Word: books
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...does special reporting. Whenever he hears of a particularly interesting story, he wires the New York Times or the North American Newspaper Alliance for permission to cover it. The author of "Personal History" has lately been studying opposition to fascism in Europe in preparation for a book which comes off the press next June called "Not Peace but a Sword...
...Club gave its patrons a lot of laughs and a good time last night with its annual presentation, this year entitled "Give, Baby, Give". The book was written by Richard Door, '36, Charles G. Hutter, Jr., '38, and James H. Legendre, Jr., '40; the lyricists were Hutter and Door, and the music by Robert Gibson and Stanley Shephard, the latter also conducting the orchestra...
Telling the story of a small town girl's tribulations because of her love for a film idol, and the difficulties of three bankrupt movie magnates in getting their greatest extravaganza onto celluloid, "Give, Baby, Give" has many hilarious moments. Sometimes the lines are priceless, and when the book begins to drag, a member of the cast is certain to do the unexpected and thereby give things a new lift...
...appeared briefly on the Boston scene Tuesday to autograph copies of his latest book, "Wickford Point," which features a Harvard Housemaster turned novelist. Seated behind an imposing pile of his latest works, Marquand was guarded from a rush of autograph-seekers which failed to materialize, by an efficient lady literary agent and a high-brow sob sister from the Transcript (pronounced Trahnscript) for which he worked in its palmier days...
...book for this year's production, which satirizes Hollywood from a bucolic angle, was written by Richard G. Door 3L, Charles G. Hutter '38, erstwhile star of the swimming team, and James H. Legendre...