Father's Day

Joan Ganz Cooney | 06/13/2008 1:00 am

Joan Cooney: I Didn't Have Any Acting Talent

The best piece of advice my father ever gave me was not to become …

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Joan Juliet Buck | 06/13/2008 1:00 am

Joan Juliet Buck: Posture? Easy

Stand up straight and …

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Marlo Thomas | 06/13/2008 1:00 am

Danny Thomas to Daughter Marlo: 'Run Your Own Race, Baby'

Marlo Thomas’s father was out of the ordinary, and the advice that he shared with her? Invaluable …

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Candice Bergen | 06/13/2008 1:00 am

Candice Bergen's Dad: Don't Rely on Your Looks

My father, bless him, always said, "Candy, it’s the beautiful women who commit suicide …

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Judith Martin | 06/13/2008 1:00 am

How to Travel Well With Judith Martin's Dad

My father was good at travel because of a lesson he taught by example …

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Cynthia McFadden | 06/13/2008 1:00 am

Cynthia McFadden's Dad: Anyone Can Have a Job They Don't Like ...

I was the first in my family to be able to go to college. On the day I graduated from law school, my very proud father …

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Mary Wells | 06/13/2008 1:00 am

What Mary Wells Hated to Hear

My father told me, when I was 12, that when I was grown up I would be pretty …

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Question of the Day | 06/13/2008 1:00 am

What is the best advice your dad ever gave you?

For Candice Bergen and Mary Wells, it was advice on vanity. For Judith Martin, it was travel. Cynthia McFadden’s and Joan Cooney’s dads advised them on career, Joan Juliet Buck’s on posture, and Liz Smith’s dad’s advice? ‘Knock their brains out!’

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