Imelda

On October 12, 2005, IMELDA G. SCHWARTZ (nee Langley) of Blakehurst, Towson, MD, beloved wife of Charles Milton Schwartz and devoted sister of William Langley and precededed in death by four sisters and three brothers. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the family owned MITCHELL-WIEDEFELD FUNERAL HOME INC., 6500 York Road (at Overbrook) on Sunday from 2 to 6 P.M. A Funeral Mass will be offered in Immaculate Conception Church, Towson, on Monday, October 17, at 10 A.M. Entombment Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.

On June 3, 2008 CONRAD "ED" beloved husband of Linda Freund (nee Lang) devoted father of Glen Freund and his wife Diane, Joe Freund and his wife Rose and Shaun Freund. Cherished grandfather of Jill, Lisa and Ryan, dear brother of Albert and David Freund and Imelda Schultz. Relatives and friends may call at the CONNELLY FUNERAL HOME OF DUNDALK, P.A., 7110 Sollers Point Rd. on Thursday and Friday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Funeral services will be held on Saturday 10 A.M. at the funeral home.

On May 5, 2004 IMELDA M. (nee Redding); beloved wife of the late Pierre Joseph Lacoste; devoted mother of Roy R. Lacoste, Sr. and his wife Margaret and the late Pierre Lacoste, Jr. and surviving wife Betty; loving grandmother of Roy Lacoste, Jr., Deborah Sagner, Denise Kuegler and Pierre Lacoste, III. Also survived by ten great grandchildren and seven great great grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the Schimunek Funeral Home of Bel Air Inc., 610 W. Mac Phail Road (at Route 24)

On January 23, 2008, Michael Kuruc, beloved husband of Imelda Kuruc; loving father of Michael, Jonathan and his wife Paula, William, Denise and her husband Ed; cherished "Poppy" of Jonathan, Amanda and Julianna; dear brother to John of PA, Irene of MA and the late Susan; devoted son of the late Anna Kuruc and John Kuruc. Also survived by many loving family members and friends. Relatives and friends may call at St. Clement I Catholic Church, 2700 Washington Ave. Lansdowne,on Monday from 1-3 and 5-7pm.

In two surprise openings, the Charles offers five-day runs of films that provide terrific holiday-season counter-programming. In Ramona Diaz's remarkable documentary Imelda, the former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos, emerges as an improbable blend of Jackie Kennedy and Evita Peron, with (at least in her own mind) a bit of Mrs. Santa Claus mixed in. A singing beauty who helped her husband Ferdinand to the presidency and increased her support and personal power as he moved from democrat to dictator, she's a remarkable character.

Here richly, with ridiculous display,The Politician's corpse was laid away.While all of his acquaintance sneered and slanged,I wept; for I had longed to see him hanged.-- Hillaire Belloc, ''Epitaph on the Politician Himself''BOULDER, Colo. -- Few would have believed that Ferdinand Marcos would be as interesting dead as alive. The few who did were right. The rest of us are simply surprised.Following Marcos' death, it will be recalled, there was an extended period during which neither his corpse nor his widow was permitted to return to the Philippines from Hawaii, the state to which they moved in 1986 after deciding the Philippines was no longer hospitable.

IMELDA DIRECTOR AT PARK SCHOOL -- Documentary filmmaker Ramona Diaz will be at the Park School Thursday to lecture and serve as host for a screening of her 2004 film Imelda. The film, a hit at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, tells the story of former Philippines first lady Imelda Marcos, and juxtaposes her immense wealth against the poverty and political unrest affecting much of her country. Marcos is interviewed extensively in the film, which includes shots of her (in)famous shoe collection; in fact, Imelda's release in the Philippines was delayed when the former first lady sought a court injunction against showing it there, claiming the film made her look foolish and that she thought Diaz interviewed her only for research purposes.

I'm not an investigative journalist. I am not a historian. I am a filmmaker," said Ramona Diaz, director of the documentary Imelda, to The Sun's Stephanie Shapiro last summer. But Diaz's movie proves that filmmakers who stay true to their subjects can't help also being journalists and historians - and maybe shrinks and novelists, too. Imelda portrays Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines, not merely as a world-class shoe collector, but as a global figure comparable to Jackie Kennedy and Evita Peron, with a network of mystical beliefs that go far beyond Nancy Reagan's faith in astrology.

On June 3, 2008 CONRAD "ED" beloved husband of Linda Freund (nee Lang) devoted father of Glen Freund and his wife Diane, Joe Freund and his wife Rose and Shaun Freund. Cherished grandfather of Jill, Lisa and Ryan, dear brother of Albert and David Freund and Imelda Schultz. Relatives and friends may call at the CONNELLY FUNERAL HOME OF DUNDALK, P.A., 7110 Sollers Point Rd. on Thursday and Friday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Funeral services will be held on Saturday 10 A.M. at the funeral home.

On January 23, 2008, Michael Kuruc, beloved husband of Imelda Kuruc; loving father of Michael, Jonathan and his wife Paula, William, Denise and her husband Ed; cherished "Poppy" of Jonathan, Amanda and Julianna; dear brother to John of PA, Irene of MA and the late Susan; devoted son of the late Anna Kuruc and John Kuruc. Also survived by many loving family members and friends. Relatives and friends may call at St. Clement I Catholic Church, 2700 Washington Ave. Lansdowne,on Monday from 1-3 and 5-7pm.

