Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sled. Sled. Not sledge. A red wooden sled. And, yes, in real life Rosebud was reportedly the nickname Hearst gave Marion Davies labia. But the movie was sort-of fiction, and Wells could hardly have gotten away with coming any closer than a sled to placing the name on the right object. On the other hand, there was undoubtedly an interesting connection between the sled which symbolized Kane's loss of his mother, and..... Hey, it was a movie. A brilliant movie, but a movie none the less. B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Steve Unsworth Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 4:53 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: A request to respect time-zones Well I do seem to remember that 'rosebud' had more to do with Randolph Hearst's mistress (or more to the point a certain part of her) than it had to do with a sledge (yes it was the name of the sledge as well) - I could be wrong of course - not for the first or last time of course! Steve - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Rei Shinozuka Sent: 22 July 2002 09:56 To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: A request to respect time-zones and the classic: "rosebud was his sled." - -rei <snip> - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html