My Favorite Things Beginning with Q, R, and S

Q

• Film: The Queen
• Composer: Roger Quilter

R

• Author and/or poet: Christina Rossetti
• Book: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
• Fictional character:
• Film: Return to Me, Roman Holiday
• Actor: Alan Rickman, Oliver Reed
• Actress: Rosalind Russell, Diana Rigg, Meg Ryan
• Composer: Rossini, Rachmaninov, Richard Rodgers
• Opera: Rigoletto
• Food: rib eye steak, medium rare

S

• Author and/or poet: Dodie Smith, George Bernard Shaw
• Book: The Secret Garden, The Soul of Kindness (Elizabeth Taylor)
• Fictional character:
• Film: Don't make me choose one, or even two or three. Summertime, Sense and Sensibility (1995), Shadowlands, The Shop around the Corner, Sleepless in Seattle, Sabrina (both versions)
• Actor: James Stewart
• Actress: Maggie Smith, Juliet Stevenson, Meryl Streep
• Composer: Schubert, Schumann
• Opera: Suor Angelica, Serse (Xerxes)
• Food: shrimp