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The American novelist, playwright and art collector Gertrude Stein was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and raised in Oakland, California, but moved to France at the beginning of the 20th century. Of that transition, she once famously said: âAmerica is my country, and Paris is my home town.â
A century later, the global wanderings of Australian actor Melissa George might be a shimmering reflection of Steinâs own journey; one which saw Melissa exchange her home town of Perth for Sydney, then Sydney for Hollywood with a detour through Buenos Aires, and, finally, Hollywood for Paris.
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In the mid-’90s, British actor Julia Ormond become a cinematic It Girl, frequently cast in movies where at least two men were vying for her love (
First Knight), sometimes within the same family ( Sabrina). But Ormond’s career took an unusual turn after her heyday; after playing the title role in 1997’s
Smilla’s Sense Of Snow, she veered into more colorful supporting roles. She also became a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador and has founded her own nonprofit to combat human trafficking.
Ormond continued to work steadily since her breakout, even if her roles were no longer the title ones. She won an Emmy for playing Temple Grandin’s mother in the TV movie