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In an interview (Summer 2007), when asked the question: "Has the Jewish cultural dynamic in your upbringing influenced what and how you write?", Dart replied "Unquestionably. She is also a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in theater. She graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School in 1962 and was inducted into their alumni hall of fame in 2009. She also went to classes at the Pittsburgh Playhouse as a child. She also voiced Donna, Peter Cottontail's love interest, in the 1971 stop-motion Easter classic, Here Comes Peter Cottontail.ĭart was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was an actress as a youth with the Curtaineers, an inter-racial theater group at the Settlement house, at the Pittsburgh Playhouse, and The White Barn Theatre. She has also written several stage musicals as well as for television shows, such as The Sonny and Cher Show. Her most notable novel is Beaches, which was made into a 1988 film of the same name. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.Iris Rainer Dart ( née Rainer born March 3, 1944) is an American author and playwright for television and the stage. Ĭopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. Elizabeth Thurston, Baltimore County Pub. YAs will enjoy this emotional tale, but they'll need to have plenty of tissues handy. In a particularly moving ending, Cee Cee leaves a show in the middle of production to care for Bertie, who is dying of cancer. Young adults will be pulled into their lives, caring greatly about them and the steady stream of tragedies that befall them. Both characters suffer much, particularly Bertie, whose life seems most unjust. Cee Cee and Bertie are genuine, and readers will like them and understand why they are friends. Their story jumps back and forth between past and present.

Their reunions through the years always occur at or near the beach, whether in Sarasota, Malibu or Hawaii. They meet as children in 1951 in Atlantic City, and, as pen pals, keep in touch with each other.

Bertie White, delicate and conservative, hopes for a loving husband and family. Cee Cee Bloom, with her loud mouth, loud personality and flaming red hair, is determined to become a Hollywood star. YA A touching story of the friendship between two very different women.