Hughes Center High School Alumni
Cincinnati, Ohio (OH)
Lorna Doone Desosa (Lorna Doone Newman)
Hughes Center High School
Class of 1931
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LORNA DOONE'S PROFILE
| First Name | Lorna Doone |
| Last Name | Desosa |
| Maiden Name | Newman |
| Graduation Year | Class of 1931 |
| Gender | Female |
| City | N/A |
| State/Province | CA |
| Country | United States |
| Occupation | Theater Director, writer |
| Married | Widowed |
| About Me | Born in Cincinnati, OH and a Berkeley resident since 1964. Studied at Sophie Newcomb College, University of Cincinnati, Columbia University, and the Cincinnati College of Music and Dramatic Arts. In New England and New York stock companies she developed as an actress and founded the Cincinnati Civic Theater In the 1940s she worked with distinguished intellectuals in Cuba and Europe, co founding the Academia de Artes Dramaticas in Havana producing and directing native and international dramatists. She studied in Paris with Louis Jouvet in the 1950s. She produced and directed National Dramatic Festivals in Cuba, and dramatic TV and Radio programs. A number of leading Latin American actors emerged under her tutelage. She taught drama at San Francisco State University, applied theology at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, and lay training at St. Albert's Priory. She published two books of poetry, and an unpublished novel "Infinite Corner" set in 1940s Cuba. She is survived by a daughter Kristin Bonilla and granddaughter Alexandra of Washington, D.C.; and a son Victor Bonilla of Bethesda, MD. Friends are invited to attend a Resurrection Mass at the Holy Spirit Parish-Newman Center at 2700 Dwight Way, Berkeley on April 24 at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers donations to Loaves and Fishes, Newman Hall, Berkeley. Pub...(read more) |
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Recent Class of 1931 Reunions
Plan a Class of 1931 Reunion for Free
Hughes Center class of 2004 High School Reunion
Invited Classes: All Classes
Date: Jun 14, 2014
Description: This is a formal event. Absolutely no gym shoes! Don't forget to get your hotel room priced at $179 with your choice of ...(read more)