"COLIN CLIVE: THE TRAGIC DEATH OF DR. FRANKENSTEIN" (070)
EPISODE 70 - “COLIN CLIVE” - 1/13/2024
The moment he uttered the iconic line, “It’s Alive! It’s Alive,” in the 1931classic horror film “Frankenstein, actor COLIN CLIVE secured his place in film history. The handsome, talented British actor went on to appear in several other films, but his life and career were cut short due to his acute alcoholism and other personal demons. This week, we remember and celebrate this beloved horror legend.
SHOW NOTES:
Sources:
One Man Crazy . . .! The Life and Death of Colin Clive (2018), by Gregory W. Mank;
James Whale: A New World of Gods and Monsters (1998), by James Curtis;
The Wisdom of Colette (1980), by Bennitt Gardiner;
Colette O'Niel: A Season in Repertory (1976), by Bennitt Gardiner;
“R.C. Sherriff: Soldier, Writer and Oarsman,” November 30, 2020, HearTheBoatSing.com;
“Mae Clarke Remembers James Whale,” May 1985, Films in Review;
“Jeanne De Casalis, 69, Is Dead,” August 20, 1966, New York Times;
“Colin Clive, Actor, Dies In Hollywood,” June 27, 1937, New York Times;
TCM.com;
IMDBPro.com;
IBDB.com;
Wikipedia.com;
Movies Mentioned:
Frankenstein (1931), starring Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, & Mae Clake;
Journey’s End (1930), starring Colin Clive, Ian Maclaren, & David Manners;
The Public Enemy (1931), starring James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Joan Blondell, Mae Clarke, & Edward Woods;
Christopher Strong (1933), starring Katharine Hepburn, Colin Clive, & Billie Burke;
Looking Forward (1933), string Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone, Elizabeth Allen & Benita Hume;
Jane Eyre (1934), starring Virginia Bruce, Edith Fellows, & Colin Clive;
The Girl From 10th Avenue (1935), starring Bette Davis, Colin Clive, & Ian Hunter;
The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo (1935), starring Ronald Colman, Joan Bennett, Colin Clive, & Nigel Bruce;
Clive of India (1935), starring Ronald Colman, Loretta Young, Colin Clive, Cesar Romero, Leo G. Carroll, & C. Aubrey Smith;
Mad Love (1935), starring Peter Lorre, Colin Clive, & Frances Drake;
Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Boris Karloff, Elsa Lancaster, Colin Clive, Una O’Connor, & Valerie Hobson;
History is Made At Night (1937), starring Jean Arthur, Charles Boyer, & Colin Clive;
The Woman I Love (1937), starring Miriam Hopkins, Paul Muni, Louis Hayward, & Colin Clive;
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