
A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
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- R
- 2h 7min
- Drama
- 18 Sep 1998 (USA)
- Movie
This fictionalized story, based on the family life of writer James Jones, is an emotionless slice-of-life story. Jones here is portrayed as Bill Willis, a former war hero and now successful author who obviously drinks too much and is...
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Awards:
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Kris Kristofferson | ... |
Bill Willis
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Barbara Hershey | ... |
Marcella Willis
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Leelee Sobieski | ... |
Charlotte Anne 'Channe' Willis - Age 14
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Jane Birkin | ... |
Mrs. Fortescue
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Dominique Blanc | ... |
Candida
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Jesse Bradford | ... |
Billy Willis - Age 14
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Harley Cross | ... |
Keith Carter
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Isaach De Bankolé | ... |
Mamadou
(as Isaac De Bankole)
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Macha Méril | ... |
Madame Beauvier
(as Macha Meril)
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Nathalie Richard | ... |
Mademoiselle Fournier
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Anthony Roth Costanzo | ... |
Francis Fortescue
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Bob Swaim | ... |
Bob Smith
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Virginie Ledoyen | ... |
Benoit's Mother
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Luisa Conlon | ... |
Young Charlotte Anne 'Channe' Willis, Age 7
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Samuel Gruen | ... |
Benoit / Young Billy Willis - Age 7
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Frédéric Da | ... |
Stephane
(as Frederic Da)
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Michelle Fairley | ... |
Miss O'Shaunessy
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Sarah Haxaire | ... |
Mademoiselle Devereux
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Marie Henriau | ... |
Social Worker
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Pierre-Michel Sivadier | ... |
Mr. Flowers
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Scott Thomas | ... |
First Jock
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Catriona MacColl | ... |
Mrs. Smith
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Dominic Gould | ... |
Poker Player - Paris
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Susan Gutfreund | ... |
Poker Player - Paris
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Stéphanie Levin | ... |
Poker Player - Paris
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Louis Niedleman | ... |
Poker Player - Paris
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Anna Niedleman | ... |
Poker Player, Paris
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Louis Saint Calbre | ... |
Poker Player - Paris
(as Louis St. Calbre)
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Freddy Stracham | ... |
Dancer
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Véronique Bellegarde | ... |
Test Monitor
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Miranda Raimondi | ... |
Melissa
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Anne-Cécile Crapie | ... |
Mademoiselle Picot
(as Anne-Cecile Crapie)
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Eric Nacacche | ... |
Lawyer
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Elizabeth Villeminot | ... |
Cassandra Smith
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Catherine Villeminot | ... |
Mary-Ellen Smith
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Florence Villeminot | ... |
Gillis Smith
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Emma Scaife | ... |
Bethany
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Anthony Decadi | ... |
Schoolyard Tease
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Valérie Tolédano | ... |
Mademoiselle Fauchon
(as Valerie Toledano)
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Daniel Tepfer | ... |
Kevin
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Alycia Fashae | ... |
Salomé - Soprano
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Marcos Pujol | ... |
Herod, Baritone
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Catherine Alcover | ... |
Hérodias - Mezzo-Soprano
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Tammy Arnold | ... |
Real Estate Agent
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Loretta Anawalt | ... |
Poker Player - Wilmington
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Bruce Anawalt | ... |
Poker Player - Wilmington
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Tammy Helm | ... |
Poker Player - Wilmington
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Don Baker | ... |
Poker Player - Wilmington
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Mitch Eakins | ... |
