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Gertrude is thrice rejected. At 19 she bore a son to a boyfriend who soon left her, taking away the child. A second boyfriend got her pregnant in 1994 but disappeared in anger when their daughter was born sickly with HIV. A doctor told Gertrude it was her fault, so she blamed herself that little Noluthando was never well in the two years she survived. Gertrude never told the doctor the baby's father had slept with other women. "I was afraid to," she says, "though I sincerely believe he gave the sickness to me." Now, she says, "I have...
...thrice-told tale. Ingmar Bergman first brought it to the screen in Scenes from a Marriage, then devoted a chapter of his autobiography, The Magic Lantern, to it. Now, at 82, he has written it again, this time as a savage domestic tragedy...
...KENNEDY ONASSIS was American royalty. So Sarah Bradford's reverential America's Queen won't shock anyone with its conclusion that Jackie still hovers over us as a model of poise and grace. What's new are revelations about Jackie from folks a bit closer to her than a thrice-removed Kennedy cousin. Gore Vidal, Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Richard Goodwin, Jackie's ultracompetitive sister Lee Radziwill Ross and several of Jackie's ex-lovers comment on, among other things, her romantic issues with father figures, her intense, loving relationship with Bobby Kennedy, and her father "Black Jack" Bouvier's habit...
...last dive to become the only man besides Greg Louganis to win back-to-back titles off the springboard. American volleyballers Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana kicked sand in Brazil's face at Bondi Beach. The softball and baseball tournaments were more competitive than ever. The U.S. batswomen lost thrice before storming back to win the gold, while the batsmen did the unprecedented, beating Cuba 4-0 for the title. Finally, there was that track meet, with the performance that will long live as Sydney's gift to sport, and to the world...
...Daughter (1947) as a Swedish-American farm girl who becomes a Congresswoman. In 1953 she was host and star of TV's The Loretta Young Show, creating a trademark entrance in a glam gown at the start of each show. She won three Emmys for the dramatic series. Young, thrice married, all but retired from acting in 1963, devoting her energy to a cosmetics line and to Catholic charities, for which she received some derision. Marlene Dietrich said, "Every time she 'sins,' she builds a church. That's why there are so many Catholic churches in Hollywood...