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TCM honors MacLaine this month
"Private Screenings: Shirley MacLaine" debuts at 8 tonight, followed by an encore presentation at 11:15 p.m. A 12-film celebration of MacLaine's films will air every Tuesday throughout the month. The Academy Award-winning actress joins network host Robert Osborne for the newest installment of the interview series.
In "Private Screenings," MacLaine discusses the career that began when she was a Broadway understudy who stood in for an ailing Carol Haney in the original stage production of "The Pajama Game," which quickly led to a five-year contract with Paramount Pictures. With characteristic humor and insight, Shirley recalls her adventures with Sinatra's "Rat Pack," clarifying that the "Rat Pack" was actually a misnomer referring to what was known as "The Clan" by the celebrity group of friends. She also describes her working relationship with such co-stars as Jack Nicholson, Jack Lemmon, Audrey Hepburn and Peter Sellers and directors including Alfred Hitchcock, Vincente Minnelli and William Wyler.
TCM's film tribute kicks off with Billy Wilder's "The Apartment" (1960), at 9 tonight, which not only garnered Oscar nominations for both MacLaine and co-star Jack Lemmon, but also won Best Picture that year.
Also showing tonight are "Irma La Douce" (1963), at 12:15 a.m., and "Some Came Running" (1959), at 3 a.m., both of which brought MacLaine Oscar nominations, and "Terms Of Endearment" (1983), 8 p.m. Nov. 11, which finally earned her the award.
Other films in TCM's salute include:
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