Reader Dierdre Del Re sent us this note about the passing of Lynn Redgrave:
Ms. Redgrave was a regular dog walker at the Cobb Estate for a short while several years back - she was performing at either the Mark Taper or Dorothy Chandler. This was perhaps 2005 or 06.
I had a friendly dog at the time and often stopped to chat idly with her while our dogs socialized. Being a native Angeleno, I tried to “play it cool,” however, she was very open about her reason for being in LA and how she came to be at the Cobb Estate. She was apparently performing in downtown LA and staying at the then Ritz-Carlton. One of her knowledgeable pals introduced her to the Cobb Estate for dog-friendly fun. She lived in New York then and shared a funny story about flying with her dog. She was very lovely and friendly.
Wonder if anyone else met her at the Cobb Estate?
Our memories of this gracious lady are only thru her films and TV work. The memory that best sticks with us was some "Shakespeare for Kids" special in the late 60's -early '70's -- Miss Redgrave wearing some kind of orange hot pants outfit. The special included short "Laugh-In" type blackouts, of which the only one we remember was her father, Sir Michael Redgrave, letting the dog out with "That Line" from the Scottish Play.
