She painted Jane Berbié
Maternal grandmother Hélène was often enlisted to do the portraits of performers over her long career. Here’s one she did of the French...
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Sam Darling
- Jun 14, 2013
- 2 min
Teeth
I got teased a lot after we moved to America. A LOT. I got teased about everything… especially my looks. It was all up for discussion....
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Sam Darling
- Jun 13, 2013
- 2 min
Painter
My maternal grandmother, Hélène, was a professional portrait artist. From time to time, as I catalog the family photos, I’ll recognize a...
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Sam Darling
- Jun 11, 2013
- 2 min
Why I resisted Mad Men
You may have noticed that I occasionally comment on episodes of Mad Men. Yes, like most TV addicts I acknowledge the superior quality of...
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Sam Darling
- May 31, 2013
- 3 min
The Rroma in our town
In the south of France, the Rroma people were seasonal workers hired every autumn to pick the grapes for the vineyards. My family’s...
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Sam Darling
- May 27, 2013
- 2 min
Grand-mère kicks ass: tales of World War II
I have few war heroes in my family of creative types, but the one most decorated got her medals in an unusual manner. As part of my...
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Sam Darling
- May 23, 2013
- 1 min
Do you see it? My father looking like Ryan Phillipe
Then, there’s that moment when I’m going along, minding my own business, cataloging the family photos, and I suddenly realize that my...
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Sam Darling
- May 22, 2013
- 1 min
Nelson hat
I spent part of my childhood in Denmark and picked up on some good techniques for dealing with inclement weather. When I had my own child...
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Sam Darling
- May 20, 2013
- 2 min
Crystal skulls
Something people learn about me is that I am a skeptic. This usually comes as a shock since artistic types are automatically expected to...
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Sam Darling
- May 12, 2013
- 1 min
The Mothers
Even at the airport, my mom and I were fancy. #vintagephotographs #fancy #sunglasses #MothersDay #matching #airport #France #MariaBaroni...
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Sam Darling
- Apr 29, 2013
- 1 min
La Périchole
My mother and father were involved in reviving Offenbach’s La Périchole in Paris in the 1970s. A couple of photos from that production...
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Sam Darling
- Feb 27, 2013
- 1 min
Family style
I’m writing my memoirs and hoping to finish them by the end of the year. The memoirs are a different product than this novel I finished a...
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Sam Darling
- Feb 5, 2013
- 4 min
We’re probably being jerks (to ourselves)
We’re probably being jerks (to ourselves). Or: Why Beyoncé isn’t the problem I had an important realization today. I was never as ugly as...
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Sam Darling
- Jan 21, 2013
- 1 min
Lullabies
Below the beautiful song Laylay by Sövkət Ələkbərova, and the superb animation work from the creative Russian group METRONOME FILM, part...
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Sam Darling
- Jan 21, 2012
- 2 min
Retouched?
How many of my fellow singer/actor people out there use Adobe Photoshop on their headshots and publicity stills? My Gallery features some...
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