The Saturday Evening Post » Shirley MacLaine http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com Home of The Saturday Evening Post Tue, 21 May 2013 13:20:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Shirley MacLaine http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2013/01/02/in-the-magazine/people-and-places/maclaine.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maclaine http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2013/01/02/in-the-magazine/people-and-places/maclaine.html#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 12:00:46 +0000 Jeanne Wolf http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/?p=79534 As she joins the cast of Downton Abbey, the actor and sometime mystic speaks of love, laughter ... and when to quit yoga.

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Illustration by Jody Hewgill

Illustration by Jody Hewgill

Shirley MacLaine has lived a lot in her 78 years. She also famously insists that she’s lived centuries more in past lives.

Outrageously outspoken with a rapier wit, the Academy Award-winning actress, singer, and dancer is a Hollywood powerhouse. As a best-selling author, she’s fascinated us with her mystical preoccupation in everything from reincarnation to psychics and spirit guides. Even skeptics agree that her exploration of the far-out is an entertaining ride. Whether guesting on a talk show or walking the red carpet she always manages to get a gasp along with the laughs at her no-holds-barred one-liners.

MacLaine hasn’t given a thought to retiring or even slowing down—why should she? Her deliciously nasty turn as an old woman a small town loves to hate in Bernie, opposite Jack Black, earned rave reviews. Her latest book of witty observations, I’m Over All That: And Other Confessions, shows how she winks at looking back and looking forward.

And now she’s got a juicy co-starring role in the hugely popular Emmy-winning Masterpiece series Downton Abbey, as Lady Cora’s mother Martha Levinson, who arrives from New York to upset the household. That, of course, pits her against another icon of the big screen, Dame Maggie Smith, who plays the fearsome Dowager Countess Violet Crawley.

As we move forward in the new year, who better than MacLaine to give us a little perspective in her own irresistibly humorous and thought-provoking style?


View our exclusive Q&A with MacLaine on the next page.

Shirley MacLaine The Saturday Evening Post

]]> http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2013/01/02/in-the-magazine/people-and-places/maclaine.html/feed 0 I Call on Shirley MacLaine http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2012/12/17/archives/call-shirley-maclaine.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=call-shirley-maclaine http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2012/12/17/archives/call-shirley-maclaine.html#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:00:56 +0000 Post Editors http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/?p=77216 In 1961, actress Shirley MacLaine talked with the Post about her dual-country marriage, uncommon sex appeal, and running with the "Rat Pack."

I Call on Shirley MacLaine The Saturday Evening Post

]]> In this 1961 article from the Post archives, Pete Martin sat down with actress Shirley MacLaine, who, between numerous mid-interview hot-fudge sundaes, dished on her big break, her unconventional sex appeal, and her involvement in the famed “Rat Pack.”

Click here to download the full article “I Call on Shirley MacLaine” (April 22, 1961) by Pete Martin, or read below. (See also “Shirley MacLaine” in the Jan/Feb 2013 issue.)

I Call on Shirley MacLaine The Saturday Evening Post

]]> http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2012/12/17/archives/call-shirley-maclaine.html/feed 0 Body by MacLaine http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2012/12/17/archives/body-maclaine.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=body-maclaine http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2012/12/17/archives/body-maclaine.html#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:00:51 +0000 Post Editors http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/?p=76702 Oscar-winning costume designer Edith Head dressed actress Shirley MacLaine to the nines in this 1963 photo shoot.

Body by MacLaine The Saturday Evening Post

]]> In 1963, the Post interviewed Oscar-winning costume designer Edith Head, who dressed some of the most famous stars in Hollywood, including Shirley MacLaine. In this article from our archives, photos feature the actress in eight of the 73 costumes Head created for MacLaine’s starring role in What a Way to Go!

Click here to download the full article “Body by MacLaine” (November 30, 1963) by C. Robert Jennings, or read below. (See also “Shirley MacLaine” in the Jan/Feb 2013 issue.)

Body by MacLaine The Saturday Evening Post

]]> http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2012/12/17/archives/body-maclaine.html/feed 0 About: Shirley MacLaine http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2012/12/17/archives/shirley-maclaine.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shirley-maclaine http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2012/12/17/archives/shirley-maclaine.html#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:00:30 +0000 Post Editors http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/?p=77212 Today Shirley MacLaine shares the deets on faith, love, giving up yoga, and her new role in the hit Masterpiece series, Downton Abbey. The quick-witted star also shared her perspective with the Post in these 1960s articles.

About: Shirley MacLaine The Saturday Evening Post

]]> In “Shirley MacLaine” (Jan/Feb 2013), Hollywood legend Shirley MacLaine talks candidly with writer Jeanne Wolf about her new role in the Emmy-winning Masterpiece series Downton Abbey, her views on relationships and religion, and why she’s given up yoga.

This isn’t the first time MacLaine has shared her perspective with Post readers. Below are some articles from the Post archives featuring the quick-witted star in the 1960s.

"I Call on Shirley MacLaine" (April 22, 1961) by Pete Martin

April 22, 1961

I Call on Shirley MacLaine

In this 1963 article from the Post archives, Pete Martin sat down with MacLaine, who, between numerous mid-interview hot-fudge sundaes, dished on her big break, her unconventional sex appeal, and her involvement in the famed “Rat Pack.”

