My Favorite Things Beginning with C and D

C

• Author: Lettice Cooper
• Book: Crampton Hodnet by Barbara Pym
• Film: Come to the Stable
• Actor: Michael Caine, George Clooney
• Actress: Toni Colette
• Composer: Corelli, Chopin
• Opera: Così fan tutte, La Cenerentola
• Food: Coconut cream pie (NOT meringue), chocolate mousse
• Fictional character: Mr. Collins (Pride and Prejudice)

D

• Author/Poet: E. M. Delafield, Emily Dickinson
• Book: Diary of a Provincial Lady, E. M. Delafield
• Film: Desk Set
• Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, Robert Downey, Jr.
• Actress: Irene Dunne, Doris Day, Judi Dench, Bette Davis
• Composer: Donizetti
• Opera: Don Giovanni, Dido and Aeneas
• Food: Double Devonshire cream, dim sum
• Fictional character: Dickon (The Secret Garden), Dulcie (No Fond Return of Love)