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“I read the script of [Woman Under the Influence ] 50 times. And I thought about it. And then I did it.”

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Gena Rowlands, born in June 1930, is an accomplished film actress with a career spanning over half a century. Renowned for her exceptional acting skills and unique artistic style, she has gained international acclaim. more

“I've published many biographies over the years and enjoyed working with writers on their research, discussing it, thinking about it and how it revealed their subject - and one day the impulse came to me to write a life of someone. I made a long list of possible subjects and [ Barbara] Stanwyck was on the list.”

Thinking Writing Years Long Made Subjects One Day Research Lists Enjoyed Impulse Biographies Discussing Barbara

Author:Victoria Wilson

“I bought a gun safe with velvet shelves and a built-in dehumidifier to house the hundreds of original [Barbara] Stanwyck letters I amassed that I first kept in the lettuce crisper of a refrigerator in my basement.”

Firsts House Safe Gun Built Letters Originals Shelves Basements Velvet Refrigerators Barbara Lettuce

Author:Victoria Wilson

“Ruby Stevens was determined, ambitious and tough. She had to fend for herself in so many ways as a child and always felt apart, on her own.”

Way Children Felt Tough Determined Ambitious Rubies

Author:Victoria Wilson

“It is nerve-wracking watching my kids' games.”

Kids Games Nerves

Author:Michael Jordan

“I would say she [Barbara Stanwyck] did her job as best she could; an honest day's work for an honest day's pay - and when it was over, it was over.”

Jobs Pay Honest Over It Barbara

Author:Victoria Wilson

“I am convinced Pope Francis' Exhortation can help. The effort must be made to read it because an exhortation can only help if you know it. It is valuable to know the work. It is so rich and I can only encourage our pastors and our communities to work on it, study it, read it, and taste the joy of this beautiful document.”

Ifs Knows Made I Can Helping Beautiful Joy Community Effort Study Rich Taste Valuable Convinced Working It Documents Pope Our Past Pastor Our Community

Author:Christoph Schonborn

“It is fascinating to see how much Pope Francis relies on the work of the bishops in the Synods.”

Rely Fascinating Pope Bishops

Author:Christoph Schonborn

“I think our shepherds, our pastors, can take for instance, Chapter Four [of Amoris Laetitia], 'Vive l'amore' ('How to live love'). It's a great catechesis. You can take it chapter by chapter, passage by passage, and work through it in the parish, in the communities. It's a great catechesis on marital and familial love. And I think as pastors, we can use this for our pastoral work.”

Thinking Use Community Four Instance Passages Chapters Our Past Pastor Shepherds Parish Live Love

Author:Christoph Schonborn

“In the Apostolic Exhortation 'Amoris Laetitia,' Pope Francis speaks only in one point about homosexual tendencies. As did the last synod, the Holy Father speaks about the question of how to handle the situation when, in the family, a member of the family discovers him or herself having a homosexual tendency.”

Lasts Father Speak Situation Holy Members Handle Tendencies Pope Homosexual Apostolic

Author:Christoph Schonborn

“He [Pope Fransis] insists very clearly that only a union between man and woman, open to new life, by principle, can be called a marriage.”

Men Principles Men And Women Unions Pope New Life

Author:Christoph Schonborn

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