“Annoyed, frustrated, pissed off, exasperated,
irritated, fed up, and other than that just swell.” —Actress Sally Field, on
being asked her current state of mind, quoted in “Proust Questionnaire: Sally Field,” Vanity Fair, March 2016
I can’t believe that the actress I watched play the
quintessential teen Gidget turns 70 today! It’s a tribute to her grit and
talent that she transformed herself from merely the answer to a question on TV
trivia of the Sixties into a two-time Oscar winner—and formidable dramatic
talent.
