WHICH HOLLYWOOD MOVIE STAR'S MOTHER--
-privately dressed him as a girl until he was 10 or older?
-hated the Kennedys, Frank Sinatra, and Sammy Davis, Jr?
-declared Mahatma Gandhi a "fake"?
-called Mussolini "Musso" for short?
-became pregnant by her husband's superior officer?
-was rumored to have been "dusky" (half-Indian)?
-was an equal-opportunity racist?
-married two men who committed suicide, and two who didn't?
-shot a man dead--and no charges were ever pressed?
-rode an elephant all over Hollywood, with a sign saying "Vote for Nixon"?
-took up with a young man 50 years her junior?
-died under very mysterious circumstances--and had her autobiography serialized in "National Enquirer"?
-was devastatingly charming?
-has a new play based on her autobiography, BITCH!, opening at FringeNYC in August, 5 performances only, at the Connelly Theatre? For tickets: www.fringenyc.org
When I list the rumors and facts like that, it makes me wish I could see a show about her! I guess that's why I started this particular ball rolling in the first place. . .Grrrrr. Back to my re-writes.
PS: WHICH ACTRESS/PLAYWRIGHT WANNA-BE USED TO TELL HER STUDENTS THAT THAT UNPLEASANT SENSATION WAS EXCITEMENT, NOT TERROR?! Oh,Brother!
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