LONDON -- Two years before she was offered the role of Dolores Jane Umbridge in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, a friend of Imelda Staunton's called her up to say he'd just read J.K. Rowling's book and that there was a part in it she'd be perfect for. "So I read it," Staunton says, "and thought, `Small, squat, ugly, toadlike woman - thanks a lot.'" But her friend clearly wasn't the only one who had her in mind to play Umbridge, a character Stephen...

IMELDA DIRECTOR AT PARK SCHOOL -- Documentary filmmaker Ramona Diaz will be at the Park School Thursday to lecture and serve as host for a screening of her 2004 film Imelda. The film, a hit at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, tells the story of former Philippines first lady Imelda Marcos, and juxtaposes her immense wealth against the poverty and political unrest affecting much of her country. Marcos is interviewed extensively in the film, which includes shots of her (in)famous shoe collection; in fact, Imelda's release in the Philippines was delayed when the former first lady sought a court injunction against showing it there, claiming the film made her look foolish and that she thought Diaz interviewed her only for research purposes.

On November 19, 2005 IMELDABERNIECE, beloved wife of the late Harold Edwin Weakland, loving mother of Andrew Weakland, Kimberly La Valley and Lorraine Kline, dear grandmother of Debbie, Michelle, Stephen, Ronald, Theresa, Jennifer and Brock; also survived by 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral from the Bruzdzinski Funeral Home P.A., 1407 Old Eastern Avenue, Essex, at Rt 702 (Beltway Exit 36) on Wednesday at 12:30 P.M. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Clare Church, 1 P.M. Entombment Gardens of Faith Memorial Gardens.

On October 12, 2005, IMELDA G. SCHWARTZ (nee Langley) of Blakehurst, Towson, MD, beloved wife of Charles Milton Schwartz and devoted sister of William Langley and precededed in death by four sisters and three brothers. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the family owned MITCHELL-WIEDEFELD FUNERAL HOME INC., 6500 York Road (at Overbrook) on Sunday from 2 to 6 P.M. A Funeral Mass will be offered in Immaculate Conception Church, Towson, on Monday, October 17, at 10 A.M. Entombment Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.

I'm not an investigative journalist. I am not a historian. I am a filmmaker," said Ramona Diaz, director of the documentary Imelda, to The Sun's Stephanie Shapiro last summer. But Diaz's movie proves that filmmakers who stay true to their subjects can't help also being journalists and historians - and maybe shrinks and novelists, too. Imelda portrays Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines, not merely as a world-class shoe collector, but as a global figure comparable to Jackie Kennedy and Evita Peron, with a network of mystical beliefs that go far beyond Nancy Reagan's faith in astrology.

In two surprise openings, the Charles offers five-day runs of films that provide terrific holiday-season counter-programming. In Ramona Diaz's remarkable documentary Imelda, the former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos, emerges as an improbable blend of Jackie Kennedy and Evita Peron, with (at least in her own mind) a bit of Mrs. Santa Claus mixed in. A singing beauty who helped her husband Ferdinand to the presidency and increased her support and personal power as he moved from democrat to dictator, she's a remarkable character.

On November 23, 2003, JOHN JOSEPH ZORN; beloved husband of M. Imelda Zorn (nee Horner); devoted father of Joanne Hullihen, Rosemarie Carter, Gus and Debbie Zorn, Dennis and Dawn Zorn, Beverly Coker, Sylvia Lee and Jane and Tom Lewis; loving brother of Pat Krueger and Gloria Thomas; loving grandfather of 14 and great-grandfather of eight. Friends may call at the Cvach/Rosedale Funeral Home, 1211 Chesaco Avenue, on Tuesday and Wednesday, 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Christian Wake, Wednesday, 4 P.M. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday, 10:30 A.M. at St. Clement Catholic Church.

Merv Griffin gives puppy to Nancy Reagan Longtime pal Merv Griffin gave Nancy Reagan a Shar-Pei puppy she named Dutchess in honor of her late husband, former President Reagan, whose nickname was Dutch. "It's keeping her busy," Reagan chief-of-staff Joanne Drake said yesterday. Griffin gave the 4-month-old puppy to Mrs. Reagan for her 83rd birthday on July 6. The former talk show host shares a birthday with the former first lady - Griffin turned 79. Marcos loses suit A Manila court rejected a lawsuit by former first lady Imelda Marcos to keep a documentary about her flamboyant life off the country's movie screens.

At 3 a.m. last Monday, filmmaker Ramona Diaz, asleep in her Baltimore home, received what she terms "a friendly call from 'a friend'" of Imelda Marcos. The former first lady of the Philippines was willing to make a deal, the caller said: If Diaz agreed not to call her documentary about the widow of dictator Ferdinand Marcos a "documentary," she would drop her effort to block its release in the Philippines. Almost simultaneously, though, a Philippine court threw out the request for the ban because Marcos had given permission in 1996 for the film's release.

Merv Griffin gives puppy to Nancy Reagan Longtime pal Merv Griffin gave Nancy Reagan a Shar-Pei puppy she named Dutchess in honor of her late husband, former President Reagan, whose nickname was Dutch. "It's keeping her busy," Reagan chief-of-staff Joanne Drake said yesterday. Griffin gave the 4-month-old puppy to Mrs. Reagan for her 83rd birthday on July 6. The former talk show host shares a birthday with the former first lady - Griffin turned 79. Marcos loses suit A Manila court rejected a lawsuit by former first lady Imelda Marcos to keep a documentary about her flamboyant life off the country's movie screens.