Word: biron
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...grabbed Van as he came off the stage after playing Rachmaninoff's Third Concerto, bussed him soundly on both cheeks. To Composer Aram Khachaturian, Van was "better than Rachmaninoff; you find a virtuoso like this only once or twice in a century." France's Marquis de Gontaut-Biron, a frequent judge of piano contests, found that Van had "almost the technique of Horowitz during his prime, and he has everything Horowitz always lacked." Raved Britain's Sir Arthur Bliss: "He plays with fire and poetry, and gives vitality to every phrase." More cautious, U.S. Conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos...
...poised, and he and his cast illuminate nuances which many alert readers might miss. Furthermore, there are only polished performances to be found in the whole production. Ian Keith, as one would expect, has captured the whimsical brooding which Armado requires; Hurd Hatfield as the witty and poetic Biron is just that; Jerry Kilty as the King is a perfect pedant; and the beautiful Jan Farrand is a beguiling Rosaline. Albert Duclos', Thayer David's, and Fred Gwynn's character portrayals are outstanding...
This was the tragic end of an afternoon's walk two youngsters took through the woods of Bedford, N.H., to nearby Sandy Pond. Two firemen are lifting out the bodies of Irene Biron, 12, and her cousin Robert Bourque, 7, after hacking out a 25-ft. channel through ice to reach them. A search began when the youngsters failed to come home at dusk one day last week, continued through the cold, foggy night. The bodies were discovered next day when a posse of neighbors, relatives, police & firemen saw the shimmering red & white of Irene's sweater beneath...
...good many people seemed to feel no interest at all in the moral point involved, simply wondered why Dr. Sander had committed the indiscretion of jotting his action on the record. County Medical Referee Robert E. Biron explained that it was the only clue to Dr. Sander's irregularity.: "Had he omitted that notation it would have been impossible to detect the cause of death as an air injection...