Ms. Kendall continues to write for a variety of publications focusing on policy issues related to healthcare and the economy; our brave troops; the Middle East; and cultural issues. She also focuses on celebrities, especially icons from Hollywood’s Golden Age, with a special emphasis on “celebrity recovery.” To date, she has written about, among others, Gary Cooper, John Wayne, Spencer Tracy, Judy Garland, Jane Wyman, Betty Hutton and Dolores Hart. In 2009 she optioned her first screenplay, The Rose and the Thorns, and continues to advance various literary projects. She blogs at: http://www.american-film-and-culture.blogspot.com.