Second Jock
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Christopher Berry | ... |
Steve Bates
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Antoine Chain | ... |
Pierre Anloite - Benoit's Father
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Woody Allen | ... |
Self - TV Interviewee (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Hélène Arié | ... |
The Queen (uncredited)
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Fanny Crawford | ... |
(uncredited)
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Lauren Doughten | ... |
Locker-Room Girl #1 (uncredited)
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Jean-Claude Drouot | ... |
Thierry la Fronde in Program on TV (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Pauline Kael | ... |
Self - with Woody Allen (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Philippe Pelletier | ... |
Opera Spectator (uncredited)
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Kawan Rojanatavorn | ... |
WWII Soldier (uncredited)
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David Walen | ... |
New Year's Band Singer (uncredited)
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Directed by
James Ivory |
Written by
Kaylie Jones | ... | (novel) |
James Ivory | ... | (screenplay) & |
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Jane Barclay | ... | co-executive producer |
Paul Bradley | ... | co-producer |
Nayeem Hafizka | ... | executive producer |
Sharon Harel | ... | co-executive producer |
Richard Hawley | ... | executive producer |
Ismail Merchant | ... | producer |
Music by
Richard Robbins |
Cinematography by
Jean-Marc Fabre |
Editing by
Noëlle Boisson | ... | (as Noelle Boisson) |
Editorial Department
Chris Bannister | ... | color timer |
Jason Costelloe | ... | assistant picture editor: UK (as Jason Costello) |
Brian Day | ... | second assistant editor: USA (as Bryan Day) |
Gillean Dickie | ... | post-production administrator: UK |
David Hamme | ... | assistant colorist |
Gladys Joujou | ... | first assistant editor: UK |
Jonatan Kaye | ... | second assistant editor: USA (as Jonathan Kaye) |
Marla Shelton | ... | post-production coordinator: New York |
John Dowdell | ... | telecine colorist (uncredited) |
Casting By
Tricia Tomey |
Costume Design by
Carol Ramsey |
Makeup Department
Janet Carey | ... | additional makeup artist |
David Halsey | ... | assistant hair stylist: USA / assistant makeup artist: USA |
Tina Harrelson | ... | assistant hair stylist: USA / assistant makeup artist: USA |
Martina Kohl | ... | associate hair designer: France / associate makeup designer: France |
Joël Lavau | ... | hair assistant: France (as Loel Lavau) / makeup assistant: France (as Loel Lavau) |
Thomas Nellen | ... | key hair designer: France / key makeup designer: France |
Tony Rocchetti | ... | hair assistant: France / makeup assistant: France |
Production Management
Rahila Bootwala | ... | unit production manager: France |
Philippe Groff | ... | unit production manager |
Richard Hawley | ... | unit production manager: USA |
Michel Imbert | ... | assistant production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Maud Baignères | ... | third assistant director: France |
Gaëtan de Laugardière | ... | third assistant director: France |
George Every | ... | second assistant director: France |
Christopher Granier-Deferre | ... | first assistant director: France |
Richard Hawley | ... | first assistant director: USA |
Stephan Miller | ... | second second assistant director |
Stephanie P. O'Brien | ... | second assistant director: USA (as Stephanie O'Brien) |
Vincent G. Gonzales | ... | second second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Jane Beck | ... | assistant props: USA |
Gerard Bouguet | ... | head carpenter: France |
Jacques Bufnoir | ... | production designer: France |
Adam Cameron | ... | set dresser: USA |
Jean-Michel Chantrel | ... | curtain constructor: France / upholstery constructor: France |
James Paul Dallas | ... | art department assistant: USA |
Thurston Edwards | ... | assistant prop buyer: USA |
James Edward Ferrell Jr. | ... | set decorator: USA (as James Ferrell) |
John France | ... | on-set dresser: USA |
Pat Garner | ... | production designer: USA |
Marie-Noëlle Giraud | ... | set dresser: France (as Marie-Noelle Giraud) |
Vernon Harrell | ... | property master: USA |
Wil David Johnson | ... | greensman: USA |
Cynthia La Jeunesse | ... | assistant set decorator: USA (as Cindy La Jeunesse) |
Andrew Litvack | ... | artistic associate |
Bruno Madesclaire | ... | property buyer: France |
Jean-Pierre Masson | ... | construction grip: France |
Joe McGuire | ... | set dresser: USA |
Henri Moisan | ... | property master: France |
Stephen C. Peterman | ... | leadman: USA (as Stephen Peterman) |
Victor Piazza | ... | head painter: France |
Jean Poinot | ... | construction manager: France |
Per-Olof Renard | ... | art director: France |
Greg Sasser | ... | greensman: USA |
Pierre Sicre | ... | stand-by props: France |
Linwood Taylor | ... | art director: USA |
Kenneth Tregembo | ... | head painter: USA |
