[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8730]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    IN HONOR OF MS. SHIRLEY MacLAINE

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 7, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Ms. Shirley 
MacLaine who is being honored with the 40th American Film Institute 
(AFI) Life Achievement Award on June 7, 2012.
  Born on April 24, 1934 in Richmond, Virginia, MacLaine grew up the 
daughter of Ira Owens and Kathlyn Corinne Beaty. She attended 
Washington-Lee High School and during the summer prior to her senior 
year had her first role on Broadway as a member of the chorus in a 
revival of Oklahoma. MacLaine had been trained in ballet before turning 
to acting. She returned to the stage and New York City following her 
high school graduation and became an understudy to Carol Haney in The 
Pajama Game, a role which she eventually took over. It was this role 
that launched MacLaine's career onto the Silver Screen.
  MacLaine made her film debut in 1955's ``The Trouble with Harry,'' 
for which she won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year--
Actress. Throughout her almost 60 year career, MacLaine has appeared in 
more than 60 films, made numerous television and Broadway appearances, 
produced, directed, and has authored several books. A five-time Oscar 
nominee, MacLaine won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1983 for 
her role in Terms of Endearment.
  AFI's Life Achievement Award is America's highest honor for a career 
in film. However, in addition to honoring MacLaine's illustrious film 
career, the American Film Institute is also celebrating her work in 
television, on Broadway, as an author and as a philanthropist. Meryl 
Streep, who was the recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award in 
2004, will be presenting MacLaine her award.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring one of the 
most accomplished and moving actresses of a generation and a close 
personal friend, Ms. Shirley MacLaine on the occasion of receiving 
AFI's 40th Life Achievement Award.

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