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Joseph Wiseman is one name that I am proud to drop. I knew Joseph Wiseman not as an actor and “movie star,” but as the loving and attentive husband of dancer and choreographer, Pearl Lang. Our brief acquaintance occurred about 35 years in the past. I was at that time married to a dancer in Pearl Lang’s company, and was briefly employed as an assistant to her business manager. In the intervening years, I have never forgotten Joe’s kindness, or the tear that ran down his cheek as we stood together at the back of a theater, watching his beloved Pearl dance the role of the Bride in Martha Graham’s classic ballet, Appalachian Spring. Pearl Lang died several months ago. Now they are again united. Peace be with them both.
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