A: Dogs and horses. I wanted to be Lassie and always know my way home. I wanted to be loyal and smart--and classy--a collie or a palomino. I wanted to be a tough little terrier not afraid to bite the heels of ruffians. I wanted to be Black Beauty, rescued from hardship and maltreatment, turning out to be a real winner.
Film stars paled in comparison with the dogs and horses of my youth. Sure, I cut out photos of movie idols in Silver Screen. However, I was never certain whether I wanted to be Audie Murphy or to marry him. Although I had pictures of red-lipped women with perms and bosoms, it seemed more likely that I would turn into a dog than become Virginia Mayo or even Esther Williams.
Do you remember Pier Angeli? I thought I looked like her. She left Hollywood and became a nun. No connection there. V.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I would have made a good nun! V.
ReplyDeleteWell, Mother Superior, maybe. (Then again, you would have made a good madam!)
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