Talk:Clare Boothe Luce
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[edit] LSD/Drug Use
This sentence from the original article:
- "Her husband introduced her to the hallucinogen LSD in the late 1950s."
is not in any of my source material. Your source please. WBardwin 06:31, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
I don't know the original source, but I don't think it's a disputed point. See the Library of Congress's discussion of her papers (which reside there): [1]: "She experimented with LSD under the tutelage of Gerald Heard and Sidney Cohen (1910- )" - Nunh-huh 06:36, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
--with her husband? WBardwin 06:40, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Yes, with her husband. Why does that seem peculiar??? In any case:
Heard's attitude to the psychedelics was enthusiastic (with appropriate research caveats and precautions). Playing the role of "psychedelic psychopomp," he championed their intelligent use (under a physician's supervision) among his select coterie of friends, who included, for example, William C. Mullendore (Chairman of the Board of Southern California Edison), Bill Wilson (the cofounder of Alcoholics Anonymous), philosopher William Ernest Hocking, Jesuit theologian Father John Courtney Murray, film director John Huston, and Time publisher Henry Luce and his wife, Clare Booth Luce.
[2] - Nunh-huh 06:45, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- no, not peculiar. Just wanted to get it right in the article. WBardwin 06:53, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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- She probably drank a lot with him, too<g>. - Nunh-huh 07:05, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
The phrasing of the sentence makes it sound as if they were using the drug for recreational purposes when in fact it was for experimental psychiatric purposes. While it is factual I think it should be rephrased to make the intent clearer. Elipongo 18:17, 18 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Birthday!
Recent edit changed Luce's birth month from April to March. Anyone have a source to confirm that? Other web pages show April, as ours originally did. WBardwin 17:36, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
- returned birth month to April, until a source can be provided that shows otherwise. WBardwin 14:48, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] No Good Good Deed Goes Unpunished
In what context did she make this famous quote? Thanks for your time and info. I am, Roger Spencer, Toronto, Canada
[edit] clarifications?
This sentence is in the article: "Luce's unsettling observations eventually led to changes in British military policy in the Middle East." Observations of what, exactly? What was changed? Was she documenting the torture of prisoners, or the use of bagpipes (possibly related)? Also, the intro cites her as a social activist, but I don't see anything in the article that seems to support this label. Does it just refer to her championing anti-communism? -Bert 171.159.64.10 02:53, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
For your informstion there is no evidence of British Army personel torturing Africa Korps prisoners, both sides fought with dignity. Also I find your qoute about bagpipes offensive becuase I am a Scotsman and we proudly march into battle with the pipes playing. We don`t care what Americans think, Scotland biult the greatest empire the world ever saw. Dumb yank
