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Fiirt I.auWrlaie NVw, Friday, July 23, 1976 Fletcher. stopped on the street now, but that doesn't bother me except when grown in "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest." A career of playing mature women stretches ahead of -her without the youthful Louise to haunt her. "I'd like to keep acting until I'm 80," she concluded. "And perhaps I will." i Elizabeth Taylor and almost all other major stars must contend and compete with their younger identities on the screen. Comparisons are made: "She's aging" or "Remember how beautiful she used to be." Louise Fletcher was born full- thank her deaf mute parents who were watching the awards show at their home in Birmingham, Ala.

It was one of the most touching moments in Academy Award history, the triumphant Louise, her eyes filled with tears, using her hands expressively to speak to her parents. "The response was terrific," she said. "Hundreds and hundreds of deaf people wrote to thank me. 71; EDI CAT IN liliV people confuse me with Ellen Burstyn and tell me how much they liked me in 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore." One thing has changed. Louise is looking to the future more than in the past.

She would like to play a romantic role, among other things. think it's time someone did a-good story of the love of an older woman and a younger man," she said. "I'm aware that I can't play ingenues." Louise was also made aware that she is the most fortunate of actresses to have reached stardom without having established her screen image in the full bloom of youth. I Ilia WaT QR7 E. COMMERCIAL Continued From Preceding Page "I never really planned a big career," she said, lighting a cigarette.

"I simply decided in 1973 to go back to work. I thought I might enjoy a nice, quiet career and get the acting bug out of my system. i "When we were making 'Cuckoo's Nest' the thought of an Oscar never crossed my mind, although I knew we were making something very special. "I wasn't really looking to the future. Stardom didnt occur to me when I came back to acting.

I've always lived from day to day. The main thing in life is being close to the people you care about. Working is a luxury. "Then the picture took off and along came the Academy Awards. I think if I were 17 years old I couldn't handle all this fame.

But I enjoy It. "I've heard from a great many people who have been inspired to go back to work because of my experience." In her acceptance speech on Oscar night Louise used sign language to. tk. iJVuta. nii ((Phone 491-7200 -a-- HZr "PRISONER OF ZENDA" pJTw Classic romance about great impersonation ot a king.

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ij "I had some friends with a video tape camera in my parents' living room to record their reactions to the awards. When I visited them at Easter I saw the tape and broke into tears. It really touched my heart. "My life at home with Jerry and the children has changed hardly at all since the awards. Sure, I'm (PG pSSm GUIDANCE gait m'tmk mwiM wm 1 FT.

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