Monday, November 14, 2011
Arkansas Culture and Characters John McClellan's doors could be yours
Posted by Max Brantley on Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 8:27 AM
The doors were once in the Union Life Building and, according to the listing on eBay, are being sold as part of an estate sale. Available now with a starting bid of $9,995, but no bid has been made yet. They don't come with the clout McClellan once wielded. Sorry.
The teak doors were taken down when the building was remodeled and given to former Little Rock Mayor Haco Boyd. He later gave them to John Dotson, who kept them in his garage for about 40 years.
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I’d rather have Maud Crawford’s big old four-poster bed, the one she slept in for decades until she disappeared never to be seen again. Saw it at one of those I-30 junk/antique stores between here and Benton a few years ago. They wanted $4,900 which I thought was $4K too much. But, man, what a conversation piece that woulda been!
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Which one made the statement about being born in the Ark and turning on the lights as an incentive to buy AP&L stock?
The link was interesting, Durango, particularly the part about Beth Brickell's series of articles. I remember reading them and they were fascinating. Very well researched and written, and she was an actress who had no experience in journalism. Subsequently, she has become a movie writer, director and producer, and is a very talented person. Maybe she will make a movie about the Maude Crawford case sometime. Beth Brickell, when she starred in Gentle Ben (wasn't that the name of it?), was one of the first Arkansas actresses who hit it big. Thanks for the memories.
plainjim, I, too, would like to see a Beth Brickell-produced movie based on this most interesting mystery. Or even a book, since she's already done much of the background work for one. It's difficult to believe she's not done it. As you say, maybe one of these days. Y'know, before you and I are gone.
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