Upper Arlington native Beverly D'Angelo talks with The Dispatch about what it was like as Ellen Griswold in 'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.'
” and “Sixteen Candles.” “The Griswolds . . . really personified point of view about what a family is and how they interact, and where love lies.” Hughes died in 2009.In bringing to life the character of Ellen, D’Angelo drew upon her mother Priscilla D’Angelo, a homemaker, violinist and civic leader who died in 2013.
D’Angelo added: “I always saw all the ‘Vacation’ movies, and ‘Christmas Vacation’ especially, as a romantic comedy in that, in the end, love conquers all.”Where and when to see Wildlights and other Columbus-area holiday light displaysAlthough set in Chicago, the Griswolds’ house was recreated on a soundstage, and the street on which the house sits was on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, Calif. “The snow was all fake,” she said. “We shot that in warm weather.
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