Remembering Ruth Ford
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Gina Wilhelm Actress – Remembering Ruth Ford Ruth Ford, actress and salon hostess, passed away on August 12 at the age of 98. Ford came to New York in the 1930s and appeared in “The Shoemaker’s Holiday” and “Danton’s Death,” which were produced by Orson Welles’ Mercury Theatre. She also performed in the short film “Too Much Johnson,” also produced by the Mercury. She also appeared in the original productions of Sartre’s “No Exit” and
Gina Wilhelm Actress – Noises Off in New Jersey Michael Frayn’s “Noises Off” works best when there is a strong actress playing Dotty Otley, who plays the maid in the play-within-a-play. Fortunately for the new production at Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey, they have Harriet Harris in the demanding role. Harris won the 2002 Tony for her performance in Thoroughly Modern Millie. She is also known for playing cutthroat agent Bebe Glazer on “Frasier” and
Gina Wilhelm Actress – Milla Jovovich, Full-Time Actress Milla Jovovich, whose new movie “A Perfect Getaway” opened August 7, calls modeling a sideline to her main acting career. She told UK channel Virgin1 that making films is the thing she most enjoys in her career, but she also likes modeling or making music in between movies. She said that acting is “one of those things that you can’t really depend on. You may do a
Gina Wilhelm Actress – Chita Rivera Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom Actress Chita Rivera was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom along with 15 other recipients at the White House on Wednesday, August 12. The award is the country’s highest award for civilians. Rivera originated the role of Anita in “West Side Story.” She received Tony awards for her performances in 1993’s “Kiss of the Spider Woman” and 1984’s “The Rink.” She was also nominated
Gina Wilhelm Actress – David Mamet Remaking “Diary of Anne Frank” David Mamet is writing and directing a new version of “The Diary of Anne Frank” for Disney. Mamet, of course, is the writer of “Glengarry Glen Ross” and writer and director of “State and Main.” The original stage treatment of the true story of a girl and her family hiding from Nazis was done in 1955 by husband-and-wife writing team Albert Hackett and Frances
