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Thursday, Jan. 30, 1986
'Capitol' actress cues film class
By Tom Farmer
When it comes to manipulating power figures in Washington, D.C., Myrna Clegg may be one of the best. "Who?" you ask.
For those who don't instantly recognize Clegg from the afternoon soap opera, "Capitol," she plays the wife of a politician and often engages in ruthless means to get her way.
Marj Dusay, who portrays this pitiless soap opera character, was a guest speaker in an Introduction to the Film Medium, THMA 283, class yesterday afternoon. She answered
questions about acting and her experiences in show business.
performance. Dusay, who is a native of Russell and a former KU student, was appointed yesterday as chairman of the Kansas Film Commission. She said she was working to bring film production and other projects to the area.
When her schedule allows her extra time, Dusay also appears on "Facts of Life," a prime-time situation comedy, in which she plays the part of Monica Warner.
"I took the long way around." Dusay said to the 150 students in the
class. "I didn't have the background, but I worked on my acting. Now I consider myself a working actress, one who can make a living at it."
Her previous television experiences include roles in more than 80 productions of commercials, movies and series, including "Dallas," "Hogan's Heroes," "Rockford Files," "Hawaii Five-O," "Star Trek" and "Hart to Hart."
Dusay's career began after two years at the University of Kansas and has been long and difficult at times, she said.
sitting, she said.
Playing a large role in "Capitol!"
requires a great memory, Dusay said. There are normally between 10 and 20 pages of dialogue to memorize every day.
In high school, Dusay debated, played the clarinet and participated in sports. But when she arrived at KU, she said, she was intimidated by the size of the school and thought everyone seemed so sophisticated.
"I remember walking behind Wilt Chamberlain to class," she said. "I would just stare at him and I would miss my building."
New Cherokee chief inspires hope
By Debra West
Staff writer
Cherokee Indians at Haskell Indian Junior College are looking to their first woman chief to lead the tribe with her knowledge and compassion. "She is very aggressive, has good business sense and has the respect of all Cherokees," Rob Daugherty, professor of Indian studies at Haskell, said Tuesday.
Wilma Mankiller became chief Saturday after ROSS Swimmer
resigned from the top position. Swimmer left to become assistant secretary of the interior of the United States.
Daugherty said Mankiller was vice chief for several years and tribal economic director before that.
In early Chokerie Indian history, women played an important role in the tribe, he said. European influence changed that and Indian men began to treat women as subordinates.
Mankiller will be chief of the Cherokee Nation until fall 1987, when the Cherokees will vote in a new chief. But Daugherty said Mankiller had a good chance of winning a full four-year term.
"She has an excellent rapport with the grassroots people," he said.
Ruby Hernandez, a full-blooded Cherokee who works in food service at Haskell, said she met Mankiller last year.
and was very understanding," Hernandez said. "She will be a good chief."
Genise Honawa, also a full-blooded Cherokee, said she hoped Mankiller would be more responsive to the needs of the people than some of the previous chiefs were.
"She helped my mother find a job
Programs are available to help finance housing for homeless Indians, Honawa said, but the requirements are too strict.
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