Photograph, Press - Melinda Dillon, "Absence of Malice"

 
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Photograph, Press - Melinda Dillon, "Absence of Malice"
Photograph, Publicity - Melinda Dillon
Photograph, Publicity - Melinda Dillon

Photograph, Press - Melinda Dillon, "Absence of Malice"

Object number2012.098.01
Date1981
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionBlack and white publicity photograph of Arkansas native Melinda Dillon and Sally Field from the movie "Absence of Malice."

    Melinda Dillon was born October 13, 1939, in Hope, Arkansas, and has acted in over 25 movies. She is an actress best known for her roles in “A Christmas Story” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”. She was nominated for two Academy Awards for her performances in “Close Encounters of the Third King” and “Absence of Malice.” She was also nominated for a Golden Globe for “Bound for Glory.”

    Outdoor scene with Field and Dillon sitting next to a pond. Caption below photo reads, "'In 'Absence of Malice,' Sally Field starsas a zealous newspaper reporter, eager to get her story. Melinda Dillon plays her unwitting victim..."
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