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Monday
- Arrive Heathrow at 5:05 p.m.
- Take the Heathrow Express, and then taxi to hotel.
- I think I may get to my hotel around 8 p.m. Hotel is near Russell Square. Check into hotel and get situated.
- Ask the concierge for a dinner recommendation near the hotel. Or…
- Simon of shipscooksstuff.wordpress.com has kindly offered to “show [me] some of Soho’s pubs and give [me] some background on [his] home city.” So sweet! Hopefully, we’ll meet up either Monday or Thursday.
Tuesday: Special Event Day!
- Before 10 a.m., explore Russell Square and surrounding neighborhood.
- 10 a.m.: David Bowie is at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Afterwards, explore the V&A. Ask information desk about the “…four of Blake’s ‘fresco’ paintings on display permanently” as well as Arts & Crafts/William Morris and other must-sees.
- Lunch: The Queen’s Arms and/or the V&A Cafe.
- After V&A, Tate Britain: The new Blake room will open on May 6th. Ask information desk about the Pre-Raphaelites. Perhaps take a 45-minutes free collection highlights tour at 11, 12, or 3.
- Leave some time to relax and possibly nap in the late afternoon.
- 7:30 p.m.: G. E. Gallas Invited to Speak to The Blake Society! at 17 South Molton Street.
Wednesday: Touring Around!
- If exhausted from Tuesday, sleep in a little bit.
- 10 a.m.: National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, or return to a museum from the previous day.
- Lunch: Eat somewhere near/in museums.
- 1 p.m.: Harrods Vintage Bus Tour of London with Champagne Tea at Harrods – Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, The London Eye, Westminster Abbey, Downing Street, Trafalgar Square, Nelson’s Column, Hyde Park, the Houses of Parliament, The Royal Albert Hall, a cruise on the River Thames, and tea/scones at Harrods (until 6 p.m.).
- 7/7:30 p.m.: Jack the Ripper Tour (option #1, option #2, or option #3).
Thursday: Blake’s London!
- My friend Elena may come up from Barcelona for the day to see me!
- 10 a.m.: British Museum – Department of Prints and Drawings, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, etc.
- Lunch: Tea and Tattle (41 Great Russell Street) or London Review Cake Shop (14 Bury Place).
- Blake historical sites: (a) St. James’s Church, (b) Royal Academy New Somerset House, (c) St. Mary’s Battersea, and (d) Bunhill Fields.
- Either National Portrait Gallery (open to 9 p.m.) or pubs with Simon.
Friday
- Depart: Back to San Francisco!
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Over the course of researching and writing my first full-length screenplay entitled Who is Laurence Harvey? (about the forgotten international film star Laurence Harvey [1928 - 1973]), I developed a bit of a hobby.
“What hobby?” you ask.
Collecting every single last image of Laurence Harvey I can find on the internet, that’s what!!
I currently have over 450 images saved in my Laurence Harvey folder.
Here, I thought I’d share some of my favorite images. These are the images that I hope will one day influence the production/design of this film.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these images!!
(Click on images to enlarge.)
Autographed photo of Laurence Harvey
Laurence Harvey as Romeo (1954)
Laurence Harvey in “Room at the Top” (1959)
Laurence Harvey in “The Alamo” (1960)
Laurence Harvey and Elizabeth Taylor in “BUtterfield 8″ (1960)
Laurence Harvey in “The Long and The Short and The Tall” (1961)
Laurence Harvey at home.
Laurence Harvey in “The Manchurian Candidate” (1962)
Laurence Harvey and France Nuyen in “A Girl Named Tamiko” (1962)
Laurence Harvey and Sarah Miles in “The Ceremony” (1963)
Laurence Harvey in “Life at the Top” (1965)
Laurence Harvey at the Oscars.
Laurence Harvey and Elizabeth Taylor on the set of “Night Watch” (1973)
For more information about Who is Laurence Harvey?, check out this post. Or visit my homepage.
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