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She had a well-publicized romance with "American
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For her part, De Remer claimed that "beauty is often a handicap." She said that an attractive woman in the theater is often typecast in minor "pretty" roles and does not get the best parts. "I want people to say of my work, 'she is more willing to cover her features with make-up and play strong
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character parts than she is to be 'dolled-up' in silks and satins and walk on and off a scene like a mannequin in a fashion parade," she said. "People pay for seats in a theater to see acting, not to witness a display of gowns or pulchritude .”
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