Shane

“Come back Shane, come back. Shane!”  And thus ends the movie as Shane rides away, his gun on his hip, still hot from ridding the area of the bad guys, lead by Jack Palance, who played bad guys well in Westerns.  Though Shane wanted to be a man of peace and not violence any longer, his love for the female lead, Jean Arther, led him back to violence.  The noble Shane left her to continue her life with her husband.  Not only was Shane’s name short, so was Shane.  As an actor he stood only 5’ 4” tall.  He had to stand on a box when he talked to Jean.  Probably many people told this male actor he would never make it in Hollywood since he was not tall enough.  But he would not accept his height as a limitation on his aspirations.  And he made it big in Hollywood as a leading man.  So what limitations have people told you about, or you told yourself, and are they legitimate?  Why limit ourselves where it is not necessary?  I am still blogging in social distancing and still teaching on zoom, and as I age, I am getting shorter!  OK. Now the quiz.  Who played the role of Shane?  Hint: two “d”s in his last name, which is also short!