...from"Program Notes for Spindletop Film Festival"
ACTRESS VALERIE WEBBER ELSON
Valerie Elson plays Angela Cross in Scott Griessel’s film "Max Bigg’s Big Break," and co-stars as the Mayor’s wife in Griessel’s "The Mayor of Ghost Town." In "Max Bigg's," she plays a woman for whom time stands still, a woman on the brink of existence.
She has appeared on the Regis Philbin Show and has credits on stage and screen. Her stage credits include "Cheaper by the Dozen," "The Happiest Millionaire," "Waltz of the Toreadors" and "The Impossible Years." She studied at the University of California San Diego and San Diego State University.
After teaching high school Drama classes for several years, Valerie became a recreation leader with the San Diego Park and Recreation Department, spending fifteen years as a drama and creative arts director.
Along with her husband, actor Donald Elson, she produces a successful interview/variety show for Adelphia public access television in Los Angeles.
 My favorite diaries:
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vwvilivwv profile - diary |
| comments: The Family Dog -- fun and games. (another -Val diary) |
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didesign profile - diary |
| comments: The Ranting Actor - (yet another -Val diary) |
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valxexrie profile - diary |
| comments: The Diary from Hell - (and yet another -Val diary) |
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betabitch profile - diary |
| comments: Bitchen... (circa 1950s word that got you suspended from school for three days). |
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aeka profile - diary |
| comments: Ah, the innocents of youth. |
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godmoney profile - diary |
| comments: Charming. Disarming. |
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leonmcphelps profile - diary |
| comments: You'll PLOTZ! |
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valxexrie profile - diary |
| comments: THE DIARY FROM HELL!! Enter at your own risk! Just kidding. Scary but Fun. Seems to still be in the creative stage. |
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whitepills profile - diary |
| comments: A funny, nice guy. |
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letsriot profile - diary |
| comments: A good writer. A growing writer. |
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beatpoetgrrl profile - diary |
| comments: Woman with an edge. |
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sroo profile - diary |
| comments: Cutting through to arrival. Quick wit. Smart. |
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MightyKymm profile - diary |
| comments: http://www.sweetasabiscuit.com/mightykymm/ (cut and paste to view web page) |
My favorite music: |
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bjork |
| comments: sharp - creative - intelligent |
My favorite movies: |
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Mulholland Drive |
| comments: David Lynch's unsettling nightmare. |
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Waking Life |
| comments: Deeply profound animation. |
My favorite authors: |
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KURT VONNEGUT |
| comments: First discovered him as a teen in the 50s. And he just gets better from there. |
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ALAN WATTS |
| comments: Interpreter of Indian and Chinese philosophy in general and Zen Buddhism in particular. |
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THOMAS HARDY |
| comments: During his lifetime, Hardy published 14 novels, nearly 50 short stories, a 3-volume epic, and nearly 1000 poems. |
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CHAIM POTOK |
| comments: "A theology that is not linked directly to a pattern of behavior is a blowing of wind and a macabre game with words. And a pattern of behavior that is not linked to a system of thought is an instance of religious robotry." |