"Shirley MacLaine Sounds Off" (November 30, 1963) by Muriel Davidson

November 30, 1963

Shirley MacLaine Sounds Off

MacLaine has never been afraid to speak her mind, and in this 1961 article from the archives, she gave readers her opinion on everything from marriage to politics to 1960s Hollywood.

"Body by MacLaine" (November 30, 1963) by C. Robert Jennings

November 30, 1963

Body by MacLaine

In 1963, the Post interviewed Oscar-winning costume designer Edith Head, who dressed some of the most famous stars in Hollywood, including MacLaine. In this article from our archives, photos feature the actress in eight of the 73 costumes Head created for MacLaine’s starring role in What a Way to Go!

About: Shirley MacLaine The Saturday Evening Post

]]> http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2012/12/17/archives/shirley-maclaine.html/feed 0 Shirley MacLaine Sounds Off http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2012/12/17/archives/shirley-maclaine-sounds.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shirley-maclaine-sounds http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2012/12/17/archives/shirley-maclaine-sounds.html#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:00:11 +0000 Post Editors http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/?p=77218 Actress Shirley MacLaine gave readers an earful when she talked politics and other hot topics in this 1963 Post interview.

Shirley MacLaine Sounds Off The Saturday Evening Post

]]> Shirley MacLaine has never been afraid to speak her mind, and in this 1963 article from the archives, she gave readers her opinion on everything from marriage to politics to 1960s Hollywood.

Click here to download the full article “Shirley MacLaine Sounds Off” (November 30, 1963) by Muriel Davidson, or read below. (See also “Shirley MacLaine” in the Jan/Feb 2013 issue.)

Shirley MacLaine Sounds Off The Saturday Evening Post

]]> http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2012/12/17/archives/shirley-maclaine-sounds.html/feed 0 Shirley MacLaine’s Gourmet Lamb Stew http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2012/12/13/health-and-family/food-recipes/shirley-maclaines-gourmet-lamb-stew.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shirley-maclaines-gourmet-lamb-stew http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2012/12/13/health-and-family/food-recipes/shirley-maclaines-gourmet-lamb-stew.html#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:00:56 +0000 Megan Rohrer http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/?p=76977 Juicy cubes of lamb are slow cooked with pearl onions, carrots, and turnips to make this savory winter stew.

Shirley MacLaine’s Gourmet Lamb Stew The Saturday Evening Post

]]> After 30 years in celebrity journalism, Jay Christian’s new cookbook, Jay Christian’s Hollywood Celebrity Recipes, is a compilation of recipes for appetizers, soups and salads, main dishes, and desserts from his favorite celebrity friends. Below, the savory recipe we tried from Christian’s cookbook, submitted by actress Shirley MacLaine.


Shirley MacLaine’s Gourmet Lamb Stew

Shirley MacLaine's Gourmet Lamb Stew

(Makes 6 to 8 servings)

Ingredients

  • 1 leg of lamb, weighing 5 to 6 pounds
  • 1 tablespoon lard or shortening
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
  • 3 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • ¼ teaspoon bouquet garni
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 10 sugar cubes
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 teaspoon beef extract
  • 1 small yellow onion, peeled
  • 6 pearl onions, peeled
  • 2 small yellow turnips, peeled
  • 2 small carrots, scraped
  • 3 tablespoons sweet butter
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
  • French bread

Directions

  1. Have the butcher prepare lamb as follows: Remove fell and bone, trim off excess fat, cut lamb into 1 ½ inch cubes.
  2. Heat lard or shortening in large skillet until sizzling; add lamb, brown on all sides until golden, stirring.
  3. Sprinkle flour over meat, cook a few minutes, stirring constantly.
  4. Add garlic, cook over very low heat until garlic begins to smell.
  5. Add water (enough to barely cover meat), tomato paste, bouquet garni, beef extract, and salt and pepper.
  6. Cover, simmer about 15 minutes.
  7. Meanwhile, put sugar lumps and 1 tablespoon water in small saucepan; heat over low heat until sugar caramelizes.
  8. Add to meat, stir to blend well.
  9. Cover; simmer 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  10. Prepare vegetables as follows: Chop yellow onions. Leave pearl onions whole, chop turnips into large dice and chop carrots.
  11. Heat butter in large skillet until hot; add vegetables, sprinkling with 1 teaspoon sugar.
  12. Cook over low heat until golden brown, stirring occasionally.
  13. Add vegetables to lamb; cover and simmer 50 minutes or until vegetables and meat are fork-tender, stirring often.
  14. Remove vegetables and meat to heated platter.
  15. Skim off surface fat before pouring sauce over the meat.
  16. Garnish with chopped parsley.
  17. Serve with crusty French bread and a tossed, crisp green salad.


Reprinted from Jay Christian’s Hollywood Celebrity Recipes © 2011. All rights reserved. Available on Amazon.com and hollywoodcelebrityrecipes.com.

Shirley MacLaine’s Gourmet Lamb Stew The Saturday Evening Post

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