Of course it wasn't easy creating a site about someone for whom virtually no information existed. In fact, when I began there wasn't even Google. Over the years, however, I think my efforts have resulted in a respectible archive of information.To my surprise, much of the biographical information about Alice Krige that's floating around the Web now has originated from this site (including something simple, like Alice's middle name, which was first posted here in 2004). I suppose it's not surprising, however, that most people don't credit this site. In fact, Wikipedia had actually credited HBO (who totally plagarized my Krige bio) as a source of reference for their Alice Krige entry. On top of that, some so-called "editor" at Wiki removed my site as an external link because, and I quote, "fansites are not relavent [sic]" Well I could agree with that if Alice Krige were your typical actor/celeb with her own official site and dozens of redundant and unoriginal fansites devoted to her...but that's clearly not the case. This site's pretty much it when it comes to Alice Krige, which I believe makes it extremely relevant for anyone who's looking for information about her...like HBO...and Wikipedia...and the Public Orator at Rhodes University and...
Anyway, I hope that those of you who stumble across this Web site find whatever it is you're looking for, and if not...drop me a line and let me know what it is you'd like to see. As I've stated, my main purposes in creating this site were to learn the basics about building Web pages (my apologies to Alice Krige for using her name and persona as a part of that learning process), and then to make this site as accurate and informative as possible. I have no interest in creating a slick and professional-looking site, but I hope you find what I've created to be unique, informative and useful.
On an interesting sidenote: I created this "About" page several years ago, complete with the Edvard Munch painting above. What you may have not noticed is that I photoshopped an image of Alice's screaming face from Ghost Story into the painting. Oddly enough, I recently learned from a 2006 interview that Alice's inspiration for her character in Ghost Story came from an Edvard Munch exhibit and his painting, "The Scream." What a strange coincidence.
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