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she personified the 60s "it-girl."

What does this mean? "it girl" was not a 60s term.

"it-girl" is, in fact, a term coined in the 1960's by Tiger Beat magazine. The term was coined by their publisher in 1962, Joan Galdrine, in an attempt to have a fresh, new face be the "it-girl" every month. The "it-girl" was supposed to be free minded, kind of a talented up-and-coming hippie. Goldie Hawn was one of their first "it-girls."

I beg to differ. "It girl" is a 1920s term. Clara Bow was the it girl. -- Zoe

She eventually came full circle playing an aging actress in the late 90s film "The First Wives Club" oppositve Bette Midler and Diane Keaton

What does this mean? Full circle from what?

If you read the article and pay attention to the wording, you would note that, when viewed in context, it is referencing her career. In other words, she had a very successful early career playing essentially herself, which hit a slump for a great while and then came full circle with First Wives club, in which she esentially played herself (and which revitalized her career.)

Full circle from a young ingenue to an aging actress makes no sense. -- Zoe

more like a "return to form", maybe? -- Tarquin

I can't help reading a youth bias in this article. Maybe "aging actress" could be replaced by "middle-aged actress." She was not yet 50 when the movie was filmed so unless she had on heavy make-up, she was not what I would call aging (except in the sense that we all are). I also (respectfully) laugh at the note that she is still popular partly because of her daughter, Kate Hudson. There are many of us aging baby boomers who are not quite sure who Kate Hudson is but certainly know Goldie Hawn. Questors 19:28, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 King Arthur/Camelot movie 2 Studlendgehawn? 3 Takoma Park 4 Deletion of a paragraph 5 Good Article nomination has failed 6 Mother's Occupation 7 birthdate 8 Owner of this page please edit

[edit] King Arthur/Camelot movie

...during the late 80`s/early 90`s i saw a movie with Goldie playing an American tourist visiting Stonehenge;she trips and knocks her head and finds herself back in the days of Camelot and the Arthurian Round Table.Anyone know the title and/or how to purchase a copy please...?? Many Thanks Carl----

Goldie has starred in a lot of films, but I think you're confusing her with someone else on this one. the sleeper 08:11, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

That sounds like the movie Merlin and the Sword, a.k.a. Arthur the King, in which Dyan Cannon played the American tourist visiting Stonehenge. User:Obepan 5 September 2006

During this timeframe, Goldie Hawn starred in "Overboard" where she tripped and hit her head, falling "overboard." She wakes up with amnesia. Perhaps you are confusing this premise with another one having to do with Stonehenge??

[edit] Studlendgehawn?

Is this whole "Studlendgehawn" thing nonesense or what? In her autobiography, Goldie calls her parents "Laura Hawn" and "Edward Hawn". She makes no reference to the family name being "Studlendgehawn", which sounds like something someone made up. Is there any sort of proof that this was the original family name? I am beginning to suspect that his name's existence started somewhere on the web and got spread around until it was believed to be true. I've removed it from the article for now. JackO'Lantern 08:11, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Takoma Park

A small city in Maryland, Takoma Park, takes great pride in knowing that the young Miss Hawn grew up there. The following quote is from a local paper. "Hawn, who will celebrate her 60th birthday Monday, was born Goldie Jean Studlendgehawn and grew up at 9 Cleveland Ave., a place she called "the Holy Grail of my Mind" in her recent book, "Goldie: A Lotus Grows in the Mud" (the book title isn't a crack on Takoma Park, but instead refers to the sacred Buddhist image of a lotus, a flower revered in part because it invariably grows from the mud at the bottom of a pond)." -- Gazette Community News, Wednesday, November 16, 2005.

[edit] Deletion of a paragraph

"Hawn has proved her singing talent with a cover version of the Beatles' song "A Hard Day's Night" on George Martin's album In My Life (1998). Along with Diane Keaton and Bette Midler, Hawn covered the Lesley Gore hit "You Don't Own Me" for The First Wives Club in 1996."

Why would anyone (in this case Ghosts&empties, on 8 February 2006) want to remove the above passage from Hawn's biography? If there are no objections, I'll re-insert it. <KF> 19:50, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

It seemed trivial to me. Put it back if you disagree. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ghosts&empties (talk • contribs).

Okay, thanks. I don't think it's trivial, but even if it were, many of the other celebrities have their own ==Trivia== section. <KF> 22:32, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Good Article nomination has failed

The Good article nomination for Goldie Hawn has failed, for the following reason:

The referencing is inadequate - most of the information is not sourced. Also a few writing points need taking care of. Her career slowed down a bit is not very encyclopaedic in tone, On the show, she would often break out into high-pitched giggles in the middle of a joke, and deliver a polished performance a moment after sounds a bit fannish, in the financially successful 1996 film carries the POV that the film was not successful in any other way but financially... a general thorough copyedit would help. Worldtraveller 00:15, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mother's Occupation

Is there a source that says Goldie's mother was a homemaker, as reported in the article? In her autobiography, she mentions several times that her mother was a shopkeeper and she waited for her with the neighbors after school. the sleeper 20:55, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] birthdate

IMDB says 1945. I swear I saw her on Jay Leno when she said she'd just hit 60. The editor formerly known as Harmonica Wolfowitz 23:12, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Owner of this page please edit

I tried to edit the page Goldie Hawn is very much alive! This is how rumors get started. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.170.161.224 (talk) 08:41, 18 March 2007 (UTC).