alt.fan.meg-ryan Frequently Asked Questions
by bwong@thenet.co.nz


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7.  INTERESTING EVENT TIME LINE:

     November 19, 1961 Born on this day in Fairfield, Connecticut
     1974 Family move to Bethel, Connecticut
     1976 Parents divorce and mother moves to New York
     1978 Meg changed her surname to Ryan, her mothers maiden name.
     1979 Voted "cutest" girl in high school; class secretary;
          homecoming queen; moves to New York
     1981 Film debut in Rich and Famous
     1982 Joins cast of As the World Turns
     1983 Amityville 3 released.
     1984 Moves to Hollywood and starts in the short lived Wildside
     1986 Appears in Top Gun
     1987 Meets Dennis Quaid on set of Innerspace
     1987 Apparently, Meg's first chat show appearance was on Channel
          4's "The Last Resort" in the UK, hosted by Jonathan Ross.
- Thanks to William Anderson for this.
     1988 Reunited with Dennis on set of D.O.A. The Presidio and
          Promised Land also released.
     1989 When Harry Met Sally... 'nuff said
     1990 Joe Versus the Volcano released.
     1991 Valentine's Day-Dennis and Meg get married.  The Doors
          released.
     1992 Jack Henry is born April 1992.  Prelude to a Kiss released.
     1993 Sleepless in Seattle is smash hit, Meg is back on A-List.
          Flesh and Bone also released.  Meg Ryan started her own
          production company, Prufrock Pictures.
     1994 Busy year for Meg, oscar talk for When A Man Loves A Woman.
          I.Q released, French Kiss made (her first producing job)
          and Restoration made.
     1995 French Kiss and Restoration released, Courage Under Fire and
          Anastasia in production.
     1996 Quit the Women in Film Society.  "Ryan has quit Women in
          Film, feeling that the group is like a ladies' auxiliary,
          with no purposeful agenda. "I really thought it was
          one of the most directionless entities," she says,
          "trying to serve everybody, but--hello?"."
          - Taken directly from Premiere magazine May 1996.
            Article named Private Meg by Rachel Abramowitz.
     1996 Courage Under Fire released, Restoration wins two Academy
          Awards.
     1997 Finished filming Addicted, released also.
     1997 Released Anastasia, the first Film for Fox 2000's animation
          division.
     1998 Finished filming City of Angels. City of Angels released.
     1998 Finished filming Hurly Burly.

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