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M.E. Proctor's avatar

Being there at the right time... if you stick at it long enough, the right time might find you. I'm an incurable optimist :)

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LindaAnn LoSchiavo's avatar

Luck, in the end, is EVERYTHING. At the same time, two female grad students in NYC each wrote a doctoral dissertation on Veronica Franco, a Venetian courtesan [1546-1591] - - Lynne Lawner and Margaret Rosenthal, whose husband was transferred to Los Angeles.

At a cocktail party, Margaret casually mentioned her research into the fascinating life of the 16th century poet. Next morning, the stranger she'd met at the party phoned. She was an agent seeking interesting topics on women.

Hollywood optioned her dissertation; it became a screenplay & the film "Dangerous Beauty" (1998).

Forever resentful, Lynne claimed her dissertation was superior - - but it was Margaret who met an agent.

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