i almost forgot that today is frances farmer friday here in west seattle. the house where she grew up is a few blocks from mine. i devoured her autobiography, "Will There Really Be A Morning?" and keep at least one copy of it around. it was a great snapshot of the real hollywood star factory as well as an invaluable resource for my battles with mental illness. the theater down the road is having a two night tribute to her legacy, which you can read about here http://westseattleblog.com/blog/?p=11628
i wish i didn't have to work so early or i'd have gone. she was amazing.
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She totally was! Did you see the movie made about her that came out in the 70's with Jessica Lang? She nailed it! Hot cha cha!
"frances" was such a great film. in fact they'll be showing it tomorrow night as part of the series. did you cry when her mom let them lock her up, too? actually i think i bawled throughout the whole thing. the only unrealistic part was when she swam on alki. NO ONE swims there. it's filthy and freeeeeeeeeeeezing!
Yeah, it ripped me up a little bit. :( Movies like that I've got to watch carefully, lest I get more depressed than I already am. *Sigh*
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