A long time ago I wrote a post about Benjamin Harrison and how I have to struggle to remember he exists. My aunt commented that this surprises her because she "always think[s] of him as the most grandfatherly president." She pictures him "surrounded by little kids listening to him tell stories." Then she said he reminds her of Edmund Gwenn, the guy from Miracle on 34th Street.
The thing that surprised me the most about her comment is that she has actually given thought to Benjamin Harrison. I didn't know that was something anyone had ever done. Ever.
I already had a "Separated at Birth" planned for Benjamin Harrison, but on my aunt's suggestion, I did another.
First, B. Harrison and Edmund Gwenn (I guess...I admit I've never seen the entire movie. I know, I know!)
Second, B. Harrison and Andrew Carnegie, who generally isn't as beloved as Santa Claus, but who did give a lot of money to charity and built libraries and stuff.
Merry Christmas from Presidentress, and Benjamin Harrison!
He looks much, much more like Gwenn than Carnegie. Carnegie has a much broader, shorter face and nose...
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ReplyDeleteI don't know, Harrison is still just a big blur for me.
ReplyDeleteI tend to focus on facial structure and bone structure above anything else when looking at faces.
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