Meryl Streep Reveals Iconic Actor, ‘True Blue Patriot’ Who’s Been Her ‘Beacon For 50 Years’

Meryl Streep attended a star-studded “Celebration of Film” event Saturday at the University of Austin to support the preservation and access to historical film materials. Her speech at the Harry Ransom Center notably declared one actor as her guiding “beacon.” While the annual gala has been held since 2005, Saturday highlighted the preservation efforts and personal archive of Robert De Niro. Streep’s speech seemed to center on 1973’s “Bang The Drum Slowly,” which her friend Michael Moriarty starred in, before her true idol came into focus. “Michael was great, but we all agreed that the kid they found in the… Read Full Article