Dolores Hart
Dolores Hart ( born October 20, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois, real name Dolores Hicks ) is a former American film actress whose career has spanned 1956-1962 in ten films before she decided to enter the Order of Benedictines, where they now Prioress is.
Biography
Childhood
Born on the morning of October 20, 1938 at 10:30 clock Dolores Hicks was the only child of actor Bert Hicks and his wife Harriett Lee Pittman. Because their warped soon to Los Angeles parents are constantly arguing, and the marriage was considered to be shattered, the little Dolores lived temporarily with her maternal grandparents in Chicago.
Betty Hicks, a sister of her father, married Mario Lanza, which therefore was her uncle. Dolores was often Babysitter Lanza sprouts until the family moved to Italy.
Actress
At eight, she stood for the adventure film Amber, the great courtesan ( Original title: Forever Amber ) for the first time on camera.
In 1956, she signed a film contract with producer Hal B. Wallis, and made her film debut alongside Elvis Presley in Gold from hot throat ( Loving You ). Wallis asked them to adopt a new name. In his opinion, Hicks would not do well on billboards. As a name he preferred Susan, the name of her first film role. Because of their long-time girlfriend Sheila was hard just before the wedding, and thus would shed their old names, they wish to transfer their old names to Dolores. So it was that Dolores took the new surname Hart. In initial press releases, she was presented as Susan Hart and as " the girl who will hate all other girls because they would give Elvis Presley his first screen kiss. " But when her mother this reading, they became angry and made such a fuss that Wallis finally had agreed that it retained its name Dolores. While one was glad to maternal family side, be rid of the old surname Hicks, her father was less than enthusiastic about this decision.
After two films on the side of Anna Magnani, Anthony Quinn and Montgomery Clift she turned again in 1958 with Elvis Presley. However, immediately before they had a nine- month engagement on Broadway in New York, where she stood Theatre for the play The Pleasure of His Company on stage at the Longacre. It was at this time when she felt drained and - following the advice of a friend - on November 12, 1958 for the first time traveled to the Benedictine monastery Regina Laudis in order to recover. After the two- day stay their VRLA were recharged and she was ready to return to the stage. Later in her stage appearances in New York, she traveled more often in the monastery and remained after the end of their engagement in New York before her return to Hollywood for a whole week.
During the filming for their fifth film The Robber ( The Plunderers ) in 1959 came her serious doubts about her previous life as an actress. When they were in their cabin just combed his hair and looked in the mirror, she heard the following words in her head: " You know that's not what you want ." This cautionary "voice" always came back in the next two years.
During the shooting of her seventh film Francis of Assisi ( Francis of Assisi ), which took place on location in Italy, she received an audience with Pope John XXIII. , Who called her at her film name Chiara and her making a decisive impetus for the early entry into gave religious life.
Because she already had her application to run for inclusion in the monastery Regina Laudis, but still had to wait for the confirmation of admission, she could go no longer-term movie contract, on the other hand also do not make their plans public, without running the risk of not being admitted to the monastic life and thereby lose their future in the movie business. So they played for time and suggested, among other things - a surprise to the outside world - an offer as co-star of Marlon Brando in two successful seducer ( Bedtime Story) from. Instead, they accepted an offer for a guest role in the television series of The People of the Virginian ( The Virginian ). This was around the end of February 1963 turned Episode 1:28, entitled The Mountain of the Sun.
Nun
Early 1963 returned Dolores Hart Hollywood 's back, broke her engagement to businessman Don Robinson, and entered into Bethlehem (Connecticut) to the monastery " Regina Laudis " a Benedictine. They first completed the usual trial period as a postulant in which it was addressed to Miss Dolores (Eng. Miss Dolores). It was a difficult time in which they are often lonely and felt like crying almost every night and seriously thought of leaving the monastic life. At that time, the atmosphere at the Regina Laudis monastery different yet thoroughly by the states in today's abbey. So it was the postulants and novices of his time not allowed to speak the Profeßnonnen, newcomers were treated like a nobody and moved in a zone that can not be the nuns perpetually professed " belonged ". There was a real separation.
It was addressed novice and henceforth with Sister Judith (German sister Judith ) Through her investiture took place on June 29, 1964. In the religious sense Judith applies insofar as a complement of Dolorosa, as the first is the strength that can overcome the suffering that plagues the Second. This mutual interaction of the two names and their meanings may have been one of the reasons for choosing this name by the abbess.
Through her on June 29, 1966 oviposited first vows sister Judith was the first time even in the position to influence the development of the monastery, which she cherishes the hope that a postulant or novice today no longer have to go through the phase of isolation, as she herself has lived through that time.
With the last vow filed on July 11, 1970, she became a nun with all rights and obligations and has since been with Mother Dolores (German mother Dolores) addressed. That she was returned to her original name, she was overjoyed.
In January 2001, Mother Dolores was appointed prioress and since then is the three-man committee of the Regina Laudis Abbey.
Disease
In early 1997, underwent Mother Dolores is a root canal treatment, as a result occurred a neuropathy, which led not only to long-lasting jaw pain, but caused her serious problems with standing and running over a long period of time so that they cover larger distances only with a wheelchair could. For four years, the disease was so bad that she could not even snap your fingers.
Others
With the support of her friend Patricia Neal founded Mother Dolores 1986, is intended to encourage Open Air Theatre The Gary -The Olivia located on the grounds of the Abbey Regina Laudis and people to visit the abbey. It was named in honor of Gary Cooper, the father of her friend Maria Cooper Janis common, and died at a young age daughter of Patricia Neal. In addition, CD - projects were implemented in the abbey.
Dolores Hart is still entitled to vote for the Oscar award at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
A short documentary about her life, God Is the Bigger Elvis, was nominated for an Oscar in 2012.
On 14 August 2013, it first visited Graceland and took part in the celebrations in honor of Elvis Presley.
Filmography
Swell
- Mother Dolores Hart, O.S.B. and Richard DeNeut: The Ear of the Heart, Ignatius Press, San Francisco, 2013 ISBN 978-1-58617-747-8