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Posted by danj (A) on March 24, 2005 at 18:00:55

In Reply to: Searching for Debra Winger posted by jamesgarvin on March 24, 2005 at 12:12:54:

the beautiful Alex Kingston is sacked from the television series E.R. because, at 37, the producers consider her "too old" for their target audience? So a character in authority must be old or be male to be taken seriously? Come on - this does not reflect real life, this is some television executive's out-of-touch perception of real life. Maybe 37 year old male production executives should loose their jobs because they are "too old." Maybe they, and film executives too, should reconsider.

And this is not a new thing. Famous actresses like Bette Davis, Lauren Bacall, Sophia Loren, and Myrna Loy found jobs rare while they were in their middle age. Those who did find jobs often turned in the best work of their careers - the 41-year old Davis in "All About Eve" is a good example. Others, like Loy, Irene Dunne, Loretta Young, and many others, either left show business or worked on television.

Men have it tough, too, but nothing compared to what the women go through.

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