Yes, I agree, Joanne, with all of your comments, and as far as the stamp - yes, a feat! I'm going to be asking people who can or who should (like the family) to write letters. Then I'm getting a bunch of prewritten, prepaid postcards and giving out stacks to anyone who wants them, so that they can have their friends and family sign them, and they can even hand them back and you can mail them. There will also be a petition online.
I know there was a fight to get Al Jolson a stamp, but his fans won. I think it takes some perseverance. No reason Tyrone Power should NOT have a stamp. He was in the Marines during WW II, did goodwill tours around the world, and was a great American star.
It's sounds like massive undertaking Maria---I don't know of anyone that works harder for TP!! will definitly sign the online petition when it's up and running.
(BTW, it seems amazing that there was any resistance to Al Jolson--being such a key part of a pioneering film and all.)
Yeah, that doesn't surprise me. Still, the film isn't nearly as offensive as, say, the Birth of a Nation was; and it is a major milestone. It's ironic that they ultimately went with the blackface for the stamp.
(I recall seeing Birth of a Nation in college with a packed house. One and all got up in shocked silence and quietly walked out once the film was over. Can't quite bring myself to see it again.)