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...today if I were a young man." Zukor accepted homage from people like Alfred Hitchcock, James Stewart, Jack Benny, Diana Ross and Michael Caine. There were rose petals (70 packages of them), a rope of flowers and a real live Dorothy Lamour, escorted by two chimpanzees named Bob and Bing. Columnist Earl Wilson asked some guests whether they would like to be 100. "I don't think so," said Bette Davis. "Yes, but I'd only admit to being 90," said Zsa Zsa Gabor...
...spends the beginning of his career creating his own role and the remainder interpreting it. His songs are mini-dramas about love and sorrow, good times and bad, and if he is good enough, he can convince his audience that he has experienced them all. The great crooners-from Bing Crosby to Dick Haymes to Frank Sinatra-have usually required wide exposure in cinema or TV to get their total message across. Tony Bennett, today's outstanding exemplar of the line, has been very happy to remain, in his words, "just a saloon singer...
...Nights at the Opera, Bing...
...that Americans badly need something to cheer about rather than condemn; some reason to feel good about their country rather than to feel shame. Nixon has given us an overdose of sham and shame. My vote is for George McGovern, who offers us a change for the better. EMILY BING Cincinnati...
...pennant with a team-high batting average of .297. He quieted his critics with a display of clutch hitting, bunting, slick fielding and flashy base running that won him Rookie-of-the-Year honors. In one poll at season's end, he was runner-up to Bing Crosby as the most popular man in America. Though his batting average* through ten seasons with the Dodgers was a formidable .311, Robinson is perhaps best remembered for his daring, pigeon-toed base running. The consummate artful Dodger, his long, dancing leads and false breaks on the base paths worried more than...