In this post below, I described the story told by Billy Crystal about going to see Shane with his babysitter. His babysitter was Billie Holiday. She called him "Mr. Billy", and he called her "Miss Billie". I mean ... WHAT?
But let's just take a moment to realize the karmic goodness of what ended up happening later:
Years and years and years later, Billy Crystal directed Jack Palance (of Shane fame) in what would be an Oscar-winning performance in City Slickers. Can you imagine that? How cool that must have felt for Billy Crystal? How it must have felt like: Okay. I can die now. Thanks, God!!
To not only work with someone who had such an enormous impact on you as a kid ... but to direct this person to a long-deserved Oscar ... I mean, Jeez, life doesn't get much better than that.
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