Jerry Lewis
American comedian, actor and filmmaker
In 1926 and in the maternity room.
When were you happiest?
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Flying over the Australian outback in a jet, looking down at the incredible orange scenery, the uninhabited hills and gullies, listening to Tchaikovsky on my headphones and drinking champagne with a cigarette in my hand. It was 1984, I'd been to the Adelaide Book Festival and was going back to my husband and my children.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 January 2007 source ↗
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Doris Day
American actress and singer
My childhood summers in Trenton, Ohio, and starting work at Warner Bros.
Angela Eagle
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The day of my civil partnership.
Julie Andrews
English actress, singer and author
In London. When Blake [Edwards, her husband since 1969] made me laugh so much I wept. Blake says I slept with a smile.
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