Yep. Thought I recalled that little tidbit. here's her IMdb bio:
DELORES HART
Advanced to prioress at the convent in Connecticut.
Stays active in the arts as an Academy voter by reviewing films.
At the time she became a nun, she was engaged to marry Don Robinson. He never married and remained a close friend.
Daughter of actor Bert Hicks.
Holds the unique distinction of being the only nun to be a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Niece of Mario Lanza.
Her parents divorced when she was quite young.
Of Irish and Italian extraction.
Nominated for a Tony award for "best featured actress" for her role in "The Pleasure of His Company" in 1959.
She received an honorary doctorate from Fairfield University, 2004.
She is now called Reverend Mother Dolores Hart, and is prioress of Regina Laudis (Queen of Praise) Abbey in Bethlehem, Connecticut.
1957 Deb Star.
Suffers from Neuropathy, a crippling disease she has had since 1997.
Personal quotes
On her life before her vocation: "It was not a lifelong dream. I did not grow up wanting to be a nun. I wanted to be an actress. If it had ever been suggested I would one day be a nun, it would have been the last thing on my mind. It was a million to one shot I would ever be a nun."
On her life since becoming a nun: "I have struggled with this call to vocation all my life. I can understand why people have doubts, because who understands God? I don't. When you are dealing with something at this level, you are dealing with mystery."
"I'd done two movies with Elvis Presley. I'd been around Hollywood for a while - and saw how needlessly competitive and negative it could be. It never held my interest."
Where are they now
(1963-) Dolores Hart left Hollywood for good and became a nun. She entered the strictly cloistered Benedictine Regina Laudis Monastery, in Bethlehem, Connecticut, where she still is today.
(November 2004) As the Rev. Mother Dolores Hart of the Benedictine order, she is prioress of the Roman Catholic abbey of Regina Laudis, in Bethlehem, Connecticut, USA.
Good morning.
Recap: Hitchhiking
1. It Happened One Night
2. The Hitcher (1986), Rutger Hauer as the quintessential creep
3. EuroTrip (2004), US teens hitching in Europe
4. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
5. Minnâ-yatteruka! (1995, Getting any?)
6. Menolippu Mombasaan (2002, One-way ticket to Mombasa)
7. Les Valseuses (1974, Going places)
8. Dumb and dumber (1994)
9. Messidor (1979)
10. O Melissokomos (1986, the Beekeeper)
11. Monster
12. Urban Cowboy
13. Mystic Pizza
14. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (Uma Thurman with gigantic thumbs, perfect for hitchhiking)
15. F*cking Åmål (1998, Show Me Love)
16. Sans toit ni loi (1985, Vagabond)
17. De Verwording van Herman Dürer (1979, The Demise of Herman Durer)
18. Honneponnetje (1988, honeybun)
19. Nóz w wodzie (1962, Knife in the Water)
20. 3 petites filles (2004)
21. A Walk in the Clouds- Keanu Reeves hitching a ride in upper Cali
22. A Place in the Sun-Monty Clift hitched his way to a new life
23. The Long Hot Summer - Paul Newman hitched a ride with Lee Remick
24. The Getaway - Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw hitched to cross the border
25. Thelma & Louise - Brad Pitt
26. Easy Rider - Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda pick up a hitchiker and take him to a hippie commune
27. Crash (2004) (Larenz Tate hitches a ride with Ryan Phillippe)
28. Starman
29. Girl Shy (1924) (Harold Lloyd tries to hitch a ride, with predictably comic results)
30. Two for the Road
31. Western (1997), A Russian and a Spanish guy hitchhiking in France (well, it's more complicated than that, but makes for worthwhile viewing)
32. The Postman Always Rings Twice (John Garfield hitches a ride with D.A.)
33. Detour
34. Where the Boys Are
I love it when my random TV watching turns up a title for this game. Usually it a couple of rounds behind, but not this time.
35. Children of a Lesser God - Marlee Matlin runs away after their big fight and hitches a ride to get to her mother's house.
mac11 wrote:I love it when my random TV watching turns up a title for this game. Usually it a couple of rounds behind.
Exactly, I have the same experience!
36. Roadgames (1981 Australian thriller with Jamie Lee Curtis playing a hitchiker)
That was an interesting story by eoe regarding Delores Hart.
Then...
and now....
