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Adenoid_Hynkel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-12-10 06:59 AM
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Actress Luise Rainer celebrates centenary
Source: The Telegraph (U.K)

Once married to playwright Clifford Odets, Miss Rainer, the star of such classics at The Great Ziegfried and The Good Earth, will celebrate at the Arts Club in Mayfair with pals such as Sir Ian McKellen, Jarvis Astaire and Lord Taverne.

Although a long time resident of Belgravia, she will, as a German, not be receiving a letter from the Queen, but Georg Boomgaarden, the German ambassador, has composed a few words for the occasion.

“The secret of a long life is to never trust a doctor,” the old girl tells me. When recently a young man got up for her on a London bus, she looked at him aghast and said: “Do I really look that old?”

Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/6968340/Actress-Luise-Rainer-celebrates-centenary.html


The two-time best actress Oscar winner turns 100 on Tuesday
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Kahuna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-12-10 07:07 AM
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1. Ahh. I wondered why TCM was running a string of her movies today. nt
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-12-10 08:09 AM
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2. She's still not bad looking..
Edited on Tue Jan-12-10 08:09 AM by Ian David

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2845151.stm
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boobooday Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-12-10 08:58 AM
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3. Thanks for posting that
She has a lovely face, and it only seems to be enhanced by what looks like a life lived with humor. Her wrinkles look like laugh lines.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-12-10 09:16 AM
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4. Amazing. Too bad she was in one of Tracy's lousiest movies. Good for her!
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-12-10 09:43 AM
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5. "The Great Ziegfried"?
I think they mean "The Great Ziegfeld", the 1936 musical.
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Donnachaidh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-12-10 11:32 AM
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6. O-Lan lives!
I adore that movie!
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Kate Webb Donating Member (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-12-10 07:15 PM
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7. Luise Rainer - London Calling
May I add my centenary tribute to your comments? 'Hollywood on Thames, Luise Rainer, 100' is @ http://katewebb.wordpress.com.

Cheers,

Kate
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FarLeftRage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-12-10 08:16 PM
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9. Yes. Welcome to DU.
Excellent tribute, BTW.
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Garbo 2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-13-10 01:02 AM
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11. Thank you for posting! I enjoyed your article and your blog. nt
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JNelson6563 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-12-10 08:05 PM
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8. Awesome.
Dear Ms. Rainer,

You go girl! :toast:

Julie
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tonysam Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-12-10 08:50 PM
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10. Not very many performers make it to 100.
Happy birthday, Ms. Rainer.
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DeadEyeDyck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-13-10 01:14 AM
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12. Odets comes up in x-word puzzles
nice to put it all together
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