Game 161 of 20 questions

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Re: Game 161 of 20 questions

by damo666 » Tue Dec 19, 2023 3:57 pm

I narrowed it down to Joan Didion and Julia Child only to find it was all over! :eyeroll:

Re: Game 161 of 20 questions

by cdngooner » Tue Dec 19, 2023 3:32 pm

I am genuinely impressed that you had Julia Child on your radar at this point of the game (even before the film clues)
She came on the radar as I scanned the list of winners of the National Book Prize. There were so few that fit the demographic criteria, and were likely famous enough to have been in an movie.

Re: Game 161 of 20 questions

by Spartaculous » Tue Dec 19, 2023 3:26 pm

cdngooner wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 19, 2023 3:19 pm
 I did NOT watch it, I'm afraid. I had it down to her or Joan Didion based on other clues, but couldn't find a movie Joan Didion was in. I IMDB'd Julia Child to find that movie "We're Back: A Dinosaur's Story" and the Wikipedia page told the story about the director voicing her until she was hired.

This was a real detective effort, and a lot of fun. Thank you Spartaculous. I'll start a new one ASAP.
I am genuinely impressed that you had Julia Child on your radar at this point of the game (even before the film clues). Again, well done.

Re: Game 161 of 20 questions

by DougJoe » Tue Dec 19, 2023 3:22 pm

Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 19, 2023 3:09 pm
DougJoe wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 19, 2023 3:05 pm
 Free guess: Ursula K Le Guin
What movie is she in?
There was a documentary listed on IMDB. She had so many awards and the birth/death dates fit, it was a long shot guess, the first thing that popped into my head. Congrats to Gooner for getting it right!

Re: Game 161 of 20 questions

by cdngooner » Tue Dec 19, 2023 3:19 pm

I did NOT watch it, I'm afraid. I had it down to her or Joan Didion based on other clues, but couldn't find a movie Joan Didion was in. I IMDB'd Julia Child to find that movie "We're Back: A Dinosaur's Story" and the Wikipedia page told the story about the director voicing her until she was hired.

This was a real detective effort, and a lot of fun. Thank you Spartaculous. I'll start a new one ASAP.

Re: Game 161 of 20 questions

by Jamiet99uk » Tue Dec 19, 2023 3:17 pm

Well done, Gooner!

Re: Game 161 of 20 questions

by Spartaculous » Tue Dec 19, 2023 3:16 pm

cdngooner wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 19, 2023 3:14 pm
 It all sounds like Julia Child to me. So that's my free guess.
Apparently cdngooner was one of about 7 people who watched the 1993 animated film "We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story". Great job!

Re: Game 161 of 20 questions

by cdngooner » Tue Dec 19, 2023 3:14 pm

It all sounds like Julia Child to me. So that's my free guess.

Re: Game 161 of 20 questions

by Spartaculous » Tue Dec 19, 2023 3:12 pm

DougJoe wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 19, 2023 3:05 pm
 Free guess: Ursula K Le Guin
No.

Free hint: if we were playing hot-and-cold... you would be cold.

Re: Game 161 of 20 questions

by Jamiet99uk » Tue Dec 19, 2023 3:09 pm

DougJoe wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 19, 2023 3:05 pm
 Free guess: Ursula K Le Guin
What movie is she in?

Re: Game 161 of 20 questions

by DougJoe » Tue Dec 19, 2023 3:05 pm

Free guess: Ursula K Le Guin

Re: Game 161 of 20 questions

by Spartaculous » Tue Dec 19, 2023 3:03 pm

Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 19, 2023 2:59 pm
 Oh, it occurs to me to ask:

Was she white?
Yes.

Re: Game 161 of 20 questions

by Jamiet99uk » Tue Dec 19, 2023 2:59 pm

Oh, it occurs to me to ask:

Was she white?

Re: Game 161 of 20 questions

by Jamiet99uk » Tue Dec 19, 2023 2:54 pm

1.2. Dead woman.
3. Famous in a field of the arts.
4. Not born in Eurasia.
5. Born in USA.
6. Born in 1880 or later.
7. Not known for a film career but does have a movie acting credit.
8. Not a musician or singer.
9. Famous as a writer.
10. Born in the Midwest or West as defined by the US Census.
11. Born before 01.01.1940.
12. Involved in political activism but not primarily known for that.
13. Won a Pulitzer Prize or a National Book Award.
14. Died on or after January 1, 2004.


So she was in her mid-sixties, or older, when she died, which was within the past couple of decades.

Re: Game 161 of 20 questions

by Spartaculous » Tue Dec 19, 2023 2:24 pm

Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 19, 2023 11:30 am
 Died before 01.01.2004 ?
No, died on or after January 1, 2004.

Here is a hint: we know she had one movie acting credit to her name. When that movie was being written, the director impersonated her for one of roles; she ended up being recruited to fill in the role herself.

Re: Game 161 of 20 questions

by Jamiet99uk » Tue Dec 19, 2023 11:30 am

Died before 01.01.2004 ?

Re: Game 161 of 20 questions

by Jamiet99uk » Mon Dec 18, 2023 11:32 pm

1.2. Dead woman.
3. Famous in a field of the arts.
4. Not born in Eurasia.
5. Born in USA.
6. Born in 1880 or later.
7. Not known for a film career but does have a movie acting credit.
8. Not a musician or singer.
9. Famous as a writer.
10. Born in the Midwest or West as defined by the US Census.
11. Born before 01.01.1940.
12. Involved in political activism but not primarily known for that.
13. Won a Pulitzer Prize or a National Book Award.

Re: Game 161 of 20 questions

by Hominidae » Mon Dec 18, 2023 11:27 pm

Just a comment: I suspect this person also has some other arts thing going on. Maybe visual art. (I don't think anyone should ask this though, because it won't really narrow it down much.)

Re: Game 161 of 20 questions

by Spartaculous » Mon Dec 18, 2023 8:49 pm

Hominidae wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 18, 2023 8:35 pm
 Did this person ever win a Pulitzer Prize or a National Book Award?
Yes.

Re: Game 161 of 20 questions

by Hominidae » Mon Dec 18, 2023 8:35 pm

Did this person ever win a Pulitzer Prize or a National Book Award?

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