So, it’s no surprise that her debut is a delightful mix of all of the above.
“And it did!
But the idea that someone could be accidentally married for real on set is so fun.
‘It Happened One Fight’ by Maureen Lee Lenker.JENIFER PRINCE/SOURCEBOOKS CASABLANCA
It defies reason, but it’s actually possible.”
“It’s around a tight 90 minutes, but it’s so charming,” Lenker says.
But it’s so sophisticated and so advanced in terms of filmmaking techniques."
Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder in ‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula’.Everett Collection
“It’s very George Clooney-esque.
Apparently, Clark Gable really did put a skunk in some Hollywood executive’s office!”
“I started reading her books when I was like 11 or 12 years old,” Lenker says.
Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in ‘It Happened One Night’.Everett Collection
Turner Classic Movies
Lenker calls the beloved TV channel her “first film school.”
As an adult, she’s become a particular fan of the connection’sdeep library and passion for film history.
“It really laid the groundwork,” Lenker adds.
Anne Hathaway in ‘The Princess Diaries’.Everett Collection
“And that was sort of the last piece of the puzzle.”
“And Patti has played Belle, so that’s fitting.”
Fredric March and Sylvia Sidney in ‘Merrily We Go to Hell’.Everett Collection
Patti Murin in Broadway’s ‘Frozen’.Deen van Meer
