richardmurray

Portrait of Jennie

I love this story, from author robert nathan.  

Text

https://archive.org/details/portraitofjennie0000unse/page/n9/mode/2up

Film starring Joseph cotten + Jennifer jones. 

Audio play with joseph cotten side anne baxter

review

https://www.fantasticfiction.com/n/robert-nathan/portrait-of-jennie.htm

My favorite song of it, interpreted by Nat King Cole- original instrumentation by  J. Russel Robinson, with lyrics by Gordon Burge

LIVE

The Lyrics

A portrait of, Jennie-
More precious, to me-
Than a ma-sterpiece
However famous, it be-
The portrait of Jennie-
Is etched, on my heart-
Where her features-
Have been sketch'd 
From the start

Ah- the color, and beauty, of life
And the glow, of her spirit divine
All ca-st ,in heaven-'s, own design-

With a portrait of Jennie, I never will pa-rt
For there isn-'t ,any portra-it, of Jennie
Except, in, m-y , heart

[Instrumental Break]

For there isn-'t ,any portra-it, of Jennie
Except, in, m-y , heart