Linda Gray, who pIayed the legendary role of Sue Ellen Ewing in the hit show Dallas, had a life filled with excitement and a number of obstacles.
Recalling her childhood in Culver City, CaIifornia, she says how being given the chance to hang out with her friends around the filming studios triggered something in her that made her fall in love with acting. Her father, whom she describes as a rather cold person was always supportive of her career. Her mother used to be a heavy alcoholic while Linda and her sister were growing up so they had to take care of the house for long.
“She wasn’t falling down drunk, there was never any yeIIing,” Linda wrote in her book The Path to Happiness is Always Under Construction. “She wasn’t mean – she was just blurred, in her own world, she would forget to buy food so I started doing the cooking. My sister and I didn’t like her.”
Linda married her first and only husband, whom she separated with in 1983, photographer Edward Lee Thrasher, when she was 21. They had two children together, and although she enjoyed being a mother, it was her husband who somehow stood in her way of making a career in acting.
Although she was part of many commercials, it took Linda quite some time to finally gather the courage to attend acting classes.
In 1967, Linda was paid $25 to be Anne Bancroft’s body double in the poster for the film The Graduate not knowing that years later, or in 2001 to be exact, she would end up playing Mrs Robinson in the West End State production of The Graduate.
During the 1960s, she got a rejection letter from the Glamour Magazine, but that only made her more determined to succeed. “It was so funny that I kept that letter,” she wrote. “I kept the letter because I realized that we all have rejections, and it was her opinion when I was 20 years old. I could have had it devastate my life. But, I didn’t. This feisty streak came out – ‘Oh, yeah? I’m gonna show you!’ With great love and a lot of humor, I kept that letter. It kicked me from behind, and made me want to go and do something.”
After playing small roles, Linda finaIIy got the one that marked her career, that of Sue Ellen Ewing. She appeared in total of 308 episodes on Dallas and played alongside Larry Hagman and Patrick Duffy.
Speaking of her relationship with Hagman, Linda told CM Chat Live: “He was the bad big brother that I never had. He was always doing something in my mind wrong – he was drinking too much, or whatever, and I would reprimand him, he loved that, he loved to do something just to make me crazy. I’d say ‘Don’t eat that. You don’t need that much sugar, and stop drinking.’”
In fact, when Linda was briefly fired from the show for asking for a higher pay, it was Hagman who demanded she gets back.
For her legendary performance in Dallas, Linda received numerous awards, including two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress – TeIevision Series Drama, as well as a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress.
Her son, Jeff Thrasher, followed into her footsteps and worked as a director. Sadly, he was diagnosed with leukemia and passed away in 2020. Linda was devastated. She had a hard time coping with the loss. Recently, she paid tribute to Jeff writing: “A celebration of my son Jeff’s life. He was the kindest, funniest, sweetest human being….. he brought the world such love and was loved by everyone! May his journey be a magicaI one.”https://www.instagram.com/p/CICmEWyrPUt/embed/captioned/?cr=1&v=14&wp=675&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fbengalimedia24.com&rp=%2Fheartbreaking-update-on-dallas-actress-linda-grey%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2dgWz6EFpC6RtaLAWwCBgR-BcaAhAdm0FRg147EhNfvC0WfZ9fCh18Swk#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1751%2C%22ls%22%3A1148.4000000059605%2C%22le%22%3A1748.4000000059605%7D
We are very sorry for her loss. Linda is doing her best to live her life without her son. She is 82 years old and is looking as stunningly beautiful as always
Richard Gere’s 24-Year-Old Son Caused a Sensation on the Red Carpet, and People Say He’s More Handsome Than His Father
Richard Gere is one of those actors who loves to keep his personal life private. However, he recently made a spectacular appearance on the red carpet. The 74-year-old actor appeared with his 41-year-old wife and 24-year-old son, Homer. The young man immediately attracted everyone’s attention.
The father-son duo looked exceptionally dapper in their elegant black suits, complemented by matching bow ties and crisp white dress shirts. Radiating charm, they delighted cameras with their warm smiles and shared a heartfelt embrace.
Fans online were surprised by how handsome Homer looked. One person gushed, saying, “Wow, his son is so good-looking!” Another described him as a “Beautiful guy!” A third person observed, “His son is more handsome than Dad […]”
Homer was born in February 2000, and he shared his name with his grandfather, Richard Gere’s dad, who passed away in 2023 at 100 years old. His mother is Gere’s second ex-wife, model and actress Carey Lowell.
Homer Gere attended Hackley School in Tarrytown, New York, and later graduated from Brown University in May 2024 with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and visual art, as per his LinkedIn profile. Since September 2022, he has been working as a research assistant in the therapeutic neuroscience lab at an Ivy League School of Public Health.
In a March 2024 interview with Vanity Fair Spain, Richard Gere mentioned that Homer Gere struggles to comprehend his father’s fame. Richard said, “It’s hard for him to see me on screen because, even when I play extreme characters, I’m still his father, making it hard for him to get into the story.”
Richard also revealed that Homer is beginning to follow in his footsteps by exploring his acting and musical talents. “He has just started acting and seems to enjoy it,” Richard noted. “He’s been writing and directing small films, giving us a new shared interest.”
Moreover, Richard emphasized the importance of his children learning to play an instrument. Homer initially chose the piano as a child but eventually quit. He then switched to drums, which he also didn’t stick with for long. However, a few years ago, he began playing in his own band in college and is now a vocalist in a punk band.
Another celebrity child who attracts a lot of attention is Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter, Shiloh. She has taken social media by storm with her dancing.
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