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Does Hollywood see the light? (Scan).(aftermath of September 11 attacks)(Brief Article)
"She knows, she knows" is a line uttered by Annie Sullivan in stage and film biographies of Helen Keller. Helen had been both blind and deaf since early childhood, and the teacher is jubilant when her student has a first epiphany of understanding after long held captive in the dark.
Hollywood may be experiencing a similar revelation in the aftermath of September 11. Having for many years embraced values markedly different from those of mainstream America, the entertainment world now shows signs of wanting to bridge some of the gap. And it may be an emerging generation of actors and writers, less self-centered and jaded than their Baby Boom predecessors, who lead the way.
Recently, 17-year-old actress Liza Baron, the daughter of two Hollywood producers, went to her principal at Hollywood High to request that silent respect be paid to the victims of the terrorists. Actress Marie Downing, 26, of the TV sitcom "King of Queens" states that she "never took being an American for granted." She adds, "the rules imbedded into our ...
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