Reader Friday-Let’s Go To The Oscars!

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Here’s your Reader Friday assignment for today…

Pick your favorite character in your favorite book—one that has not yet been made into a movie—a book written by you or by another author.

 

Now pick an actor to play that character in the upcoming movie. Give us the name of the book, the character, and who gets the part.

And, inquiring minds want to know: Why did you choose that book, that character, and that actor?

Bonus question: Name the actress in this photo, the movie, and the year she won this Best Actress Oscar. Should be a slam-dunk for most of us…

 

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Deb Gorman is an author, blogger, and speaker who escaped from a 9-5 job in the medical field to pursue what she really loves—words, words, and more words. A lifelong resident of the Pacific Northwest, she writes fiction and non-fiction in between long walks through orchard country with her husband, Alan, and playing with their German Shepherd, Hoka. You can catch up with Deb on her website, debggorman.com, and email her at debster145@gmail.com

14 thoughts on “Reader Friday-Let’s Go To The Oscars!”

  1. Ha! Oscars = my wheelhouse. So I’ll leave the question open for others. I don’t want to gaslight anybody. And if you ever find yourself going my way, I’ll tell you about the two men in the photo…

    When my Ty Buchanan books came out, 2008-2010, my wife and I both thought Michael Weatherly on NCIS would be the perfect Ty. Time marches on, however, and I’ve lost track of who’s hot and who’s not.

    • Nice clues, Jim, but even w/o them, I remembered Barry, Ingrid, and Bing.

      Follow-up oldies trivia: In 1945, Bing and Ingrid reunited for Bells of St. Mary’s.

      • Hi Debbie…

        I like his clues, too.

        Bells of St. Mary was one of those movies I watched with my Mom when I was a teenager. She loved those oldies and gave me an appreciation for them.

        Have a great day!

  2. Good morning, Deb!

    I’m going to cheat a bit, because, like Jim, I don’t know who’s hot and who’s not at the moment, but 1990s Winona Ryder would be a great choice to play my librarian-sleuth Meg Booker in “A Shush Before Dying” and subsequent books.

    “Gaslight”, 1944.

    • Hi Dale!

      Good choice in Ryder…and good answer on Gaslight. Those oldies will never go out of style as far as I’m concerned.

      Have a great weekend, Sir.

  4. You guys have covered the Bonus, but I’d have to pick Ryan Gosling as the lead in my “Neander” series-turned-into movies. The protagonist’s name is Tom, and Gosling has that kind of brooding, quiet intensity that my Tom character needs. I mean, Tom is stuck in the past with a band of Neanderthals 40,000 years ago, so quiet brooding and intensity are kinda required. And Tom has emotional issues—like loss—that Gosling could perfectly pull off.

    Turns out I’m wrapping up the screenplay for this movie—totally on spec. Should I send it to him?

    • Send it to him? Absolutely! He’s such a good character actor…I’ve liked every project he’s been in.

      And let us know what he says. 😎

      Thanks for stopping by & have a great weekend!

    • Ha! I once cheekily went to Kirk Douglas’s house, knocked on the door, and held out a screenplay to the woman who answered. She was not pleased. She refused to take it, closed the door, and thus denied Kirk Douglas an Oscar.

      • Good one. When I lived and worked in L.A., everyone I knew was writing/had written a screenplay. I was busy doing other things so never did. But now, 30 years later, I’ve got the bug. And man, writing a screenplay is SO MUCH DIFFERENT than writing a novel. It’s taken me over a year to figure that out. And I won’t bother to send you the script to avoid the door slamming. 😉

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