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Mary Wells

Mary Wells | 06/13/2008 12:00 am

What Mary Wells Hated to Hear

My father told me, when I was 12, that when I was grown up I would be pretty …
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Question of the Day | 06/13/2008 12:00 am

What is the best advice your dad ever gave you?

For Candice Bergen and Mary Wells, it was advice on vanity. For Judith Martin, it was travel. Cynthia McFadden’s and Joan Cooney’s dads advised them on career, Joan Juliet Buck’s on posture, and Liz Smith’s dad’s advice? ‘Knock their brains out!’
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Julia Reed

Julia Reed | 06/13/2008 12:00 am

Politics Was Child's Play in the House of Clarke Reed

Julia Reed: When I was growing up, my father’s most frequent mantra was, ‘We’re going to build a two-party system in the South …’
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Liz Smith

Liz Smith | 06/13/2008 12:00 am

Liz Smith's Father Told Her Not to Fight Fair

My father was very feisty and temperamental. He was little, 5’6”, so he had to scrap his way through life …
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Joan Ganz Cooney

Joan Ganz Cooney | 06/13/2008 12:00 am

Joan Cooney: I Didn't Have Any Acting Talent

The best piece of advice my father ever gave me was not to become …
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Joan Juliet Buck

Joan Juliet Buck | 06/13/2008 12:00 am

Joan Juliet Buck: Posture? Easy

Stand up straight and …
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Marlo Thomas

Marlo Thomas | 06/13/2008 12:00 am

Danny Thomas to Daughter Marlo: 'Run Your Own Race, Baby'

Marlo Thomas’s father was out of the ordinary, and the advice that he shared with her? Invaluable …
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Candice Bergen

Candice Bergen | 06/13/2008 12:00 am

Candice Bergen's Dad: Don't Rely on Your Looks

My father, bless him, always said, "Candy, it’s the beautiful women who commit suicide …
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Judith Martin

Judith Martin | 06/13/2008 12:00 am

How to Travel Well With Judith Martin's Dad

My father was good at travel because of a lesson he taught by example …
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Cynthia McFadden

Cynthia McFadden | 06/13/2008 12:00 am

Cynthia McFadden's Dad: Anyone Can Have a Job They Don't Like ...

I was the first in my family to be able to go to college. On the day I graduated from law school, my very proud father …
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