My parents both died and I'm an orphan. There are actually a lot of famous world leader, writers, entertainment stars and scientists who were also orphans. Do you know any orphans?
I do not -- and that must have been very difficult. Are there any well-known orphans that you identify with?
Margaret Haughery
Margaret Haughery (1813–1882) was a philanthropist known as "the mother of the orphans".
She opened up four orphanages in the New Orleans area in the 19th century. Many years later in the 20th and 21st centuries several of the asylums Margaret founded as places of shelter for orphans and widows evolved into homes for the elderly.
Margaret Gaffney Haughery (pronounced as HAW -a- ree) was a beloved historical figure in New Orleans, Louisiana the 1880s. Widely known as "Our Margaret," “
agreed to work with the filmmakers: "Well I'm not getting any younger and I wanted to express some things that might have been hidden. I wanted to release my heart and tell people about my highs and lows and I think you get that from this documentary... It wasn't difficult to make. We were followed all over the world by this film crew from Europe and I got to be very good friends with the filmmakers. I would say things and do things as if the camera wasn't even there.