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Word: boudoirs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Boudoir. "Frank Sinatra," says an agent who wishes he had Frank's account, "is just about the hottest item in show business today." Sinatra, who in Who's Who lists himself as "baritone" by occupation, has offers of more work than he could do in 20 years, and seems pleasantly certain to pay income tax for 1955 on something close to $1,000,000. Moreover, his new success spreads like a Hoboken cargo net across almost every area of show business...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The Kid from Hoboken | 8/29/1955 | See Source »

...itself a bigger slice of this audience, Manhattan's WRCA-TV, flagship of the NBC network, moved right into the boudoir last week with a silken five-minute sign-off spot called Count Sheep (weekdays, 1 a.m.). Its star is Nancy Berg, a 24-year-old, Wisconsin-born model, who floats onscreen in filmy lace, stretches her bare arms, yawns delicately, glances teasingly out of her cathode bedroom, pops into bed and out again for a moment's play with her French poodle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Beddy-Bye | 8/15/1955 | See Source »

...Game of Hearts: Harriette Wilson's Memoirs, edited by Leslie Blanch. A saucy, intimate peek at Regency London's beaux and belles from the boudoir of a celebrated courtesan (TIME, June...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: RECENT & READABLE, Aug. 8, 1955 | 8/8/1955 | See Source »

...Game of Hearts: Harriette Wilson's Memoirs, edited by Lesley Blanch. A saucy, intimate peek at Regency London's beaux and belles from the boudoir of the most celebrated courtesan of the day (TIME, June...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: RECENT & READABLE, Jul. 4, 1955 | 7/4/1955 | See Source »

This Old House. In Mexico City, 91-year-old Melania Maria Yosset accused 91-year-old Miguel Marine of setting fire to her boudoir in a jealous rage as a climax to the "torrid love affair" they had been carrying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Mar. 21, 1955 | 3/21/1955 | See Source »

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