Kennedy Center Honors To Include Julie Harris

Julie Harris
Tony Bennett
Suzanne Farrell
Robert Redford
Tina Turner

In a statement, Kennedy Center Chairman Stephen A. Schwarzman said, "We honor five extraordinary American artists whose unique and abundant contributions to our culture have transformed our lives. Tony Bennett is a brilliant musician and singer's singer whom even the great Frank Sinatra called the best there is; Suzanne Farrell's profound artistry has inspired the creation of masterpieces and is teaching ballet to a new generation; for half a century, the enchanting Julie Harris has been one of this country’s most acclaimed and revered actors; Robert Redford is an actor/director whose extraordinary support of independent film has had an immeasurable impact on filmmakers and audiences alike; and Tina Tuner's sizzling talent and indomitable spirit has made her one of the world’s best-loved entertainers."



http://www.playbill.com/news/article/94914.html

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Updated On: 9/6/05 at 11:12 AM

Beat you to it, MC.

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I am so incredibly happy that Julie Harris is getting this honor - they couldn't have picked a more worthy person! The list this year is pretty impressive, I must say. Good choices.

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Great news! Lord knows she deserves it. Lets hope PrincessMimiChica is watching.

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Mamie - you should go to the ceremony - it's a WONDERFUL event!

bjivie, look her up.

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Cookie, I wanted them to look it up!

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The GREAT Suzanne Ferrell

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Updated On: 9/6/05 at 03:02 PM

I'd love to, Douglas. Unfortunately, I'd have to find a rich date first.

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ME?!!!

Actually, while looking for that last little smiley, I discovered a gif that looked exactly like me:

NOT!


I'm sorry. I've turned into a gif whore. No more, no more, no more. I promise.

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Updated On: 9/6/05 at 03:43 PM

Ooooooh - maybe they'll sing a song from Skyscraper - or present a dramatic reading from The Last of Mrs. Lincoln.

Very well deserved by all.

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Not to take anything away from the Sesame Street appearances, but this little paragraph may give a little more of an indication as to why she's being honored:

"I'm thought of as a cool, unemotional dancer, but inside I'm not. As soon as I hear music, something in me starts to vibrate."

The most lyrical American ballerina of her generation was a young student from Cincinnati when, at age 15, she first auditioned for the legendary choreographer George Balanchine. She danced a section of Glazunov's

The Seasons, humming her own accompaniment, and the perfectionist was charmed.

Her talent shone from the moment she joined the New York City Ballet, where she would became Balanchine's "inspiring angel" and partner in the development of the most glorious ballets of our time. Over the next 25 years, with her artful manner and dignity, she proved that any movement could be unimaginably beautiful and mysterious.

This "choreographer's ideal," critic's dream and public star has been saluted recently as "simply the greatest dancer of our century... and one of the most important who ever lived."

Of anyone's lifetime, Kristie. She is one for the ages.

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