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A True Partnership: Olympia Dukakis and Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low Kramen

By Bonnie Low-Kramen for Executive Support Magazine | August 2021. Note: Oscar winner Olympia Dukakis passed away on May 1, 2021. In 2004, I gave Olympia the final draft of my book “Be the Ultimate Assistant” to review and offered her free rein to take out anything she did not like. Olympia Dukakis & Personal Asst.

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The Heart of the Matter: My Tribute to Olympia Dukakis

Bonnie Low Kramen

Olympia Dukakis passed away on Saturday, May 1, 2021. In 2004, I gave her the final draft of my book, “Be the Ultimate Assistant.” In contrast, I can tell you that she prepared for her plays and movies very differently, as a self-proclaimed “thespian nun.” We knew it was coming but the reality hit me like a tidal wave.