"We'd love to have grass greens, but you need 200 members for that, and we only have 50 or 60, " said Bob Becker, a club founder.

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She was nominated for a best supporting actress Oscar for her role in Rebel Without a Cause, and for best actress for Splendor in the Grass, and Love with the Proper Stranger.

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Its fenced back yard with well-tended grass has a brown painted picnic table, swing love seat and lounging chairs.

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His sons love the game - proof that the national team's exploits can inspire young people at the grass roots.

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