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'''Louise Davidson''' was an American actress and theatrical manager affiliated with a group of women, mostly writers and mostly lesbians, who called themselves "The Rope" and were active in Paris's Left Bank in the 1930s and '40s. The women were a selected group of students of the spiritual teacher [[George Gurdjieff]], who often employed shock techniques that today would be seen to resemble those associated with [[Zen]] or [[Sufism|Sufi]] masters. Several of the Rope members were also close acquaintances of [[Gertrude Stein]]. Davidson related to the Gurdjieff work more through experience and feelings than words and writing. She returned to the United States at the outbreak of [[World War II]] and spent her remaining years working with the theater company led by actress [[Eva Le Gallienne]] in [[Connecticut]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.andreageyer.info/revolttheysaid/d.html|title=Revolt, They Said|website=www.andreageyer.info|access-date=2017-07-24}} [[File:CC-BY-SA icon.svg|50px]] Material was copied from this source, which is available under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license].</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gurdjieff.org/rope.htm|title=No Harem: Gurdjieff and the Women of The Rope|website=www.gurdjieff.org|access-date=2017-07-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Ladies-Rope-Gurdjieffs-Special-Womens/dp/1879514419|title=Ladies of the Rope: Gurdjieff's Special Left Bank Women's Group|last=Patterson|first=William Patrick|last2=Allen|first2=Barbara C.|date=November 1998|publisher=Arete Pubns|isbn=9781879514416|edition=1st U.S. Edition, 1st Printing|location=Fairfax, Calif.|language=English}}</ref> |
'''Louise Davidson''' was an American actress and theatrical manager affiliated with a group of women, mostly writers and mostly lesbians, who called themselves "The Rope" and were active in Paris's Left Bank in the 1930s and '40s. The women were a selected group of students of the spiritual teacher [[George Gurdjieff]], who often employed shock techniques that today would be seen to resemble those associated with [[Zen]] or [[Sufism|Sufi]] masters. Several of the Rope members were also close acquaintances of [[Gertrude Stein]]. Davidson related to the Gurdjieff work more through experience and feelings than words and writing. She returned to the United States at the outbreak of [[World War II]] and spent her remaining years working with the theater company led by actress [[Eva Le Gallienne]] in [[Connecticut]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.andreageyer.info/revolttheysaid/d.html|title=Revolt, They Said|website=www.andreageyer.info|access-date=2017-07-24}} [[File:CC-BY-SA icon.svg|50px]] Material was copied from this source, which is available under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license].</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gurdjieff.org/rope.htm|title=No Harem: Gurdjieff and the Women of The Rope|website=www.gurdjieff.org|access-date=2017-07-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/Ladies-Rope-Gurdjieffs-Special-Womens/dp/1879514419|title=Ladies of the Rope: Gurdjieff's Special Left Bank Women's Group|last=Patterson|first=William Patrick|last2=Allen|first2=Barbara C.|date=November 1998|publisher=Arete Pubns|isbn=9781879514416|edition=1st U.S. Edition, 1st Printing|location=Fairfax, Calif.|language=English}}</ref> |
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Louise Davidson was added to the Australian Honour Roll of Women in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://herplacemuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2008-Honour-Roll-Booklet-1.pdf|title=Victoria Honour Roll of Women 2008|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:30, 20 March 2019
Louise Davidson was an American actress and theatrical manager affiliated with a group of women, mostly writers and mostly lesbians, who called themselves "The Rope" and were active in Paris's Left Bank in the 1930s and '40s. The women were a selected group of students of the spiritual teacher George Gurdjieff, who often employed shock techniques that today would be seen to resemble those associated with Zen or Sufi masters. Several of the Rope members were also close acquaintances of Gertrude Stein. Davidson related to the Gurdjieff work more through experience and feelings than words and writing. She returned to the United States at the outbreak of World War II and spent her remaining years working with the theater company led by actress Eva Le Gallienne in Connecticut.[1][2][3]
Honours
Louise Davidson was added to the Australian Honour Roll of Women in 2008.[4]
References
- ^ "Revolt, They Said". www.andreageyer.info. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license.
- ^ "No Harem: Gurdjieff and the Women of The Rope". www.gurdjieff.org. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
- ^ Patterson, William Patrick; Allen, Barbara C. (November 1998). Ladies of the Rope: Gurdjieff's Special Left Bank Women's Group (1st U.S. Edition, 1st Printing ed.). Fairfax, Calif.: Arete Pubns. ISBN 9781879514416.
- ^ "Victoria Honour Roll of Women 2008" (PDF).
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