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Catching up with her 11 fellows of the Gladys Society - formed at her high school in New York by those taking part in a production of 'The Skin of Our Teeth' - Sandi Toksvig took a journey through the States.
Jun 1, 2003 · Here she provides a twist to the (too easy) choice of a childhood memoir by focusing on a play put on by her high school drama class and links it with the current vogue for quest-based books by attempting to relocate her co-stars in a kind of "friends reunited " adventure.
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Gladys Reunited A Personal American Journey SANDI TOKSVIG To Jesse, Meg and Ted Acknowledgements My father once wrote a book called Edited Reality. It dealt with the difficulties of covering the American presidential elections as a foreign journalist. He wrote about how tough it is ever to present an objective and factual account of a real event.
Gladys Reunited: A Personal American Journey. Paperback – 5 Jun. 2003. In the Autumn of 1971, having been thrown out of a rather fancy private school, Sandi Toksvig was sent to the only remaining option - Mamaroneck High School, New York. She was thirteen years old and that year changed her life.
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Details. In the Autumn of 1971, having been thrown out of a rather fancy private school, Sandi Toksvig was sent to the only remaining option - Mamaroneck High School, New York. She was thirteen years old and that year changed her life. Sandi auditioned and was chosen for the lead role in a production of The Skin of our Teeth by Thornton Wilder.
Three girls were cast in the part of Gladys Antrobus, playing her at different ages of her life, and Sandi was the youngest. The three actresses soon became known as the Gladys' and this was...
Gladys reunited : a personal American journey Author : Sandi Toksvig Summary : Catching up with her 11 fellows of the Gladys Society - formed at her high school in New York by those taking part in a production of 'The Skin of Our Teeth' - Sandi Toksvig took a journey through the States.
