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Philippine Rose Duchesne was born in Grenoble, France, in 1769. Defying her parents, she entered a Visitation convent at 18, left it during the Revolution, later tried to run a little sisterhood of her own. Finally she joined Mme Barat's new order. In 1818 Mother Barat sent her to the U. S. with four companions. Of the trip she said: "There is not much fun in it unless you do it for God." Arrived in New Orleans, she soon made a 40-day trip to St. Louis where the local Bishop welcomed her to his "palace," a barn...
This time Cinderella is called Tamara Todhunter. Convent-bred (Mrs. Norris is a Catholic), Tamara goes forth into a wicked world with resolutions about life that do not stand up when a honey-tongued cinemactor comes a-wooing. Trouble arrives with the child of their illicit union, but virtue triumphs when Tamara gets herself an honest-to-goodness husband named George who is willing to be a father by proxy...
...husband. A woman of the world, Her Majesty journeyed with maximum pomp to Jerusalem two years ago (TIME, Oct. 9). Three hundred pounds of majesty beneath her State umbrella, symbol of Abyssinian sovereignty, she lent glamour to the consecration beside the River Jordan of a new Coptic Church and Convent- Abyssinians being Coptic Christians. "The Empress is not interested in public affairs," fibbed Her Majesty's suave Grand Chamberlain. "She is interested only in her home and children." Especially confidential letters from His Majesty are typewritten by Her Majesty and together they edit an Abyssinian newspaper, once commended...
...Whitney attempted to sidetrack the religious issue by declaring that if Gloria remained in her custody, she would be reared a Catholic, probably sent to a Catholic boarding school. Mrs. Vanderbilt promptly offered more personal care. She said she would send Gloria to study daytimes at a Catholic convent in The Bronx. "I want to place her with me," said the young mother, "and enjoy her after her study hours...
Annette Erin O'Brien-Moore was born in Los Angeles in 1906, studied at St. Joseph's Convent in Tucson, planned to be a sculptor. At 15, she made her first appearance on the Manhattan stage. That she has not appeared in cinema before is partly due to the fact that in 1929 she was selected to play the young daughter in Street Scene. After 800 performances in Manhattan and London, she met Sam Goldwyn to discuss playing in the cinema version. They became so interested in how the picture should be made that they forgot to sign...