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February 27 - March 5, 2017 Page 3 ACROSS 1. Actor on "How to Get Away with Murder" (2) 9. "When Harry __ Sally..."; Meg Ryan film 10. Circular snack 11. "__ __ Sam"; 2001 Sean Penn movie 13. Actress Susan 15. European island nation 17. "Agents __ __" 18. "Saved __ the Bell" 20. "__ Do Anything"; song from "Oliver!" 21. Geologic period 23. Mom on "Little People, Big World" 24. Catcher's place, in book title 25. Ruby or topaz 26. "__ On" (2012-13) 29. "A __ Z" (2014-15) 30. Stapleton of "Blindspot" 34. "__ __ of Two Cities" 36. "Fuzzy Wuzzy was __ __..." 38. Nothing 39. Not quite closed 42. Mr. Vigoda 43. "Late Night with __ __" DOWN 1. One of John-Boy's brothers 2. "Leave __ __ Beaver" 3. Chaney and others 4. MMXVII, for one: abbr. 5. "How to __ Single"; 2016 Dakota Johnson film 6. "Tony __"; 1967 Frank Sinatra movie 7. "Running __ with Bear Grylls" 8. Natalie Cole's dad 9. Role on "Hawaii Five-0" (2) 12. Actress on "This Is Us" (2) 14. "Fresh __ the Boat" 16. Sitcom alien 19. Ma, for one (hyph.) 20. "How __ __ Your Mother" 22. Henry Fonda's state of birth: abbr. 23. Initials for the star of "Matlock" 27. "The King and I" star 28. Actor __ Hunter 30. "__ of the Century" (1983-89) 31. Kevin's "The King of Queens" costar 32. Fluctuate; change 33. "Don't Go __ the Water"; 1957 Glenn Ford film 35. "...__ the season to be jolly..." 37. Stomach muscles, for short 40. Mantegna's initials 41. Start of a vowel list Solution on page 2 CoverStory © Zap2it Bette Davis. Joan Craw- ford. Two iconic actresses ... one legendary feud. Having worked his cre- ative magic for FX on such series as "American Horror Story" and "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story," producer Ryan Murphy turns his attention — with ample as- sistance from modern, Os- car-winning acting staples Susan Sarandon and Jes- sica Lange — to a famous Hollywood rivalry in "Feud: Bette and Joan," premier- ing Sunday, March 5. The saga largely re- volves around Crawford (Lange) and Davis' (Sa- randon) work in the classic 1962 thriller "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?," a major vehicle for both of them when their de- cades-spanning stardom was on the wane. The result was competition and mistrust between them that escalated to an epic level, thus ensuring the sort of drama that qualifies for a limited-run (eight-episode) television series. "I wasn't really interested in doing anything that was 'campy' or a 'camp fest,' " Murphy maintains. "I was interested in something a little deeper and a little bit more emotional and pain- ful. I think ultimately what happened to both women is very painful. "I got to know Bette Davis. I had a very minor relationship with her and got to spend time with her, and ... you go into some- thing like that expecting a larger-than-life camp figure, which I think she helped propagate. And she told me when I talked to her that she felt that she was never going to be anybody unless somebody could impersonate her, so in the public view, she rarely turned that off. She felt that was important for her sur- vival, but when I got across from her one-on-one and I got to spend four hours talking with her one day, she was not that person at all. She was not camp. She was not broad. She was very emotional and real, and all of those things were in the water when we began to write the show." Sarandon says she found "the good news and bad news with playing someone well-known is that there are so many pieces of film and TV ap- pearances and interviews and recordings and every- thing, so we just hunkered down. For the first six weeks, we were just get- ting as much as we could — but when Ryan first talk- ed to me about it, I said, 'I'm just terrified. I am so scared.' And he said, 'Well, I'm scared, too. It will be OK.' And that really helped me a lot." Susan Sarandon (left) and Jessica Lange star in "Feud: Bette and Joan," premiering Sunday on FX. The 'Feud' between Hollywood icons Bette Davis and Joan Crawford Providing for the Agricultural & Gardening Needs of our Community 711 E. WATERFORD • WAKARUSA • 574.862.1163 SALES • SERVICE • RENTALS ® We Sell and Service Bad Boy and Scag We also service John Deere, Zero Turn, and most other lawn mowers. 574-533-2079 www.billsheatinginc.com Serving Goshen and Surrounding Areas for 65 Years f 803 Linway Drive Goshen, In 46526

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