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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...right to worry. Hollywood anoints these new young stars with alarming frequency, and can abandon them just as fast when they stumble. But for the moment, there's not much time left for Damon to consider such questions. He's too busy. He just turned down an offer to star in the next film by Ang Lee, who directed the Oscar-nominated Sense and Sensibility and The Ice Storm. That was so he could do the next film from the Oscar-winning director of The English Patient, Anthony Minghella. Damon will play the title role in The Talented Mr. Ripley...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: MATT DAMON: REIGN MAN | 12/1/1997 | See Source »

Although Linden often runs the ball courageously and with the abandon of a 300-pound John Elway, his ability to remain mobile in the pocket and make the offensive line block to his advantage have opened up his passing game...

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Line Clears Path for Harvard's Explosive Offense | 11/26/1997 | See Source »

Prince Charles is to abandon legal moves to save his sons millions of dollars in inheritance taxes following the death of Princess Diana, reports People Daily...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diana and the Taxman | 11/24/1997 | See Source »

...Pocahontas, Disney almost seems to be at pains to abandon the few facts that we do know about Pocahontas' life--she appears as a busty, English-speaking, environmentalist super-model, who is sweet on John Smith, but who nevertheless decides to remain in America with her people, respecting their ways. In real life, Pocahontas converted to Christianity, married English tobacco magnate John Rolf (who doesn't appear in the Disney version), moved to England and died there of smallpox...

Author: By Adam J. Levitin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Rape of Clio: Reconciling Art and History | 11/21/1997 | See Source »

...encouraged students never to abandon their heritage...

Author: By Jenny E. Heller, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: AIDS Researcher Speaks At Eliot House Banquet | 11/19/1997 | See Source »

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