"how ironic (and sad) that Dorothy Parker's "passes/glasses" quote is perhaps the one that remains to this day the epitome of her wit. "

I agree completely. Ironic in that as you say, Dot would have popped on the specs no doubt herself, but more so it IS sad as she was one of America's most sparkling and witty writers of her generation and if the only thing people knew of her was that particular quote, they would be oblivious to her talents.

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No idea whether Susan ever made it to Keen's in NYC, but from your description, she would have relished it considerably.

She certainly never once seemed to ever have any weight problems during her adult life. I was always amazed that she gave birth to the twins in February 1945 and in May, three months later, she makes the noirish 'Deadline at Dawn' where her waist was its usual tiny span and her profile was as slim as always.

Kerry,

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Wow! Having recently seen 'Deadline at Dawn' for the first time and noting Susan's trim and petite figure, it is INDEED amazing that the twins were born only three months earlier! I always knew she had amazing acting talent, but now I'll have to include a "kudos to her body's metabolism and flexibility!" (And this was before personal trainers and home chefs!)

P.S. If you're ever in New York and want to have THE best steak, then DO check out Keens Steakhouse. http://www.keens.com/

Hi, Kerry, :-)

It's Lynn, Alice's 'older' twin sister by 8 minutes, who checked out the territory first.......then called back "Hey, Alice, c'mon out---the atmosphere's fine. Just looks a little blurry to me...."

Your conversation about Susan, Dorothy Parker, glasses, etc. suddenly brought back a 'cringe' moment, of just how little things had changed re glasses in the mid-1960's. When taking a summer course up at Cornell U, called "Abnormal Psychology" (wanted to see just HOW abnormal I REALLY was! LOL!), I was invitde to dinner by this guy I'd met on the campus.

As we sat down at the table, and the menus came, I took off my glasses, as I did not need them for close up--only for distant objects. And--would you believe--this guy actually had the nerve to stare at me and say "You know, you look much better without your glasses You shouldn't wear them out!!" Well, if only I'd said what I was seething over with. I just wanted to shove my chair WAY back from the table and say "Oh, yeah?! Well--some things are best left well out of focus!!" LOL!

You know, the first time I heard that Susan H had made that noirish film (also read somewhere that it was after 'Rawhide'?) only three months after the twins were born, I thought it was some inaccurate rumor! Wow, those must have been SOME 'Kryptonite' foundation undergarments she wore underneath her dress to pull THAT off! No wonder there were no wardrobe changes during the film!!

By the way, my favorite quote, that I THINK was another Dorothy Parker classic......Didn't she say, when the telephone rang in the peace of her home...."What fresh Hell is THIS!?!" (How true.....obtrusive....and way too relevant in today's computer spam--AND 'Invasion of the Telephone People'!!)

best, Lynn