Written on the Wind
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Written on the Wind is a 1956 American Southern Gothic melodrama film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Rock Hudson, Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack, and Dorothy Malone. It follows the dysfunctional family members of a Texas oil dynasty, including the complicated relationships among its alcoholic heir: his wife, a former secretary for the family company, his childhood best friend, and his ruthless, self-destructive sister.
Dorothy Malone won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film.
Image: Smithreynolds 1931
Image: Libby Holman 1930 cropped
Zachary Smith Reynolds
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Zachary Smith Reynolds
was an American amateur aviator and youngest son of American businessman and millionaire R. J. Reynolds. The son of one of the richest men in the United States at the time, Reynolds was to inherit $20 million when he turned 28, as established in his father's will.
R.J. Reynolds 1914 family photo. From left to right: Mary, R.J. Reynolds, Katharine Reynolds, Nancy, Richard Joshua "Dick", Zachary Smith
Zachary Smith Reynolds with his sisters Nancy and Mary in 1924, at the Reynolda estate outdoor pool.
William Neal Reynolds with his nieces and nephews (right to left) Dick, Mary, Nancy, and Smith in 1914.