By her own admission, Piper Laurie didn't get a lot of good roles as a contract player at Universal in the 1950s. However, one of the exceptions was the blandly-titled Smoke Signal, an above-average Western that avoids the genre's most common cliches.
The action gets off to a quick start when a sma read more
Piper's inscription reads: "To Rick from the
Classic Film & TV Cafe."
The highlight of last July's Western Film Fair was--for me--the opportunity to spend 45 minutes sitting next to actress Piper Laurie. While she signed autographed photos for charity, she graciously and thoughtfully answe read more
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The winner of Learning to Live Out Loud: A Memoir by Piper Laurie is...
Kathy from Florida!
This was Kathy's entry: "My favorite Piper Laurie movie is "Tim" (1979). I like ho read more
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"I had achieved my childhood dream of becoming a movie star and then left it all behind for a second career as a serious actor." - Piper Laurie
Learning to Live Out Loud: A Memoir
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The winner of Learning to Live Out Loud: A Memoir by Piper Laurie is...
Kathy from Florida!
This was Kathy's entry: "My favorite Piper Laurie movie is "Tim" (1979). I like how she gets into the heart of an older woman. At first you see her almost resigned to a lonely life, then s read more
"I had achieved my childhood dream of becoming a movie star and then left it all behind for a second career as a serious actor." - Piper Laurie
Learning to Live Out Loud: A Memoir
by Piper Laurie
Hardcover
9780823026685
November 2011
Crown Archetype (Random House)
It's a given that reading an aut read more
