On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:45:42 -0700, Msylvester wrote: > >And here I was thinking that Gene Autry existed.
That depends upon which Gene Autry you're referring to (for biographical info see: http://www.geneautry.com/geneautry/geneautry_biography.html ) For many pop culture figures, especially movie stars, there is a persona that they develop that is seperate from who they really are. For example, Achibald Alexander Leach started his acting career at about 14 years of age, doing pantomime, acrobatics, and comedy in the English provinces until he came to the U.S. with the troupe and skipped off to Hollywood to become "Cary Grant". Consider: |Once told by an interviewer, "Everybody would like to be |Cary Grant," Grant is said to have replied, "So would I." http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000026/bio Similarly, we have Norma Jean Mortensen, better known to the world as Marilyn Monroe. As Kurt Vonnegut so astutely noted I believe in his novel "Mother Night": "We must be careful about who we pretend to be." Perahps there really is/was a "Gene (Autry) Illusion". -Mike Palij New York University [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
