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Three freshmen series earned three nominations among them: Suits Adams, Game of Thrones for drama ensemble and American Horror Story in drama actress for Lange, who's doing her best crazy Southern dame since her Broadway stint as Blanche DuBois.
SAG Awards Surprises and Snubs: Patrick J. Adams Makes the Cut, But Where's Homeland? 2011
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Juliana may not be the delicate Blanche DuBois, but you feel her pain.
Regina Weinreich: The Other Place May Be Right Here Regina Weinreich 2011
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Blanche DuBois famously trusted in the kindness of strangers.
Arthur Goldstein: The Merits of LIFO Arthur Goldstein 2011
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Christy embodied it like a fading starlet on the Sunset Boulevard of Broken Dreams; Mr. Bergl's conversational take is more like Blanche DuBois, a good-time girl dependent on the kindness of strangers.
The Jazz Scene: Hot Tones, Francophones Will Friedwald 2011
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Blanche DuBois famously trusted in the kindness of strangers.
Arthur Goldstein: The Merits of LIFO Arthur Goldstein 2011
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Still, between this and Twitter coming to the rescue on Leg 1, it's clear that Blanche DuBois isn't the only one who depends on the kindness of strangers.
Top Moments: Dancing's Maks Is Mad and When Snooki Met Beavis (and Butt-Head) 2011
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Impaired observer compliments haven't worked since Blanche DuBois covered the light bulbs in Streetcar Named Desire to look younger.
Martha Rosenberg: Men: Avoid These Valentine's Day Faux Pas Martha Rosenberg 2011
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"We got to talking about how insane it is that in 'A Streetcar Named Desire,' Blanche DuBois, who is supposed to be a washed-up old mess and is frantic about being seen in harsh light, is 30 years old," Levy says.
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Impaired observer compliments haven't worked since Blanche DuBois covered the light bulbs in Streetcar Named Desire to look younger.
Martha Rosenberg: Men: Avoid These Valentine's Day Faux Pas Martha Rosenberg 2011
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His book is worth reading for the section on Hemingway alone – and for the blinding insight that the tics and twitches of Travis Bickle and Clyde Barrow and the other crazies of the American new wave owe a lot to Vivien Leigh's Blanche DuBois.
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