An interesting side note is that in India itself, being a movie star in early days was off limits for Hindu women of good families, and several silent stars of India came from the Jewish community--Sulochana (Ruby Meyers) and Ramola are two I can remember. Carol Slingo > > WAsn't there a film in the 40s about an Englishwoman held captive > by a Chinese warlord that created a stir because it suggested a > physical attraction between the the characters? > > Forgive me for not looking this up... but all of my books are still > packed from moving last year (there's no room in my dungeon!) > > Also... the subject of interacial heritage can be viewed from the > prospective of Merle Oberon who went to *great* lengths to hide the > fact that her mother was South Asian Indian. For years her official > bio read that she was born and reared in Tasmania. > > -Missy > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Melissa Lee Price (Dr. Missy) | [log in to unmask] > Dept. Jour/Telecom, Northwestern State University of Louisiana > > I can't be a WASP, I'm Welsh. > ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]