Amelia Earhart
Aviator
Amelia'...sun, plummeted to earth. In "Amelia," director Mira Nair presents Amelia Earhart, legendary aviatrix, as a female Odysseus who navigates uncharted territory while a patient spouse knits his brow until she returns. </p><p>Though this... In this article: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, Mira Nair, Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Atlantic, Amelia, Girl, Interrupted, Ewan McGregor, and Giraffe |
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Telegraph.co.uk - Arts | November 12, 2009
Amelia review
...of Amelia Earhart's solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean is less compelling than it should be. On paper, Amelia looks very strong. Its director, Meera Nair, made the excellent Monsoon Wedding. The lead role is played by Hilary Swank...
In this article: Meera Nair, The English Patient, Atlantic Ocean, Oscars, DVD, Hilary Swank, and Richard Gere
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Centre Daily Times | October 26, 2009
Hilary Swank shares Amelia Earhart's derring-do
...stylist, but the actress is about being comfortable, not glamorous. Amelia, directed by Mira Nair, almost certainly will earn Swank her third Academy Award nomination. It is typical of the actress' atypical roles in that it's about a...
In this article: Hilary Swank, Oscar, Mira Nair, Million Dollar Baby, Julie & Julia, Brandon Teena, and George Putnam
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The Seattle Times | 2 days ago
No more New Moon ; instead, how Tom Ford made ends meet in A Single Man
...adapts easily to budget constraints. Mira Nair, according to this story, threatened a hunger strike when she was told she couldn't fly a replica of Amelia Earhart's plane from Canada to Africa in "Amelia." (She won the argument, but was given...
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BBC News | November 13, 2009
Writer excited over aviator film
...of the film Amelia The film, directed by Mira Nair, looks at all that Earhart achieved - including her record-breaking flight in 1928, in which she became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic with a crew. At the end of the trip,...
In this article: Mary S Lovell, Hilary Swank, Ewan McGregor, Richard Gere, Oscar, Atlantic, Hollywood, Brockenhurst, and US Navy
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New Kerala | October 22, 2009
Hillary Swank's pilot dreams dashed by Amelia's insurance bosses
...dashed when Amelia's insurance company didn t let her fly alone. The 35-year-old actress plays iconic aviator Amelia Earhart in the new film Amelia directed by Mira Nair. "I had about 19 hours of flying under my belt, but the insurance...
In this article: Hillary Swank, Mira Nair, Hollywood, and Washington
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The Huffington Post | November 09, 2009
Brad Balfour: Actor Hilary Swank Becomes a High Flying Aviator in Amelia
...and hear both Swank and Nair talk about putting together this story and performance. And here's the essence of Swank's explanation of how she became Amelia. So whether you find Amelia Earhart's story inspirational or not (after all we sort...
In this article: Hilary Swank, Mira Nair, Oscar, Los Angeles, Cadre, Ninety Nines, World War 2, and Fort Hood
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Amelia Mary Earhart (pronounced: /ˈɛərhɑrt/ ); (July 24, 1897 – missing July 2, 1937, declared dead January 5, 1939) was a noted American aviation pioneer, and author. Earhart was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross, awarded for becoming the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences, and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots.
During an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937, Earhart disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island. Fascination with her life, career and disappearance continues to this day.
- Birth Date:
- July 24, 1897
- Birthplace:
- Atchison, Kansas, United States
- Place of Death:
- Unknown (missing over the Pacific Ocean)
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