Freed's MGM musicals.
www.bbc.co.uk /films/2001/04/10/easter_parade_1948_review.shtml   (383 words)

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