Her shyly charismatic appeal, independence, persistence, coolness under pressure, courage and goal-oriented career along with the circumstances of her disappearance at a comparatively early age have driven her lasting fame in popular culture.

Her lifelong friend and stand-in Norah Holland spoke of the doctors ' amazement at her strength and courage throughout her final illness.

Her story is also of her rare courage and dedication when at the height of her career, she “ gave it all up ” during World War II after her sister was killed by a German air raid, to work in the line of fire on troop trains for the Red Cross in Italy – for which she was awarded the American Medal of Freedom.

* She lowered her standards by raising her glass, Her courage, her eyes and his hopes.

Her work in A Day at the Races earned her a Best Supporting Actress Award from the Screen Actors Guild, film critic Cecilia Ager suggesting that a monument be erected in honor of her courage and steadfastness in the face of the Marx Brothers ' antics.

Her surviving letters reveal her as a woman of great courage and tolerance.

Her essays on the subject of journalism, conflict reporting and courage have been published by Harvard University ’ s Neiman Reports magazine and Columbia Journalism Review.

Her self-sacrifice in sleeping with the German officer underlines her personal courage and the blind hypocrisy of the other travellers ; the travellers go to great lengths to persuade Boule de Suif to sleep with the officer in order that he will let the coach continue its journey, and the travellers fill Boule de Suif's head with arguments, arguing that it is for the good of the country, that it is not morally wrong to sleep with the officer in order to let the travellers leave, and that the longer she waits, the more young French soldiers will die as the nuns are not there to look after them.

Her beauty, courage, sound judgment and amiable character endeared her to the officers, including the Duke of Wellington, who spoke of her familiarly as Juanita ; and she was idolized by the soldiers.

Her resourcefulness, independence, and courage are shown by her surviving alone for a year and then outwitting an older man who apparently tries to exploit her.

Her courage during the Second World War was recognised when she was awarded the MBE and the Lloyd's War Medal for Bravery at Sea for single-handedly keeping the engines of the SS Bonita going during an attack by a German bomber.

Her courage and sense of freedom commanded the admiration of all.

Her sister Helen Mack was honored with a Right Livelihood Award in 1992 " for her personal courage and persistence in seeking justice and an end to the impunity of political murderers.

Her obituary described her as " one of the greatest of the pioneer women of the Australian bush, possessing all the qualities of self-sacrifice, resourcefulness, industry, determination, and courage that left their mark on the Australian race and laid the foundation of the nation ".

The pine trees are also mentioned in the school hymn: " Her pleasant paths, her trees, whisper courage through the breeze.

Her optimism and courage has a big effect on me.

Her conversation with Shunsuke helps her gain the courage to betray Toritsuki Boma and foil his goal.

Her blond hair was frowzy, her dress torn in several places, and her shoes were so completely worn out that they were practically no protection.

Her hat had come off and fallen behind her shoulders, held by the string, and he could see her face more clearly than he had at any time before.

Her own body protested, aching painfully where the blood in her veins had congealed, where cold demon wisps still clung and caressed.

Her impact in the zing commercials had led to her being considered for an excellent part in an upcoming TV series, Underwater Western Eye, a documentary-type show to be sponsored by Oatnut Grits.

Her form was silhouetted and with the strong light I could see the outlines of her body, a body that an artist or anyone else would have admired.

Her heart, her maternal feeling, in fact her being was too busy expressing itself, as quietly thrilled by this sight of her Nicolas curled asleep under a blanket, in a park like a scene from Poussin.

Her white blond hair was clean and brushed long straight down to her shoulders.

Her face was pale but set and her dark eyes smoldered with blame for Ben.

Her long thin arms moved in a slow rhythmical gesture over the family possessions which were placed in front of her.

Her clothes, her hair, everything about her is both graceful and simple.

Her mother called her Paus'l, a Luxemburg endearment meaning `` pussycat ''.

Her parents, pious Roman Catholics, christened her Mary Anne Elizabeth Magdalene Steichen.

Her brother Karl was a very gentle soul, her mother was a quiet woman who said little but who had hard, probing eyes.

Her mother, now dead, was my good friend and when she came to tell us about her plans and to show off her ring I had a sobering wish to say something meaningful to her, something her mother would wish said.

Her quarters were on the right as you walked into the building, and her small front room was clogged with heavy furniture -- a big, round, oak dining table and chairs, a buffet, with a row of unclaimed letters inserted between the mirror and its frame.

Her mother wrote Kate of her grief at the death of Kate's baby and at Jonathan's decision to go with the South `` And, dear Kate '', she wrote, `` poor Dr. Breckenridge's son Robert is now organizing a militia company to go South, to his good father's sorrow.

Her house stood on a rise of ground, and before she got into her car she looked at the houses below.

Her mother was a Greer and her father's family came from the Orkney Isles.

Her great-uncle Tiberius had already become emperor and the head of the family after the death of Augustus in 14.

Her family hailed from Arkansas, where her great-grandparents and her maternal grandfather, Henry Eliot, were born into slavery.

Her father had an engineering degree and worked with his own father ( Charles Bardot ) in the family business.

Her family moved to Sewickley when she was ten.

Her family is Jewish, and her grandparents emigrated from Russia.

Her custom of giving away food and clothing without asking anyone's permission cost her family significantly but she demanded nothing for herself.

Her family returned to the United States a few years after she was born ; they moved to Salt Lake City in 1912 and moved to Lark, Utah, in 1914.

Her family stopped speaking to her ; his family connection was bruised, as his children felt his marriage was a repudiation of their mother.

Her scheduled marriage is mentioned in the text as the third union between Stilicho's family and the Theodosian dynasty, following those of Stilicho to Serena and Maria, their daughter, to Honorius.

Her family lived on a homestead, Ivy Green, that Helen's grandfather had built decades earlier.

Her family was Jewish.

Her husband described the family as interested in progressive social causes.

Her family moved frequently, so her early education alternated between home-schooling and traditional schools.

Her family owned the Longland farm from 1912 to 1926.

Her social background was similar to what Ventris ' had been: her family was well-to-do, she had travelled in Europe, and she was interested in architecture, in addition to which she was popular and was considered very beautiful.

Her father wanted to elevate his family into the Milanese nobility.

Her family moved eastward, first to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, then to the Philadelphia area, where she began schooling at age 6.

Her letters to her son and his family have since almost all been lost ; but in one that survives, she wrote to Nicholas: " You know that my thoughts and prayers never leave you.

Her family had links with many diverse political strands in Ireland.

Her sister, Bellatrix Lestrange and cousin Sirius Black were described as being incredibly beautiful before going to Azkaban, as were all members of the Black family.

Her family pointed out that, although she had been omitted, R & B singer / actress Aaliyah, who died a few months earlier, was included though having been in only one moderately successful film, Romeo Must Die ( Queen of the Damned had yet to be released ).

Her family was plagued with illness ; she and her husband had suffered stomach ulcers for years and both required hospitalization.