Dana Windsor | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Tim Cavagin | ... | sound re-recordist: Twickenham Film Studios |
Mark DeSimone | ... | adr mixer |
Michel Filippi | ... | adr: France |
Anne Gould | ... | assistant sound editor: UK (as Annie Gould) |
Dean Humphreys | ... | sound re-recordist: Twickenham Film Studios |
Ludovic Hénault | ... | sound (as Ludovic Henault) |
Craig Irving | ... | sound re-recordist: Twickenham Film Studios |
Jean-Luc Laborde | ... | boom operator: France |
Jacques Leroide | ... | foley editor: UK |
Nick Lowe | ... | dialogue editor: UK |
Colin Miller | ... | supervising sound editor: UK |
Michael Piotrowski | ... | boom operator: U.S. (as Mike Piotrowski) |
Alastair Sirkett | ... | assistant sound editor: UK |
Nick Watson | ... | sound consultant: Dolby |
Special Effects by
Grégoire Delage | ... | rain effects: France (as Gregoire Delage) |
William Purcell | ... | special effects: USA |
Stunts
Dean Mumford | ... | stunt coordinator: USA |
Roland Neunreuther | ... | stunt coordinator: France |
Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Bartsch | ... | key grip: USA |
Guy-Auguste Boléat | ... | key grip: France (as Guy-Auguste Boleat) |
James Bridges | ... | still photographer (as Jim Bridges) |
Glen Brown | ... | assistant camera: USA |
Scott Canfield | ... | electrician: USA |
Dan Cornwall | ... | best boy electric: USA |
Kelly Curry | ... | best boy grip: USA |
Lynn Dodson | ... | gaffer: USA |
Laurent Duquesnoy | ... | grip: France |
Jason Harris | ... | camera loader: USA |
Laurel Hughes | ... | second assistant camera: USA |
Eric Jennings | ... | electrician: USA |
Elin Kirschfink | ... | second assistant camera: France (as Elin Kirscheink) |
Hervé Lodé | ... | second assistant camera (as Hervé Lode) |
Philippe Lu | ... | gaffer: France |
Mark C. McManus | ... | playback operator: USA (as Mark McManus) / video assist operator (as Mark McManus) |
Frédéric Menut | ... | best boy electric: France (as Frederic Menut) |
Marc Monnaye | ... | electrician: France |
Ade Oyebade | ... | assistant camera (as Glen Ade Brown) |
Pascal Payet | ... | grip: France |
Seth Rubin | ... | still photographer: France |
Marie Spencer | ... | assistant camera: France |
Carole Tizon | ... | third assistant camera: France |
Dick Van Newkirk | ... | dolly grip: USA |
Simon Carey | ... | additional electrician (uncredited) |
Jeffery J. Tufano | ... | additional camera operator (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Tracy Kilpatrick | ... | casting: Wilmington |
Marion Tenet | ... | extras casting: France |
Annette Trumel | ... | casting: France |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eve-Marie Arnault | ... | associate costume designer: France |
Jeanie Baker | ... | set costumer: USA |
Azmin Jaffer | ... | costumer: France |
Dennisse Kane | ... | set costumer: USA (as Denisse Kane) |
Anjali Lenglet | ... | costumer: France |
Leigh Leverett | ... | assistant costume designer: USA |
Rosalida Medina | ... | costumer: USA |
Anne Micolod | ... | costumer: France |
Mary Sheldon | ... | cutter/fitter: USA |
Verena O'Connor | ... | costumer (uncredited) |
Location Management
Nadine Chaussonnière | ... | unit location manager: France (as Nadine Chaussoniere) |
Louis F. DiFelice | ... | unit location manager: USA (as Louis Di Felice) |
Pierre Dreyfus | ... | assistant location manager: France |
Vincent Garenq | ... | location assistant |
Laetitia Gre | ... | location trainee: France |
Jean-Luc Lucas | ... | assistant location manager: France |
Abel Monem | ... | assistant location manager: France |
Ryan Schaetzle | ... | assistant location manager: USA |
Music Department
Geoff Alexander | ... | orchestrator |
John Bell | ... | music arranger: jazz arrangements |
Matt Dunkley | ... | music preparation |
Harry Rabinowitz | ... | conductor |
Kirsty Whalley | ... | score recording engineer |
Paul Edmund-Davies | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Kirsty Whalley | ... | score mixer (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
Chuck Flynn | ... | transportation coordinator: USA |
Scott Glen | ... | transportation captain: USA |
Christophe Martin | ... | period vehicles: France |
Scott Siler | ... | transportation captain (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Alberto Abraham Amar | ... | production coordinator |
Karin Bootwala | ... | tutor: France |
Davis Canady | ... | dance instructor: USA |
Catherine Cary | ... | production office assistant: France |
Caroline Charlety | ... | production office assistant: France |
Melissa Chung | ... | production coordinator: France |
Patrick Crawford | ... | production trainee: USA |
Deborah Devgan | ... | production office assistant: USA (as Deborah Deygan) |
Brigitte Galea | ... | assistant production accountant: France |
Philippe Gallichet | ... | chef |
Pierre Geismar | ... | production trainee: France |
Heidi Gilbert | ... | set production assistant: USA |
Vincent G. Gonzales | ... | key set production assistant: USA (as Vincent Gonzales) |
Michel Imbert | ... | production trainee: France |
Dione Kirby | ... | craft service: USA |
