I speak as one of 25 TCM viewers chosen in a national contest to be a guest programmer on TCM for its 25th anniversary in 2019. Each of us was asked to introduce a film that meant something highly personal to us and to dedicate it to someone special in our lives. She sensed in that serendipitous moment that her father was still with her, and it sustained her. I chose the 1958 Oscar-winning musical “Gigi” and dedicated it to my wife. His gift was tickets to a performance of the show.

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Persons: Maureen Dowd, Dowd, “ Bullitt ”, Steve McQueen, Gigi ”, Frederick Loewe Organizations: TCM, Turner, Warner Bros ., Broadway