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Tuesday, October 6, 2009
A hand colored portrait of my mom from 1943
Jeannie Chase, taken in Seattle WA, 1943. Grandma was going to send my mom's photo to Hollywood as they were looking for a new Shirley Temple, but Grandma became ill with TB and spent the next 7 years in a TB sanitarium.
My drama coach did send my pic to Warner Bros studio and a recording of me reciting poetry and acting & playing the violin; they were impressed and asked mom to bring me for a screen test. I was 4 yrs. It was then that she came down with TB and went to Firlands Sanitorium for 2 1/2 yrs.and I went to Wash. Childrens home. When i started school I could already read and skipped one grade. from beginning Kindergarten to last half of Grade 1. She came home had brother Ed and suffered a relapse and returned to Firlands for 2 more years when I was 8yrs, where she finally had a lobectomy operation and was cured. Obviously I was unable to go to Hollywood. Love, Mom
My drama coach did send my pic to Warner Bros studio and a recording of me reciting poetry and acting & playing the violin; they were impressed and asked mom to bring me for a screen test. I was 4 yrs. It was then that she came down with TB and went to Firlands Sanitorium for 2 1/2 yrs.and I went to Wash. Childrens home. When i started school I could already read and skipped one grade. from beginning Kindergarten to last half of Grade 1. She came home had brother Ed and suffered a relapse and returned to Firlands for 2 more years when I was 8yrs, where she finally had a lobectomy operation and was cured. Obviously I was unable to go to Hollywood.
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Mom
This Picture won a photo Contest at Fredrick& Nelson Dept Store Seattle WA
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