Sunil Kirparam | ... | production accountant: France |
Johanna Klingenberger | ... | assistant accountant: USA |
Javier López de Ayala | ... | publicist: Spain |
Mike Marcucci | ... | researcher |
Dara McQuillan | ... | post production coordinator |
Eric Plassing | ... | tutor: France |
Kathy Rayle | ... | production office assistant: USA (as Kathy Parthemos) |
Shannon Rippy | ... | production coordinator: USA |
Kelley Sims | ... | office assistant |
Samantha Timmerman | ... | script supervisor: France |
Dmitri Vigneswaren | ... | production office coordinator: UK |
Adam Yager | ... | set production assistant: USA |
Amy Zaltzman | ... | assistant production coordinator: USA |
Thanks
Hannah Block | ... | acknowledgment: "The Jim Burns Show" |
Jim Burns | ... | acknowledgment: "The Jim Burns Show" |
Paul Jenkins | ... | thanks: loan of paintings by Paul Jenkins |
Suzanne Jenkins | ... | thanks: loan of paintings by Paul Jenkins |
Andrew Litvack | ... | thanks: coaching and directing French language section of "Billy" |
Robert Palm | ... | thanks: his support |
Mark L. Stricklin | ... | thanks: L'Ecole Active Bilingue |
Production Companies
- Capitol Films (presents)
- Merchant Ivory Productions
- British Screen Productions (in association with)
Distributors
- October Films (1998) (United States) (theatrical)
- City Screen (1998) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- AmaFilms (1999) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Film (1999) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Lider Films (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- TriPictures (1999) (Spain) (theatrical)
- UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (1999) (France) (theatrical)
- Vitória Filmes (1999) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Advanced (1999) (Germany) (tv)
- Gativideo (1999) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Nikkatsu (2000) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Nikkatsu (2000) (Japan) (DVD)
- Aquarius TV (2006) (Greece) (tv)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (United States) (laserdisc)
- Universal Pictures (United States) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Abbey Road Studios (score recording)
- Castle Hill Productions ("Stagecoach" courtesy of)
- Cinefood (catering)
- Cinema Catering (catering: USA)
- Dick Clark Productions ("The New Year's Rockin' Eve" courtesy of)
- EMI Records (soundtrack published by)
- Fauna & Films (animal handlers)
- Film Bank ("Joe's Stomach" courtesy of)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- Fly Productions (title design)
- Freeway CAM B.V. (collection account management)
- Lightnin' Production Rentals (transportation equipment)
- MacNeil-Lehrer Productions ("The Robert Macneil Report" courtesy of)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) ("Thunderbolt and Lightfoot" courtesy of)
- Opéra National de Paris (thanks)
- Peerless Camera Company (opticals and titles photography)
- Peggy Farrell Costumes (additional costumes)
- Productions Orlando ("Ciao Amore Ciao" from "Le Grand Voyage" courtesy of)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script services)
- TSF (grip and lighting equipment)
- The Dinah Shore Living Trust ("Dinah's Place" courtesy of)
- The Estate of James Jones (thanks for use of an excerpt from "Whistle")
- The Malpaso Company (courtesy: "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot" 1974)
- Titra Film Paris (subtitles)
- Twickenham Film Studios (sound re-recording)
- Téléfrance ("Thierry la Fronde" courtesy of)
- Wilmington Regional Film Commission (thanks)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
This fictionalized story, based on the family life of writer James Jones, is an emotionless slice-of-life story. Jones here is portrayed as Bill Willis, a former war hero and now successful author who obviously drinks too much and is starting to experience health problems. |
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Taglines | The city of lights. A famous American author and the decade that changed a generation...forever. See more » |
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Parents Guide | Add content advisory for parents » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Fanny Crawford's debut. See more » |
Goofs | The family is watching Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974) on TV, which was not even released to theatres until 1974, but we later see a date on a gravestone of 1973 (which means the TV scene was probably set in 1972, since there was an intervening New Year's Eve scene). See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in One True Thing/Rush Hour/A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries/Permanent Midnight/Touch of Evil/Chicago Cab (1998). See more » |
Soundtracks | Amarra el porto en la dura See more » |
Crazy Credits | The cast part of the credits is divided into three parts: First "Billy" (1-27), Then "Francis" (28-41), and finally "Daddy" (42-51) See more » |
Quotes |
Billy's Mother:
I pray all the time, I pray he will be loved. As is his right. See more » |