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There he discovered familiar diversions, among them prostitutes and Scotch. His great affair with Lillian Hellman did not spur him to write nor, according to this intriguing and detailed account by Novelist Diane Johnson (Lying Low), did it change his habits. Despite his proclaimed affection for Hellman, he continued to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Notable: Nov. 7, 1983 | 11/7/1983 | See Source »

"Manischevitz was profoundly disappointed at the return of his active pain and suffering. He had hoped for a longer interval of easement, long enough to have a thought other than of him self and his troubles. Day by day, minute after minute, he lived in pain, pain his only memory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Heroism Without Sentiment | 10/17/1983 | See Source »

MANY FILMS fall short of their potential because they try to be all things to all people; such attempts inspire affection, but not admiration. The creators of Beyond the Limit have stumbled upon a still more devastating combination; theirs is a movie that isn't anything to anybody, and it...

Author: By Holly A. Idelson, | Title: A Film With Plenty of Nothing | 10/7/1983 | See Source »

¶ "All my life affection has been showered on me, and every forward step I took has been taken in spite of it."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People 1982: A History of This Section | 10/5/1983 | See Source »

Glenn benefits by additions as well as excisions. One tender scene was inspired by a 1959 picture in LIFE magazine of Glenn and his wife sprawled on a day bed. In the movie, Glenn confesses to Annie that his fellow pilots consider him "a gung-ho type." When Annie breaks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: From Hero To Candidate | 10/3/1983 | See Source »

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