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...time he was set to leave for Cambridge, Fingleton??s mother had kicked Harold out. The film shows a somber farewell between father and son, one of the last interactions they ever had before Harold’s death. Later, an ecstatic young Tony tries to convince his reluctant mother that Harvard is the right place for him. As it turns out, he was correct...
...great,’ and then he started throwing papers at people.” Fingleton laughs, then mimics the professor, bellowing, “‘This is the worst paper I’ve ever read, Smith!’” Finally, it was Fingleton??s turn. “[The professor] was just saying the most horrible things to everybody about how pathetic they were. Then I got a ‘B,’ and I could handle that...
Despite the humor in Fingleton??s tone, it’s clear that there was much more at stake for him in those first few grades than there is for the average Harvardian. “I thought it would be so embarrassing to step off the boat back in Australia and say it didn’t work. How could I face all my friends with my tail between my legs...
Oddly enough, swimming took a back seat in Fingleton??s Harvard days. Due to a technicality involving his transfer-student status, Fingleton couldn’t swim during his freshman year. But even when he had the opportunity to return, Fingleton??s attitude had undergone a dramatic shift...
...fact, a 1967 Crimson review of that very production, “A Hit and A Myth” describes Fingleton??s performance as a “magnificent visual characterization of Diana...