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To: zeestephen

If his ex wife was really the horribly wicked witch she’s being described as, my only question is why they remained married for so long?

What is known about their marriage sounds like the first draft of one of my favorite old movies: “Who’s Afraid of Virgina Wolfe?” Starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.
Seen on the Late Late Show.
They traded insults like two hissing wildcats trading scratches and fang bites. It was both pathetic and deeply hilarious.
My whole family watched it together and had a ball.


3 posted on 04/20/2022 9:55:35 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: lee martell

“War of the Roses” was also a fun romp of a dysfunctional relationship.


4 posted on 04/20/2022 10:01:09 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (This is not a tagline.)
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To: lee martell
I saw Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf the first weekend of my freshman year in college in the student center theater.

The next weekend, I saw Lord Jim, with Peter O'Toole, James Mason, Eli Wallach, and Jack Hawkins.

That began a life long romance with great films, or more accurately, great stories.

9 posted on 04/20/2022 10:33:13 PM PDT by zeestephen
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To: lee martell; zeestephen
Edward Albee was gay. "Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe" was originally written as story about a gay couple. Hence, the reason they had to settle for an imaginary son.

Mainstream producers thought the play would do better with a hetero couple, as a gay couple was too shocking for early 1960s Broadway or Hollywood.

So they made Albee change the characters to a hetero couple. But without changing much of the dialog or story.

11 posted on 04/20/2022 10:42:31 PM PDT by Angelino97
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To: lee martell

Well because she is/was physically hot af. Heres a sample clip of her in the glory days. Seeing this I don’t blame Johnny.

https://youtu.be/88H72sx6GyQ


13 posted on 04/20/2022 10:57:04 PM PDT by jarwulf
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To: lee martell

I think she was likely worse than he was - but they’re both off the wall type of personalities just from thir interviews.


15 posted on 04/20/2022 11:14:28 PM PDT by caww ( )
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To: lee martell

She’s crazier than a shithouse mouse.


49 posted on 04/21/2022 6:39:12 AM PDT by Az Joe (Biden is the enemy, not Putin.)
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