Tragedy struck on a war bond tour that Carole and her mother were on. The plane they were traveling in (TWA Flight #3) crashed. Her last words, in her home state of Indiana, to all the people were just before boarding the plane, “Before I say goodbye to you all – come on – join me in a big cheer- V for victory!” All 22 passengers died in the crash.
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Died Today (January 14th): Peter Finch (1916–1977)
[on screenplays]: It really is no good getting surgeons in, the script has to be right at the beginning; and it has taken me, I’m ashamed to say, some thirty years to find out that you mustn’t listen to anybody at lunch any more.
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