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had assigned Mr. Secondari and his wife to do the script and produce this documentary. Secondard had produced a marvelous movie called “Leonardo da Vinci,” which was one of the most beautiful pictures I've ever seen and one of the most thoughtfully and eloquently expressed documents about an artist, and so I realized Mrs. Johnson would be in good hands; and indeed they have taken beautiful pictures of her in which she looks absolutely charming. It's very well-lighted because she's hard to photograph really well. She's really a very pretty woman with pretty eyes and pretty hair and lovely skin. It's just that in her profile, a thing you don't notice when you're in her presence, shows. Her nose is a shape that makes a shadow on her face which in a photograph looks bad but which doesn't show at all when you're in her presence.

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Her features come through rather sharp.

Lasker:

Yes, but when you're with her, you're not aware of this at all. You just think she looks like a very pretty, chio, pleasant one, harming woman. And these shots have been beautifully taken to show her real qualities. She speaks with great charm about Washington and what her efforts are.





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