Article and Interview by  Maximillien de Lafayette

She did it all with class, beauty, intelligence, style, talent, unique creativity, guts  and warmth. And she excelled in everything she accomplished. Grande Dame Loring is a published author, a national speaker, a world-class actress, an international celebrity, a star of the American cinema and television, a leading figure of the American theater and concert halls, a singer, a composer, a lyricist, a songwriter, a producer,  a certified yoga teacher, a member of Who's Who in America and The World Who's Who of Women and a  humanitarian.  This woman is almost 99.99% perfect. This is the kind of people who create and shape the greatness of a nation. This is the vintage of noble souls, warm hearts  and bright minds who  make the sun rise and  shine over the hills, the prairies and the faces of people we love...And this is the kind of human beings who  at every dawn, make the wild roses bloom in the valley and on the landscape of the human psyche. Dame Loring is a national treasure at so many levels. But her perfection, beauty, kindness and unsurpassed creativity scare the hell out of me! How true and painfully alarming it is for some people who pause for a moment in their lives,  before the the front head of destiny and drop one single tear wondering what would happen to  the world of human beings, when people Like Gloria Loring are no longer around us. Would the providence, the creator or gods flirt  once again with the sons and daughters of men and send to earth, angels, mecenes and loving  creative artists to nourish the soil of human nature and enrobe our world with beauty, goodness, talents and generosity? I wonder. And  I did wonder a lot every time I met and left people who brought lights and shadow to our eyes, beautiful music to our ears and warm helping hands to all those who needed help and did not ask for it, for their pain and pride were bigger than their sufferings and needs. Diva Loring is one of the most magnificent artists, talented singers/songwriters, humanitarians and loving human beings you will ever meet in your lifetime. Diva Loring is this kind and vintage of people I am talking about and honoring. What a treasure she is! Gloria Loring was born Gloria Jean Goff on December 1946 in New York City to   parents who were musically talented. Her professional singing career began  at the age of 14 with the 60s folk group "Those Four" and  made her acting debut when she appeared on "The Merv Griffin Show", short after  to be followed by hundreds of  singing spots and acting performances on  many and different television stations nationwide, as well as a great number of  talk and variety shows across the country, such as: "The Tonight Show," "The Ed Sullivan Show," "The Carol Burnett Show" , "The Dean Martin Show", the Emmy Awards and the Academy Awards.

As a humanitarian and  an author, Ms Loring authored several books, to name a few: "THE KIDS, FOOD AND DIABETES FAMILY COOKBOOK" and  "PARENTING A CHILD WITH DIABETES". Also, Ms Loring created and published "The Days of Our Lives Celebrity Cookbook" to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, where she served as a a national spokesperson. This delightful  cookbook along with  her  album  "Shot in the Dark" raised over $1 million for juvenile diabetes research. Her second book "The Kids, Food and Diabetes family cookbook,  was a national success and was written with the noble intention of raising money for JDRF. An updated version, titled "Parenting a Child With Diabetes", was released last year.  She is very well  known for her role as Celebrity Chairman of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Just recently, a CD ROM version called "Cook'N for Diabetics" was made available, underwritten by a grant from KitchenAid. Her numerous charitable contributions and efforts, particularly on behalf of diabetes research, have been acknowledged  with so many humanitarian awards. In 1999, JDFI recognized her with their "Lifetime Commitment Award" and she was awarded the 1999 "Woman of Achievement Award" by the Miss America Organization and  the "Woman of the Year" award by the Jewelers' Association.

 

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