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Addie's Death Turned Her Into an Icon of Art

Cinephiles and critics had deemed Addie's work a fad, but now her premature death at the age of 34 was turning her into an icon of sorts. I suspected Addie would get a reel, not a still, and the Oscars, in memoriam segment next month. Let's put you in the armchair, actually, the director said to me. He made a phone call while the crew rearranged the shot. One of the cameramen said he was going downstairs for a cigarette. I told him it was cold out, and he could just go into my husband's office. My husband wouldn't want anyone left alone in his office.

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