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Word: besan (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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François Vannereau Besançon, France

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 23, 1984 | 4/23/1984 | See Source »

...tireless in the bedroom as on the road or concert platform. His chief paramour in this volume is the sensuous Italian contralto Gabriella Besan-zoni. She and Rubinstein tour Latin America like a couple of gypsy children, piling up gold pesos under their bed as they go. Other liaisons are briefer: the demimondaine "Charlottavotte," whom he enjoys between the lifeboats on a crossing to South America; the American actress who is so enchanted by his playing that she offers herself to him for the night as a tribute; and many a French bourgeoise "who apparently needed a diversion from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The World at His Fingertips | 2/4/1980 | See Source »

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