Gus you crack me up, but Dolores
You got me with the hitchhiking thing, Raggedy. One pathetic contribution. Sigh. I thought I had one the other night. I was watching a movie, and a character walked up to a car, tapped on the window, and said something. The driver said get in. Turned out it was a taxi.
Do we have to get all the way to 50 with this?
Roberta: Hitchhiking is tougher than I thought it would be. I was hoping we could reach 40. Two more days and we'll move onto "I".
In the meantime:
"I" (we've already used "ice") is not as easy as I thought it would be. I've thought of "inheritance" and "infidelity toward one's spouse". India and Indians are too easy. Any suggestions (
serious suggestions
for the next "I" topic are welcome.
Suggestion: Insects as the I category.
Thanks for the suggestions for "I". (Insects and idols.) Anybody else have a suggestion?
I thought of "indoor" sports (excluding sex).
Recap:
H = Hitchhiker/Hitchhiking scene
1. It Happened One Night
2. The Hitcher (1986), Rutger Hauer as the quintessential creep
3. EuroTrip (2004), US teens hitching in Europe
4. Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
5. Minnâ-yatteruka! (1995, Getting any?)
6. Menolippu Mombasaan (2002, One-way ticket to Mombasa)
7. Les Valseuses (1974, Going places)
8. Dumb and dumber (1994)
9. Messidor (1979)
10. O Melissokomos (1986, the Beekeeper)
11. Monster
12. Urban Cowboy
13. Mystic Pizza
14. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (Uma Thurman with gigantic thumbs, perfect for hitchhiking)
15. F*cking Åmål (1998, Show Me Love)
16. Sans toit ni loi (1985, Vagabond)
17. De Verwording van Herman Dürer (1979, The Demise of Herman Durer)
18. Honneponnetje (1988, honeybun)
19. Nóz w wodzie (1962, Knife in the Water)
20. 3 petites filles (2004)
21. A Walk in the Clouds- Keanu Reeves hitching a ride in upper Cali
22. A Place in the Sun-Monty Clift hitched his way to a new life
23. The Long Hot Summer - Paul Newman hitched a ride with Lee Remick
24. The Getaway - Steve McQueen and Ali MacGraw hitched to cross the border
25. Thelma & Louise - Brad Pitt
26. Easy Rider - Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda pick up a hitchiker and take him to a hippie commune
27. Crash (2004) (Larenz Tate hitches a ride with Ryan Phillippe)
28. Starman
29. Girl Shy (1924) (Harold Lloyd tries to hitch a ride, with predictably comic results)
30. Two for the Road
31. Western (1997), A Russian and a Spanish guy hitchhiking in France (well, it's more complicated than that, but makes for worthwhile viewing)
32. The Postman Always Rings Twice (John Garfield hitches a ride with D.A.)
33. Detour
34. Where the Boys Are
35. Children of a Lesser God - Marlee Matlin runs away after their big fight and hitches a ride to get to her mother's house.
36. Roadgames (1981 Australian thriller with Jamie Lee Curtis playing a hitchiker
Illegitimate (children)
Invalids
Invasions
Insanity
Idiots
(ok, maybe my coworkers are getting to me)
Great suggestions. Thinking about it. I like insanity, but it could give rise to some arguments here.
Mac: I'm trying to remember if Timothy Hutton hitched a ride in "Made in Heaven" .
37. Harry and Tonto (Harry (Art Carney) picks up hitchhiking young girl and later hitches a ride with a Vegas hooker)
38. Bound for Glory (David Carradine as Woody Guthrie hitchhikes)
Raggedyaggie wrote:Great suggestions. Thinking about it. I like insanity, but it could give rise to some arguments here.
Raggedy,
You can make everybody happy by combining the suggestions: Insane Insect Invasions?
Wandeljw: I don't like "Insects". They make me itch.
What I meant about "insanity" is that one could question whether the movie character was actually "insane".
Mac will have to give us a definition of "insanity" if I select that as the next topic.
What do you say, Mac?
Two more hitchhiker movies and we'll have reached 40.
"Insanity" is an awfully broad topic. How about "insane asylum" instead? Or else I suggest "ice hockey" (you considered "hockey" for the H category, didn't you?).
How about insanity that must be shown to be treated in some way. Not just some meshugina hacking people up or behaving badly.
joefromchicago wrote:"Insanity" is an awfully broad topic. How about "insane asylum" instead? Or else I suggest "ice hockey" (you considered "hockey" for the H category, didn't you?).
I changed my mind about "hockey" because "ice" was a topic in our first A to Z round.
