How old was Dolores Hart when she became a nun?
How old was Dolores Hart when she became a nun?
The 24-year-old actress became a Roman Catholic nun at the Benedictine Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Connecticut. On a 1963 New York promotional stop for Come Fly with Me, she took a one-way car ride to the abbey in 1963 (but not in a limousine as reported).
What is Dolores Hart doing now?
Today she is Mother Dolores. She lives at the Abbey of Regina Laudis in rural Connecticut, where she has been a cloistered nun for 37 years. Through a special dispensation from the Abbey, ABCNEWS’ Bob Brown was able to talk with her. Hart was a child of the silver screen — both of her parents were actors.
What movie did Dolores Hart play in with Elvis?
Dolores Hart was a vivacious, quick-witted blond starlet when she charmed Hollywood in the 1950s and early 1960s. She shared a kiss with Presley in the 1957 Paramount film Loving You — a modest liplock over which Mother Dolores still fields frequent questions about whether the King was a good kisser.
Is Dolores Hart related to Mario Lanza?
The daughter of actors and the niece of singer Mario Lanza, Mother Dolores fell in love with movies watching them with her grandfather, who was a movie theater projectionist. She decided she wanted to be a movie actress and got her start barely out of high school.
