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Re: Tyrone Updates

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.)

Re: Tyrone Updates

Apparently there was resistance because of the blackface, and yet, the stamp actually has him in blackface!

Re: Tyrone Updates

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.)

Re: Tyrone Updates

I VOTE FOR A U.S. STAMP OF TYRONE POWER. WHAT A NEAT ITEM TO ADD TO OUR COLLECTING. US FANS WOULD LOVE THAT!!