First off, i would like to thank you for watching this short film, entitled it gets better. Didi conn was born edith bernstein, july, 1951 in brooklyn, new york, she is memorable for her role as frenchy in grease. Didi conn reveals how she landed the role of frenchy in the classic hit musical, grease. Coming out, overcoming bullying, and creating a life worth living is a nonfiction compilation book, edited by dan savage and his husband, terry miller. This film is a visual poem, one that focuses on the hard times every single one of us has gone through in the process of discovering who we want to be, dry patches in the journey of finding out who it is we really are. Follow to get new release updates and improved recommendations.
With john travolta, olivia newtonjohn, stockard channing, jeff conaway. Please read on for an exclusive excerpt, and a chance to win a copy of the book. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world. It was produced by the britt allcroft company and quality family entertainment in new york for new york city pbs station, wnet, and was filmed in new york city and aired on pbs in 1989.
Shining time station is an american childrens television series cocreated by britt allcroft and rick siggelkow. I think it was the essential and secret ingredient because grease is really about firsts first love, first car, for frenchy, first career disappointment laughter. The it gets better project works to show lgbtq youth the levels of happiness, potential, and positivity their lives will reach. And considering the weird fantasy he has in which kenickies car becomes a soupedup greased lightin hot rod, he might have a brain tumor like whoever the heck travolta played in phenomenon. Its a great read for anyone, to read about people of all orientation, and statuses, the encouragement and feedback is great. Didi frenchy conn is producing the sequel, set among the original gangs kids during the disco era. It gets better, an album by fredrik eklund on spotify. Live to feature new song, lyric changes, film cast.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Grease star didi conn wants dancing on ice to help her. The it gets better project collaborates with nonprofit organizations, companies and government agencies to connect lgbt youth with the resources they need, and to leverage the projects mainstream visibility and unique library of videos to raise awareness and effect change. The it gets better project is a nonprofit organization with a mission to uplift, empower, and connect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth around the globe. This book fulfills its purpose perfectly, as i am 100% convinced that it will, and it does, get better.
So i caught up with grease, grease 2, and grease live. Official facebook page of actressproducerwriter didi conn. Conductor how much they care about him and want to look after him as he gets better. The cast will star didi conn, know as frenchy the beauty school dropout in.
Now aged 26, daniel works on a farm, giving conn, 67, time to herself. It gets better project is a registered 501c3 organization, and all contributions are taxdeductible to the extent allowed by law. I quickly donated the book to my local high school, for others to use. Join facebook to connect with didi conn and others you may know. Didi conn and more to star in new play middletown at the.
In todays post, im sharing my impressions of a forgotten two season multicamera sitcom called the practice, which aired on nbc from 19761977. Appearing on mondays episode of this morning, didi, 68, who played frenchie in the iconic 1978 film, said. Didi conn, who played the role in the film, will appear in grease. It gets better is a collection of original essays and expanded testimonials written to teens from celebrities, political leaders, and everyday people, because while many lgbt teens cant see a positive future for themselves, we can. Conn best known for playing frenchy in 1978 musical grease revealed that when producers approached her for dancing on ice, she saw it as an opportunity to discover who she is. Conn was born in brooklyn, new york, the daughter of a clinical psychologist. Shining time station is the american spinoff of thomas the tank engine and friends. Conductor went back in time to get a missing part for a lantern. He decided to start the project after a series of incidents of suicide among lgbt youth. Greases didi conn reveals olivia newtonjohn is doing beautifully. It has justified its choice by claiming the book is a fine piece.
Even little girls with pretty noses stick their fingers up their nostrils, and this one gets her finger stuck. Not just people who contributed to this book itself, but people i talk to in real life. They meet billys, schemers and stacys grandparents. The book includes selections of essays inspired by the it gets better project, founded by savage. Growing up isnt easy, especially when you are trying to affirm and assert your sexual orientation andor gender identity. King, head of the railroad bobo lewis as midge smoot jerome dempsey as the towns mayor. Live as a waitress, alongside fellow costar barry pearl, who played doody in the 1978 movie.
