January 22, 2026
Tag: Three Tragic Lives
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Three Tragic Lives
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Three women of extraordinary beauty, talent, and wealth whose lives could be the outline for an anthology of tragic short stories are portrayed in this remembrance. Two were dead before age 50, the other shunned by the world. Helene Held, Nance O’Neil, and Gaynor Rowlands are forgotten today but postcard collectors know their faces and…
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January 6, 2026 No Comments
The love of Rip Van Winkle is great, and Joseph Jefferson is the reason. Jefferson wrote a three-act play based on the 19th century tale. He also acted in his play.