Jill Clayburgh: An Appreciation
In 1981, when the appointment of Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, was still a gleam in President Reagan's eye, Jill Clayburgh was on a soundstage playing Ruth Loomis, the first female Supreme in Ronald Neame's First Monday in October. Brainy, mouthy, near-beautiful, Ms. Clayburgh was the go-to actress to boldly go where no woman had gone before.