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Nov 10, 2009

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United States

College of DuPage

Reading & writing, American history, French language & culture, cooking & baking, biking, knitting, watching classic movies & TV shows, listening to music, playing piano & harmonica, singing, traveling, the St. Louis Cardinals

I love the classics! Movies: A Sailor-Made Man (1921), Dr. Jack (1922), Grandma's Boy (1922), Our Gang comedies (1922-38), Safety Last! (1923), The Ten Commandments (1923), Why Worry? (1923), Girl Shy (1924), Hot Water (1924), The Big Parade (1925), The Freshman (1925), The Gold Rush (1925), For Heaven's Sake (1926), The General (1927), It (1927), The Jazz Singer (1927), The Kid Brother (1927), Speedy (1928), Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928), Feet First (1930), Grand Hotel (1932), Love Me Tonight (1932), Flying Down to Rio (1933), It Happened One Night (1934), Captain Blood (1935), Mutiny on the Bounty (1935), Roberta (1935), The Milky Way (1936), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), Captains Courageous (1937), Lost Horizon (1937), Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938), Boys Town (1938), Carefree (1938), You Can't Take It With You (1938), Dark Victory (1939), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Edison, the Man (1940), The Philadelphia Story (1940), The Shop Around the Corner (1940), Men of Boys Town (1941), Sergeant York (1941), Mrs. Miniver (1942), Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), Lassie Come Home (1943), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), Since You Went Away (1944), Anchors Aweigh (1945), The Bells of St. Mary's (1945), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Little Women (1949), Madame Bovary (1949), On the Town (1949), The Secret Garden (1949), An American in Paris (1951), The Great Caruso (1951), Hans Christian Andersen (1952), Singin' in the Rain (1952), The Glenn Miller Story (1953), Lili (1953), Martin Luther (1953), Roman Holiday (1953), The Student Prince (1954), Three Coins in the Fountain (1954), White Christmas (1954), East of Eden (1955), Oklahoma! (1955), Rebel Without a Cause (1955), Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Le Ballon Rouge (The Red Balloon) (1956), Carousel (1956), The Swan (1956), Desk Set (1957), Funny Face (1957), Gigi (1958), South Pacific (1958), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), The Music Man (1962), The Sound of Music (1965) TV: Father Knows Best (1954-60), The Honeymooners (1955-56), The Andy Griffith Show (1960-68), The Brady Bunch (1969-74) My favorite actor is James Dean. If you don't believe me, see East of Eden. Audrey Hepburn is my favorite actress.

Classical, sacred, jazz, oldies, musicals, world. My musical tastes are pretty eclectic. In my opinion, the best music has already been written & recorded. Here's a sampling of some of my favorite music. Classical: Tchaikovsky is my favorite composer overall, but there are so many other greats! Sacred: I love traditional hymns, spirituals, & gospel songs. Jazz: Everything from ragtime to bebop is cool. I like Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton, Fats Waller, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Charlie Parker, etc. Oldies: The fabulous 50s rule in my rock 'n' roll kingdom! Some of my favorite artists include Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Ritchie Valens, the Everly Brothers, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Paul Anka, & Eddie Cochran. See you at the hop! Musicals: Rodgers & Hammerstein. World: Traditional French chanson is so beautiful!

The Bible, Anne of Green Gables, historical nonfiction