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Believe it or not, this is Shelley Winters. Today is her birthday. And believe it or not, Shelley played Billie on Broadway. (Garson Kanin, Billie’s creator, also cast her in his film A DOUBLE LIFE, starting Ronald Colman.) In the late 80’s, Shelley told her acting students about "second-acting" BORN YESTERDAY as a young actress, studying Judy’s performance, then bugging Kanin to give her a chance. Happy Birthday, Shelley!
More wisdom from Ruth Gordon
(Jones Kelly Kanin)."Listen, only a couple of people have ever claimed to like getting old, and they were in the Bible, of all places, and who knows what they were made to do to say such a thing. It’s horrible/wonderful, like a lot of things. Look, I wish I were younger and looked better, but I’m a whole lot smarter now. I know how to use my time. I know who my friends are. That’s a lot. That’s a lot of good, you know? So get old in a fabulous way, and do it fully. Everything has a reward, and I always found it."–Ruth Gordon/Interview with James Grissom #FolliesOfGod