tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193750673421600279.post629450999266666808..comments2023-12-30T01:44:58.368-08:00Comments on The Girl with the White Parasol: Farewell, Luise RainerAubynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446079492480611898noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193750673421600279.post-37234716749709261002015-01-15T16:44:35.590-08:002015-01-15T16:44:35.590-08:00I've never been able to get past the bizarre M...I've never been able to get past the bizarre Muni-in-yellowface enough to appreciate the film version of <i>The Good Earth</i> but she was terrific in it and deserved her award, and her work in <i>The Emperor's Candlesticks</i> akways made me think that she could have had a great run as a comedienne, as well. Perhaps one of the least-luckiest career stories of the studio era, I'm sorry that the never got more of a chance to show what she might have done.<br /><br />But she seems to have lived a very full life. Short? Not hardly. Sleep well, Luise.FDChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193750673421600279.post-17248219112862193562014-12-31T18:58:36.259-08:002014-12-31T18:58:36.259-08:00Sigh. I can't help but think if Ms Rainer (in ...Sigh. I can't help but think if Ms Rainer (in her Hollywood days) ever imagined she would live until the year 2014, outliving Shirley Temple and Mickey Rooney.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212743923364795680noreply@blogger.com