Among the many celebrities who will be appearing at tonight’s presentation of the Academy Awards will be a Benedictine nun from a cloister in Bethlehem, Connecticut. Those of a certain age may remember actress Dolores Hart, who appeared in ten movies (including Loving You, Where the Boys Are, Francis of Assisi, and Come Fly with Me). In 1963, Ms. Hart entered the Benedictine order at the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Connecticut.
Now known as Mother Dolores (she is Prioress of the abbey), she will be at the Oscar ceremony because God is the Bigger Elvis, a short documentary film about her story, received an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary (Short Subject). The film is scheduled to be released in April.
Media reports:
Rome Reports: Benedictine nun set to make splash at this years Oscar ceremony (24 FEB 12)
New York Times: A Nun Returns to the Red Carpet (24 FEB 12)
New York Times: Op-Ed Column: Maureen Dowd: Where the Boys Aren’t (18 FEB 12)
Sojourners: Mother Dolores Hart: God is Bigger than Elvis (31 JAN 12)
Entertainment Weekly: Mother Dolores Hart: The Nun Who Kissed Elvis Presley (11 FEB 11)
ABC News 20/20: Leaving Hollywood for a Higher Calling (9 AUG 02)
YouTube: Dolores Hart 20/20 Interview
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