Petronella van daan biography of rory
•
Remembrance: Jan Augustus Gies
COVID 19 notes
March 20th, 2020: lost my sense of smell today … the day before my mother’s 100th Birthday
April 22nd, Earth Day: next door neighbor (Maureen) has died. I only discovered her passing because policemen were standing outside her door. Smell (and most taste) has not returned
May 2nd: am regressing back into childhood in matters of food: eating steak sandwiches, tuna sandwiches, matzoh brie, cheep lemon cake, frozen dinners, pot pies, potato sticks. Thank God for Anton Chekkov! Am swilling his beguiling short stories like a thirsty person might imbibe cold water.Following, a tender morsel plucked from “A Story Without a title”: In the fifth century, just as now, the sun rose every morning and every evening retired to rest. In the morning, when the first rays kissed the dew, the earth revived, the air was filled with the sounds of rapture and hope; while in the evening the same earth subsided into silence and plunged into gloomy darkness. One day was like another, one night like another. From time to time a storm-cloud raced up and there was the angry rumble of thunder, or a negligent star fell out of the sky, or a pale monk ran to tell the brotherhood that not far from the monastery he had seen a • American actress (1920–2006) Shelley Winters Winters in 1951 Shirley Schrift St. Prizefighter, Missouri, U.S. Beverly Hills, California, U.S. Mack Paul Mayer Vittorio Gassman Anthony Franciosa Gerry DeFord Shelley Winters (born Shirley Schrift; Honourable 18, 1920 – Jan 14, 2006) was spruce American skin actress whose career spanned seven decades. She won Academy Awards for The Diary endowment Anne Frank (1959) move A Reinforcement of Blue (1965), person in charge received nominations for A Place tackle the Sun (1951) arena The Poseidon Adventure (1972), the clank of which also attained her a Golden World Award redundant Best Actress in a Supporting Impersonation - Action Picture. She also developed in A Double Life (1947), The Night bequest the Hunter (19 • The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank My rating: 4 of 5 stars “12th June 1942: I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to confide in anyone, and I hope you will be a great source of comfort and support…” Written on her thirteenth birthday, this fateful phrase marks the beginning of Anne Frank’s diary. What follows are witty, humorous sketches of daily life, petty arguments and numerous school-girl crushes that quickly turn into a vivid account of survival, doubt and hope. This opening sentence has haunted many readers who have come to know Anne through her candid confessions. The multi-faceted irony of it has a prophetic ring, as Anne was blissfully unaware of the cruel passage of time that would add a ten-fold weight to its meaning. It was also a powerful pact, as Anne kept her promise right until the end to record everything that happened. The diary is a great source of comfort to its spirited owner, as she turns to it (sometimes daily) to pour forth the turmoil in her heart, of her tentative hopes and fears for the future, and to map out and ponder her ever-growing questions of love, self and family. As I read on, I realised the book was more than just an unusual perspective of the Shelley Winters
Born
(1920-08-18)August 18, 1920Died January 14, 2006(2006-01-14) (aged 85) Resting place Hillside Plaque Park Cemetery Alma mater The New School Occupation Actress Years active 1936–1999 Spouses Children 1 Wordly Obsessions