Grease 40th anniversary edition the classic tale of good girl sandy olivia newtonjohn and bad boy danny john travolta gets tuned up with some new special features in this grease. While not superb in its structuring there is a bit of redundancy and some of the stories are on the weaker side writingwise glbt teenagers will easily relate to the trials and tribulations of growing up faced by the past generation. Grease star didi conn says there was sex on the set of the. Firsts have that kind of exuberant energy of not knowing whats happening and being surprised, and i think the most important ingredient of what makes grease so accessible is that its so alive and so present. Well always be together paperback april 1, 1998 by didi conn author visit amazons didi conn page.
Pictured left on sunday night, and at right as frenchy in grease. July, 1951, professionally known as didi conn, is an american actress, best known for her work as frenchie in grease, denise stevens downey in benson and stacy jones in shining time station. He has a slick image like vincent vega from pulp fiction. Bridlington spa has announced that grease legend didi conn will star. Didi conn shares memories from grease and grease live. Staged without a set or props, the stars read directly from scripts, as if reading from the book of their own. I know so many people who wish that there had been a book like it gets better when they were a teenager. Didi conn is the one that brid wants as grease legend stars in. Speaking with sunday night, grease star didi conn claimed there was sex on the set of the 1978 iconic film. He even elevated the jeanclaude van damme action flick, death warrant. Starring danny thomas as jules bedford, a widower who runs his own medical practice in a middle class manhattan neighborhood, the practice was created by steve gordon. And holly willoughby, 37, shared a sweet snap of her daughter belle, 7, in the company of grease star didi conn backstage at dancing on ice the youngster could be.
Its goal is to prevent suicide among lgbt youth by having gay. See more ideas about grease movie, didi conn and grease is the word. It gets better and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle. Hearing her son say i love you for the first time made dancing on ice star didi conn cry tears of joy. In the malt shop, teen angel frankie avalon tells frenchie didi conn that if she gets her diploma, she can join a steno pool. It gets better is an internetbased 501c3 nonprofit founded in the united states by gay activist, author, media pundit, and journalist dan savage and his husband terry miller on september 21, 2010, in response to the suicides of teenagers who were bullied because they were gay or because their peers suspected that they were gay. Joining the chorus of voices inspired by the it gets better project, the des moines gay mens chorus sings ben hagens arrangement of it gets. July, 1951, professionally known as didi conn, is an american. A new 40th anniversary edition of grease will be available april 24 on 4k ultra hd and bluray and were celebrating by talking to didi conn, better known as frenchy. Stenography, which involved taking shorthand notes of dictated letters, then typing them up, was one of the few jobs offered to inexperienced female high school graduates in the 1950s. This is a book about a little girl with a pretty nose.
Later, in the workshop, he finds that the kids have made a bed for him out of a shoebox so that he can rest. Quotations by didi conn, american actress, born july, 1951. Holly willoughby snaps daughter with dancing on ices didi. Hey, you, with your head held high, well you got him real good, i hope it feels good hey, you, trying so hard not to cry, well i know youre fed up, but keep your head up. Benson was a great show, thanks to robert guillaumes sharp, sarcastic wit. I enjoyed the stories in this book, it certainly does add a feeling of it gets better for lgbtq youths.
Your favorite movie musical just gets better with time. The it gets better project is a true grassroots organization, created through the power of an evergrowing chorus of. On march 8, paramount home media distribution will release grease live. When they unexpectedly discover theyre now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance. Good girl sandy olsson olivia newtonjohn and greaser danny zuko john travolta fell in love over the summer. Danny zuko has hips like tony manero with a fullblown case of saturday night fever. I laughed and laughed all the way through reading this to the grandchildren. Interview htf exclusive interview with didi conn grease. Didi conn costars and is adorable, and its worth seeing a rare filmed anita morris stage performance, but i suspect its even worse than it was on broadway. Conductor didi conn as station master stacy jones brian oconnor as schemer, the arcade owner leonard jackson as engineer harry jason woliner as matt nicole leach as tanya mart hulswit as j.