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Shirley Knight Praised for Her Role---

posted 11 years ago by hisgrandmogulhighness
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Chicago Tribune, Friday, February 9, 1962, s. 3, p. 14, c. 4:

LOOKING AT HOLLYWOOD

by Hedda Hopper

. . . . I'll wager Warners will regret that they let Shirley Knight go after they see her in "Sweet Bird of Youth." She was the only one in the picture you could really root for, and turned in a beautiful performance. Director Richard Brooks improved upon Tennessee Williams by writing in several sympathetic sequences for her. . . .

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Yes, she did give a memorable performance . . .

[–] brockmeeks 9 years ago

Brooks improved upon Tennessee Williams by writing...

 ok, please sit down Hedda.

I'm not making fun of you or your post. It's just odd. She was a gossip columnist, not an artist.