RIP Elizabeth Norment - Died age 61 Date of Birth: unknown around 1953/1954 Date of Death 13 October 2014, New York, USA (cancer) Elizabeth Norment was an actress, known for Runaway (1984) Romy and Micheles High School Reunion (1997), and House of Cards (2013). Movie debut at age ?? in The Woman in Red (1984) as Hairdresser. Last two movie roles in 1997 in Romy and Micheles High School Reunion (1997) as Irate Customer and Murder in Mind (1997) as Dr. Beck. The Twilight Zone: Season 1, Episode 6 Examination Day/A Message from Charity (1 Nov. 1985) TV Episode - 45 min - Sci-Fi | Fantasy | Mystery Plot: Puritan Charity Payne and 1980s teenager Peter Wood are psychically connected due to delirium induced by a bacterial infection, and can see the world through each others eyes. Director: Paul Lynch Writers: Rod Serling (created by) & Philip DeGuere (teleplay). Stars: Christopher Allport, David Mendenhall and Elizabeth Norment. Elizabeth played the Mom in the segment Examination Day. Examination Day Plot: Dickie Jordan is an intelligent and curious youth in a dystopian future. It is Dickies twelfth birthday, which means he is required by law to report to a government testing facility for a mandatory IQ test. As Dickie gleefully tells his parents how he was told by an older friend that the test is easy and that hes sure he will pass it, his parents react stressfully and avoid his questions. The Jordans give Dickie a present, two years earlier than he thought hed be able to get it, and then they bring him to the facility and go back home to wait anxiously for the test results. From their faces, they look very scared and have been awaiting this day for a long time. When Dickie arrives at the testing facility, he is given a medicine, tasting like peppermint, which the examiner says will ensure he tells the truth. He is then given a series of tests, and appears to be doing very well. After his parents anxiously await the test results at home for hours, they are contacted by the government. Dickies test results are in and his intelligence quotient has exceeded the legal limit. The parents burst into tears as the government examiners ask the Jordans how they would like their sons remains to be handled. Reception: The Evening Independent wrote that the episode was a bit predictable, but the reason for the tragic climax was a shock.
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