{"id":174,"date":"2011-04-20T01:00:53","date_gmt":"2011-04-20T08:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/curatingla.com\/2011\/04\/20\/black-talkies-on-parade-presents-imitation-of-life\/"},"modified":"2011-04-20T01:00:53","modified_gmt":"2011-04-20T08:00:53","slug":"black-talkies-on-parade-presents-imitation-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curatingla.com\/cla\/2011\/04\/20\/black-talkies-on-parade-presents-imitation-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Talkies on Parade Presents &#8211; Imitation of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #3a3a3a;\"><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.curatingla.com%2Fblog-index%2F2011%2F4%2F19%2Fblack-talkies-on-parade-presents-imitation-of-life.html&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;font&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=35\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:35px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"full-image-block ssNonEditable\"><span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/cla\/legacy-images\/organizations\/maymeClayton_logo.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1303266441256\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3a3a3a;\">On the last Saturday of every month, the African American Cinema Society (AACS), which is part of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.claytonmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum<\/a>,&nbsp;presents<\/span><span style=\"color: #1c3747;\"> rare and historically significant films by and\/or about African Americans. This weekend the AACS is hosting a <\/span><span style=\"color: #3a3a3a;\">screening and discussion of <em>Imitation of Life &nbsp;<\/em>(1934). Directed by <\/span><span style=\"color: #3a3a3a;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0821472\/bio\" target=\"_blank\">John M. Stahl<\/a>, the film <\/span>tells the story of the friendship between <span style=\"color: #3a3a3a;\">Bea Pullman <\/span>(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0001055\/bio\" target=\"_blank\">Claudette Colbert<\/a>) and <span style=\"color: #3a3a3a;\">Delilah Johnson <\/span>(<span style=\"color: #3a3a3a;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0064792\/bio\" target=\"_blank\">Louise Beavers<\/a>) as they start a business together that earns them a fortune. Although Delilah has financial success, her teenage daughter, Peola, rebels and uses her light skin to pass as white and experience a different life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"full-image-float-right ssNonEditable\"><span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/cla\/legacy-images\/mcml\/ImitationofLifePoster.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1303266837473\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3a3a3a;\">Based on a novel by <\/span>Fannie Hurst<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?llr=j7jkzvdab&amp;et=1105205477294&amp;s=2079&amp;e=001dS0CG792BJ3DbVPZh1vu13_1D0yVHvDfCdfDMilCw1hFEwNPngsR2oRuUPXT0frUJ5jVlXtV4LKQxYFtSd3aiX9KBZuRGSVjI7H88R9d08Z6ELK3HxaK8s7xuzx605f0K-khV8-iQBI=\"><\/a>, t<span style=\"color: #3a3a3a;\">his melodrama was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture in 1934, but lost to <\/span><em><span style=\"color: #3a3a3a;\">It Happened One Night<\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #3a3a3a;\">. It was then remade in 1959 with Lana Turner. <\/span><span style=\"color: #3a3a3a;\">The feature film will be preceded by the vintage Cab Calloway short, <em>Hi-De-Ho<\/em> (1947).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>When<\/strong>:<span style=\"color: #3a3a3a;\"> April 23<\/span> at <span style=\"color: #3a3a3a;\">3:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where<\/strong>: The Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum, located at 4130 Overland Avenue Culver City<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost<\/strong>: Free&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Information<\/strong>:<br \/>Tel. 310-202-1647<br \/>Web: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.claytonmuseum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.claytonmuseum.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/cla\/legacy-images\/organizations\/maymeClayton_logo.jpg\" alt=\"MaymeClayton_logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>On the last Saturday of every month, the African American Cinema Society (AACS), which is part of The Mayme A. Clayton Library and Museum, presents rare and historically significant films by and\/or about African Americans. This weekend the AACS is hosting a screening and discussion of <i>Imitation of Life<\/i>  (1934). Directed by John M. Stahl, the film tells the story of the friendship between Bea Pullman (Claudette Colbert) and Delilah Johnson (Louise Beavers) as they start a business together that earns them a fortune. 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