Sitting with Chenery in her apartment in a beautiful red- brick, assisted-living complex - once a school for ranchers’ daughters, she says - provides an important reminder about moviemaking.Īs much as “based on,” “inspired by” films make larger-than-life statements about their subjects, they also do the opposite: They shrink. Still lovely and vibrant - wearing white slacks, a light-blue shirt with polka dots and a double strand of pearls - the 88-year-old need not fret. “I worked very hard not to be in the same picture with Diane Lane,” jokes Chenery. At the time, she was living in Littleton, with husband Jack Tweedy and their four young children - Sarah, Kate, Christopher and John Jr.Worse things, of course, could happen than to be portrayed by the gifted Lane. On Friday, the horse, the elegantly smart Chenery and horse trainer Lucien Laurin get fresh attention when the movie “Secretariat” opens.ĭiane Lane is winning as Penny Tweedy - nee Chenery - a woman who travels from hearth and home to keep her father’s horse farm alive. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu

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