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A Chicago suburbAccording to reports, the decision was made against a proposal this week to build a monument for Harrison Ford, an actor who attended high school here.
The Aldermen Park Ridge, Illinois city councilAccording to the Chicago Tribune, they expressed concern over the price of a statue and that the pitch was from an outside source. They also wondered if Ford, who was reportedly bullied as a child, would appreciate the recognition.
GQ reported in 2017 by Ford that other children used to push him down hills starting in sixth grade.
He said, “So I was the newly arrived kid, and I was short and geeky.” “I would climb the hill and then they would push me down the hill. I’d then come up the hill and they’d push me down again if they had enough time.”
Harrison Ford, Actor arrives at The Beverly Hilton Hotel for the 17th Hollywood Film Awards, October 21, 2013, Beverly Hills, California.
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Surprisingly, he said it didn’t really bother him – at least to think about it now – adding that he doesn’t always have much “emotional attachment” anymore to events from his childhood. He explained that he used to focus more on girls showing “sympathy for” him at the time than on bullying.
In light of those sentiments, Park Ridge Mayor Marty Maloney said this week, “Based on some things I’ve heard just through Park Ridge lore about Harrison Ford and leaving Park Ridge, I would just want to make sure he was comfortable with what we’re doing if we’re taking that step on this.”
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Omri Arany, the artist responsible for the statue pitch, donated it. Highwood, Illinois-based studioRotblatt Amrany is the man behind many other statues of famous people like Magic Johnson in Chicago, Michael Jordan and Napoleon Dynamite at 20th Century Fox Studios Los Angeles.
Amrany stated that Ford would be reached out to him if the pitch was approved in the town. He suggested that the statue could be made larger. Tourism is a major industry in the area.
City Hall in Park Ridge Illinois.
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“He has an enormous fan base and it’s easy to imagine people from nearby communities stopping by to have their picture taken with a sculpture,” he told the city council.
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Ford was the star of the “Star Wars”, “Indiana Jones”Since the 1970s, franchises have been established and he has appeared in many other blockbusters including “The Fugitive” and “Air Force One.”
Julie Rotblatt-Amrany and Omri Amrany have placed the Michael Jordan statue outside of the United Center. It is home to the Chicago Bulls basketball team, and the Chicago Blackhawks hockey league.
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Park Ridge Ald. Harmony Harrington said she was concerned that the pitch wasn’t local and has had no backing from the community.
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“I am aware that we were approached by a highly regarded fine art studio with possibly greater vision than most of us have about how this could work for our town,” she stated. “But for me, I’d love to see projects like this come from the ground up; that means that the public and others are really invested in wanting this.”
