The Real ‘Iron Lady’
The real Lady Thatcher, patron of The Heritage Foundation, has a record that stands on its own
Heritage Foundation Theodore Bromund, Bio and Archives--January 11, 2012
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This week brings the nationwide release of The Iron Lady, starring Meryl Streep as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, The real Lady Thatcher, patron of The Heritage Foundation, has a record that stands on its own
Streep referred to the challenge of portraying Lady Thatcher as “daunting and exciting,” and as requiring “as much zeal, fervour and attention to detail as the real Lady Thatcher possesses.” Her performance has already been widely praised by critics, but for those who respect Lady Thatcher, not all the omens are positive. In an interview with The New York Times, Streep compared Lady Thatcher to King Lear and commented that what interested her about the role “was the part of someone who does monstrous things maybe, or misguided things. Where do they come from?” That doesn’t sound good.
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Heritage Foundation——Bio and Archives
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