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Beauty Where There Is No Beauty Brutally murdered last week, Queenie McEwen had a unique talent for photographing the homeless

Cellular Call Stem cell research deserves support—if something can be sucked up into an eyedropper, it's not a person

Cutting Room Nashville kino-club gives indie filmmakers and fans a new outlet

Farewell, Kissimmee Kid Bluegrass pioneer Vassar Clements, who died last week, never stopped pioneering

Fit for a Country Music King Brimming with history, the legendary Nashville Palace honky-tonk is about to be restored to its former glory

For Goodness Sake Local food providers help raise funds for a seriously ill child

How Could We Be Wrong? Which is worse: losing your seat, or losing your mind?

In-Flight Entertainment It's the small details that make Wes Craven thriller so effective

 

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GORDON MELIDIS, Dining room and kitchen supervisor at Park Manor, French interpreter/translator

Where are you from? I'm from Monaco in the south of France.

How long have you been in this country? Since Oct. 1, 1967.

Why did you come to America? I was following a woman.

What would you consider your greatest achievements? When I arrived, I landed in New York City. I got a job there at Tavern on the Green as a bus boy. I worked there for 17 years and worked my way up to general director. Working there, I received four presidents and five vice presidents, along with numerous actors and actresses.

Who was your favorite actor? Cary Grant. He was a suave gentleman who always arrived with ladies on his arm. He should have been European.

Do you ever go back to France? I go back to visit my mother. France is a beautiful country, but so is America. France has great food. So does America, thanks in great part to the French chefs here. In France, they're still building skyscrapers with no air conditioning. I don't understand that. I'm now a U.S. citizen.

Know a Face in the Crowd? Email Eric England at facencrowd@comcast.net.