Too much, too soon

Posted by ESC on April 21, 2004

In Reply to: Too much too soon posted by ESC on April 21, 2004

: : Hi guys
: : I can see that many of the old chaps are still here, which is nice. I've taken a hiatus myself, but now I'm back. Does anyone know the origin of the expression "too much too soon"? I used it myself tonight over a business dinner, and came to wonder where the expression comes from, and where I had heard it the first time.
: : Thanks
: : Anders

: I haven't found anything yet. It sounds like the title of some old-time Photoplay/movie magazine article.

It was the title of a 1957 autobiography and a 1958 movie.

Too Much, Too Soon

Synopsis: A portrait of Diana Barrymore, the troubled daughter of famed actor John Barrymore. Despite her wealth and privilege, Diana suffers from lack of parental love. Her famous father is affectionate when sober but vicious when drunk -- which is often. Her mother is too preoccupied by her bitterness against Barrymore to pay much attention to Diana. Then, following in her father's footsteps, Diana becomes first an actor and then an alcoholic. Along with several failed marriages, her drinking leads to extended hospitalizations and numerous suicide attempts.

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