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Pocahontas (1596-1617)was daughter of the powerful chief Powhatan. She helped maintain peace between English colonists and Native Americans by befriending the settlers at Jamestown. By the account of colonial leader John Smith, Pocahontas intervened to save his life after he had been taken prisoner by her father’s men. She subsequently converted to Christianity and wedded the colonist John Rolfe, which furthered efforts toward peace. She traveled to England, where she was received at court; she became something of a celebrity, and attended a masque at Whitehall Palace. Soon afterward she died, probably of lung disease - she was buried in England, but her resting place is not known.

Favorite Montgomery Clift Characters;
Morris Townsend - “The Heiress” (1949)

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Victoria: Do you ever feel like a chess piece yourself? In a game being played against your will?
Albert: Do you?
Victoria: Constantly. I see them leaning in and moving me round the board.
Albert: The Duchess and Sir John?
Victoria: Not just them. Uncle Leopold. The King. I’m sure half the politicians are ready to seize hold of my skirts and drag me from square to square.

The Young Victoria (2009)

Alexis Bledel portraying Winnie Foster in Tuck Everlasting (2002)