It's Tuesday Weld's birthday. Such a great and unpredictable actress. /1

Speaking of unpredictable, THIS SCENE in LORD LOVE A DUCK. Like, what on EARTH ... she is fearless.

Then there's the great PRETTY POISON ...

In ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, when Cliff Booth drives home to his trailer behind the drive-in, PRETTY POISON is on the marquee.

And here she is with, well, you know, in WILD IN THE COUNTRY - (screenplay by Clifford Odets!) - where the 2 of them SMOKE UP THE SCREEN together. "Banana oil!!" she squeals/laughs, manipulative, teasing-scolding, playing w/fire. Only she would come up w/a line reading like that.

In my collection of quotes about EP, i.e. other people's reactions to him, Tuesday Weld's is one of my favorites. They were very similar in a lot of ways. She "got" him. Maybe she even recognized herself IN him. Wild. Like, REALLY wild. The genuine article.

If you want to read in-depth and - imo - important pieces of analysis about two of her best performances - in PRETTY POISON and Frank Perry's adaptation of PLAY IT AS IT LAYS, I point you to @SunsetGunShot 's pieces for the @newbeverly site: https://thenewbev.com/blog/2019/06/kim-morgan-pretty-poison/

And here's @SunsetGunShot on PLAY IT AS IT LAYS: https://thenewbev.com/blog/2017/03/kim-morgan-on-play-it-as-it-lays/

And finally: Matthew Sweet introduced a generation to her by putting her on his album cover so everyone went, "Who is that?"

The last time I posted about her, some douche said - w/that "rational" "oh come now, Sheila" tone that I despise - "Let's not overstate this, it's fine to say she's good without exaggerating." Oh shut up, ya bore. People who find enthusiasm upsetting have no place in my world.

So ... to not end on an irritated-Sheila note: happy birthday to this really special actress, whose gifts are unique, wild, unfettered, and yet she's able to harness it all, control it, internalize it (if necessary). She can do anything. #BOTD #TuesdayWeld