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Her husband, who was sentenced to 15 years in the federal prison at McNeil Island last April for robbery of the Hillsdale branch of Multnomah Bank, also was charged with the store holdup.
Her reputed last words, uttered as the assassin was about to strike, were " Smite my womb ", the implication here being she wished to be destroyed first in that part of her body that had given birth to so " abominable a son.
Her second and last novel, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, which is considered to be one of the first sustained feminist novels, appeared in 1848.
* Her fourth and last marriage was to Barry Comden ( born 1935 – died 2009 ), who was roughly a decade younger, from April 14, 1976 until 1981.
Her last courtship was with Francis, Duke of Anjou, 22 years her junior.
Her last novel was Daniel Deronda, published in 1876, whereafter she and Lewes moved to Witley, Surrey ; but by this time Lewes's health was failing and he died two years later on 30 November 1878.
Her last acting role before becoming a director was the 1933 U. S .- German co-productions of the Arnold Fanck-directed, German-language SOS Eisberg and the Tay Garnett-directed, English-language SOS Iceberg.
Her last Broadway appearance was as Mrs. Warren in George Bernard Shaw's Mrs. Warren's Profession, produced by Joseph Papp at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre in 1976.
Her work had tailed off during the last few years of her life because of her illness, and as some townspeople misinterpreted the effects of the increasing doses of laudanum she was taking for the pain, there had been gossip in Lyme that she had a drinking problem.
Her last feature film appearance was a cameo as herself in MGM's Main Street to Broadway in 1953.
Her last words ( to her housekeeper Carmen ), were reportedly, " I'm so tired ," before she died of pneumonia at the age of 67.
Her testament of June 6, 1939 states, " I beg the Lord to take my life and my death … for all concerns of the sacred hearts of Jesus and Mary and the holy church, especially for the preservation of our holy order, in particular the Carmelite monasteries of Cologne and Echt, as atonement for the unbelief of the Jewish People and that the Lord will be received by his own people and his kingdom shall come in glory, for the salvation of Germany and the peace of the world, at last for my loved ones, living or dead, and for all God gave to me: that none of them shall go astray.
Her epitaph says, in part, " Her bright, energetic spirit, undaunted by suffering to the last, and ever working for the welfare of those around her, made a short life long.
Her last words were " Pardon me sir, I meant not to do it ", to Henri Sanson the executioner, whose foot she had accidentally stepped on after climbing the scaffold.
Her first three marriages ended in divorce ; the last ended with the death of husband Al Steele.
Her last public appearance was September 23, 1974, at a party honoring her old friend Rosalind Russell at New York's Rainbow Room.
Her last film of the 1980s was opposite partner Kurt Russell for the third time in the comedy Overboard ( 1987 ).
Edward wrote fondly of his mother in his memoirs: " Her soft voice, her cultivated mind, the cosy room overflowing with personal treasures were all inseparable ingredients of the happiness associated with this last hour of a child's day ...
Her last films made abroad were Beyond All Limits ( Mexican-American production, 1957 ) with Jack Palance, Faustina ( Spain, 1957 ), Sonatas ( Spain, 1957 ) directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and La Fievre Monte a El Pao ( French-Mexican production, 1959 ) directed by Luis Buñuel.
Her last husband was a French banker, Alex Berger, whom she married in 1956.
Her benefactors gone, and her own health in decline, she made her last appearance on the stage in Edinburgh in 1785.
Her first appearance on film is as the baby in the very last shot of her mother's film, In the Good Old Summertime ( 1949 ).
Her vociferous disapproval of Meg's impending engagement to the impoverished Mr. Brooke becomes the proverbial " last straw " that actually causes Meg to accept his proposal.

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Her response was, " Wait until I'm dead before you make a movie about my life !".
Her movie career included a bit part in It Happened One Night ( 1934 ) and roles in Outlaw Women ( 1952 ), Glen or Glenda ( 1953 ), Body Beautiful ( 1953 ), The Blue Gardenia ( 1953 ), Count the Hours ( 1953 ), Mesa of Lost Women ( 1953 ), College Capers ( 1954 ), Jail Bait ( 1954 ), The Raid ( 1954 ), This Is My Love ( 1954 ), The Opposite Sex ( 1956 ), The Ironbound Vampire ( 1997 ), and Dimensions in Fear ( 1998 ).
Her son, Wyatt, makes an appearance on the song " Lullaby for Wyatt ," which is featured in the movie Grace Is Gone.
Her final screen appearance was in 1991, with the movie Al Ra ' i We El Nissa.
Her interpretation of Brigitte Bardot in the movie Gainsbourg ( Vie héroïque ) revealed the actress who received her first nomination at the César Award.
Her novels were especially popular and included the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big ( 1924 ), Show Boat ( 1926 ; made into the celebrated 1927 musical ), Cimarron ( 1929 ; made into the 1931 film which won the Academy Award for Best Picture ), and Giant ( 1952 ; made into the 1956 Hollywood movie ).
Her parents opened a drive-in movie theater, where Tharp worked from the time she was 8 years old.
Her main competitor for the prize was Judy Garland's much heralded comeback performance in A Star Is Born ; playing not only the part of an up and coming actress-singer, but also ironically, the wife of an alcoholic movie star.
Her most mainstream and well-received role was as Laotian refugee Keo Sirisomphone in Michael Landon's 1983 American television movie, Love Is Forever, in which she was credited as Moira Chen.
The tattoo can be seen for a brief moment in the movie Her Jungle Love ( 1938 ).
Her next role would significantly reinforce her position as a bona fide international movie star, The English Patient, based on the prize winning novel by Michael Ondaatje and directed by Anthony Minghella, was a worldwide hit.
Her last silent movie, The Kiss ( 1929 ), was also the studio's.
Her last American film appearance was in Stephen Frears's Western The Hi-Lo Country, capping a half-century-long American movie career.
Her most recent job was a role in the movie Beastly, which was based on the book of the same name by Alex Flinn.
Her last role was as Stacey in the movie Story of a Girl, which is currently in pre-production and stars Kevin Bacon, Julian Thome and Terrence Howard.
Her performance was regarded as " memorably touching " by Variety magazine, and critic Roger Ebert commented, " Her first kiss is one of the most perfect little scenes I've ever seen in a movie.
Her next feature film in 2002 was Sweet Home Alabama, a movie directed by Andy Tennant.
Briny Breezes was used as the setting for the 2005 film In Her Shoes, and many of its residents served as extras in the movie.
Kavner has frequently appeared in Woody Allen films, having roles in Hannah and Her Sisters ( 1986 ), Radio Days ( 1987 ), New York Stories ( 1989 ), Alice ( 1990 ), Shadows and Fog ( 1991 ), the television movie Don't Drink the Water ( 1994 ) and Deconstructing Harry ( 1997 ).
Her first professional role was voicing Gloria in the animated series Richie Rich, which she followed with a starring role in the television movie Marian Rose White ( 1982 ) and her first feature film, Twilight Zone: The Movie ( 1983 ).
Her first movie role was in the United States, a bit part in Forced Landing at Paramount Pictures.
The first movie to use music made with a ( Moog ) synthesizer was the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service in 1969.
Her mother played a part in several films, including Vykrutasy, and the upcoming American silent movie Silent Life ( 2012 ).

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