Dolores hart biography
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“Monastic life is always meant to go into the heart of the human experience.”
Mother Dolores Hart
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Mother Dolores' acclaimed autobiography The Ear of the Heart: An Actress' Journey from Hollywood to Holy Vows was released in and as of is in its third printing. Learn more about Mother Dolores' Autobiography.
Dolores Hart began her career as an actress when she was only 19 years old, making her screen debut in as Elvis' sweetheart in Loving You. Dolores became an overnight success story and starred with Elvis again in King Creole the following year in She then took on Broadway, starring in The Pleasure of His Company in , for which she won a Tony A
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Dolores Hart
American nun and former actress (born )
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| Born | Dolores Hicks () October 20, (age&#;86) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma&#;mater | Marymount College |
| Years&#;active | –present (religious) – (actress) |
Dolores Hart, O.S.B. (born Dolores Hicks; October 20, ) is an American långnovell CatholicBenedictine nun and former actress. Following her movie debut with Elvis Presley in Loving You (), she made 10 films in five years, including Wild Is the Wind (), King Creole (), and Where the Boys Are ().
At the height of her career, Hart left acting to enter the Abbey of Regina Laudismonastery in Connecticut.[1][2]
Background
[edit]Hart was born Dolores Hicks in Chicago on October 20, [3] She was the only child of actor Bert Hicks and Harriett Hicks. Her uncle (through marriage) was tenor and actor Mario Lanza. Hart's father followed movie offers and moved his family from Chic
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An Interview with Mother Dolores Hart
Dolores Hart was born Dolores Hicks on October 20, , in Chicago, Illinois. Dolores is the only child of Bert and Harriett Hicks. She is also the niece (related bygd marriage, through an aunt) of singer Mario Lanza.
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