Molly Day Thacher
Significant Others
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I'm a Companion, Not a Solution
In 1930, Kazan was still thrilled that any woman would want to be with him at all. While they were dating, Molly became pregnant and didn't want to end it because Anne urged her to have the procedure. At that time, abortion was officially illegal, but unofficially allowed. Afterward, Kazan put her to bed in a friend's apartment and found himself ready, reportedly for sex. It's unclear whether he got any or not. Later, he let her give him train fare to rejoin his summer residency, counted his blessings for having escaped capture by childbirth, and resolved to break up with her. She wrote to him soon after that she was happy she had gone
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