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Offline Midnite

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DS actress is one of "Newly Minted Americans"
« on: December 17, 2003, 05:51:45 AM »
From:  Metropolis ..... Passing Through


Last month, 6,139 men and women from about 100 countries took the oath of citizenship at the Los Angeles County Fairplex in Pomona. The emotional celebration included a salute to the flag, a videotaped greeting from President Bush and a video of singer Lee Greenwood performing "God Bless the U.S.A." Some of the participants discussed their American dreams.  --MICHAEL T. JARVIS


Barbara Steele
59, Actress/Producer
Beverly Hills
Country of origin/time in U.S.
Great Britain/25 years.
How did you come to America?
I had a contract with 20th Century Fox. It was a
much more innocent world then.
What surprised you about America?
The strong identification that Americans have with
the flag, which Europeans do not have at all.
What American do you most admire?
Billie Holiday and Martin Luther King Jr. They
spoke from the soul.
What would improve America?
We could lose TV for a year. We could be less ce-
lebrity-driven and quit portraying material inter-
pretations as the answer to life.
What character traits are typically American?
It's interesting how emotional Americans are
about being American. My friends at the ceremony
were weeping away.
What English custom would you import here?
The corner store with the butcher, the baker and
candlestick maker. I also miss those country pubs
with the big fires where you could go read a book
and have a sausage on a stick with all these lovely
multigenerational people.


LOS ANGELES TIMES MAGAZINE, December 14, 2003
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Re:DS actress is one of "Newly Minted Americans"
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2003, 02:40:57 PM »
Midnite...is this to say Barbara Steele has become a US citizen?

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Re:DS actress is one of "Newly Minted Americans"
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2003, 03:19:49 PM »
Quote from: Midnite on December 17, 2003, 05:51:45 AM
What would improve America?
We could lose TV for a year. We could be less ce-
lebrity-driven and quit portraying material inter-
pretations as the answer to life.

Good for Ms. Steele.  I could not agree more.  Celebritymania is among America's least attractive traits.

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Re:DS actress is one of "Newly Minted Americans"
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2003, 03:20:34 PM »
I can answer your question, Patti...Yes. ;D
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Re:DS actress is one of "Newly Minted Americans"
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2003, 05:21:22 PM »
Thanks for the info and pic, Midnite. Wouldn't you know it, that is the one weekend I was out of town and stopped my LA Times.  I'm sorry that I missed the article and happy that you didn't. :)

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