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Meryl Streep while she was breaking out. Did a slapsticky riff in Taming of the Shrew at the New York Shakespeare Festival's FREE Shakespeare In The Park. First time she did comedy IRC -- and she was terrific. They did another production too soon after and it didn't compare.

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My older sister taught Meryl in high school, and I went to a couple of the high school musicals in which she always starred (e.g., "Oklahoma"). She was remarkable even then — and despite being a popular cheerleader, was a genuinely nice person.

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