Word: bon
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Died. Francis Welch ("Frank") Crowninshield, 75, longtime editor of the late, famed Vanity Fair, pioneer U.S. collector of modern French art, elegant bon vivant of the old school; after an operation; in Manhattan. Frank Crowninshield made Vanity Fair a gourmet's selection of new, high-flavored literary and artistic dishes, sandwiched bright new writers like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Anita Loos and E. E. Cummings between the paintings of Matisse, Segonzac, Pascin, Laurencin, and seasoned the whole with Covarrubias caricatures and Steichen photographs. At 71, after observing that "it would make a frightful mess if I died and left...
M.I.T. will counter with backstroker Bon Dann, breaststroker Bob Polletier, and sprinters Jim Leonard, Carl Mellin, and Jack Searle. Brown and Wesleyan accounted for the two Tech defeats, while its lone win was registered over Amherst...
Actually, the Terriers are untested in collegiate circles this fall, despite two easy victories already. lke Bevins has been sensational in the nets, and the speed of first liners Don Cleary, Bon Forbes, and Bill Kirrance is a real threat...
...scenes between these two, especially those concerned with financial discussions, smack of the show which made father famous. But, since satire is not a strong point of the story, practically all enjoyment must be derived from pure humor--the humor of witty remarks and comic situations. The few celebrated bon mots which the head of the Day family utters are good in any company, but the comedy of situations, often centered about the children, is somewhat harmed by spotty acting which tempers the juvenile parts to mediocrity. Even much-raved-about Elizabeth Taylor seems to be trying too hard...
...eyes the colossal Cunarder wavered moltenly. Even Colonel Blimp blew his nose with a Tory blast prolonged by the boom of the great ship's sirens, which are pitched two octaves below middle A and audible ten miles across the downs. On decks and dock, the handkerchiefs fluttered, bon voyage bouquets were waved. The farewells grew fainter across the widening water...