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Hope Set Free |
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poettothecars Senior Member
since 2006-02-10
Posts 1093New Zealand 
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5186 Hope Set Free 16 March 2006 Hope was her - her beauty - her love To hold her close - in knowing he was wanted Hope is all of that - a man with a warm heart His soul as if torn from limb to limb yet there was Hope in her way to love Long ago in those days of television the movies where the girl was there Was it her name was Hope of this woman with blond hair Was she a wife - at least on screen this understanding of script to see Hope was love - in a hope to be now to wonder would hope be she Hope Elise Ross Lange (November 28, 1931 – December 19, 2003) was an American stage, film, and television actress. Born into a theatrical family in Redding Ridge, Connecticut, USA, the third child of four to parents John and Minnette Lange. Hope made her Broadway debut at the age of 12, in Sidney Kingsley’s The Patriots. Although once considering a career in dancing, it was acting Hope Lange would adopt as her profession. The demure and sophisticated blonde actress came to prominence in her first film role in the 1956 movie, Bus Stop with Marilyn Monroe and Don Murray whom she married on April 14, 1956. Divorced from Don Murray, in 1961, with whom she had two children, a son, Christopher and a daughter Patricia. She left acting after her October 19, 1963 marriage to producer-director Alan J. Pakula. Following their divorce five years later she resumed her career, starring from 1968 to 1970 in the popular TV series, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir for which she earned two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award nomination.. This success was followed by three seasons on The New Dick Van Dy.ke Show. (1971) In 1986 she married theatrical producer, Charles Hollerith, with whom she remained until her death. Hope Lange died in December of 2003 in Santa Monica, California, as a result of ischemic colitis infection at the age of 72. a poet who cares |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
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I remember her... M |
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Sunshine
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Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
She was one of my favorite actresses. I especially enjoyed her in the TV version of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. The original movie by the same name is still one of my all-time favorite watches. She was indeed a fine lady, and I'm not sure where I was in 2003 to not have known of her passing. A fine lady, indeed, and a beautiful tribute, Christopher. Thank you! |
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poettothecars Senior Member
since 2006-02-10
Posts 1093New Zealand |
I had a childhood crush on Hope Lange, and that was how thoughts of her crept into the poem I was writing. However in my case it was down to the New Dick Van Dy.ke Show. a poet who cares |
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