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...actor, Wayne could only play one role- himself. They called him larger than life, and his ungainly bulk probably had a lot to do with that. He towered over Injuns, Nips, and Gooks. Most of Wayne's movies had one-word titles-McClintock, Branigan, McQ, Chisum, Stagecoach- so that his legions of addled fans could remember them. And his movies were all Black and White; Panavision never brought the colorings of moral ambiguity to these flicks. You were a baddie or you were a goodie; those who opposed the Duke were deranged sadists who frequently...

Author: By David B. Edelstein, | Title: Ding Dong | 6/25/1979 | See Source »

Secretary of State Edgar D. Whitcomb, a Republican, beat Democratic Lt. Gov. Robert L. Rock for the governorship of Indiana to succeed Democratic Gov. Roger D. Branigan, who was barred by law from running again...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Republicans Gain 3 Governorships | 11/6/1968 | See Source »

...state where conservative Gov. Roger D. Branigan could call the Kennedys "outside agitators" last April, things are improving rapidly for the liberals. Facing a GOP sweep, the party gubernatorial candidate Rock asked McCathy co-ordinator and professor James Bogle to head his "Citizens for Rock" group. About twenty per cent of party boss Gordon St. Angelo's precincts are now under liberal control. Following the November election, the old McCarthy organization and a few other liberals (Kennedy imported his May primary machine, leaving few Kennedyites) will gather to form a permanent political group to work within the party for progressive...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Liberal Challenge: State by State | 9/23/1968 | See Source »

PRESIDENT Johnson 925,548 Goldwater 733,960 U.S. SENATOR Hartke (D) 1,030,683 Bontrager (R) 872,427 GOVERNOR Branigan (D) 1,053,387 Ristine...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: State-by-State Results: President, Senator, Governor | 11/4/1964 | See Source »

...Sophomore, Lewis A. McGowan '38, has qualified to play as number four man, turning in cards ranging from 71 to 77. Though McGowan didn't compete for his Freshman team last year, he has been playing spectacular golf. Mansfield Branigan '36 completes the list of veteran players, and will in all probability rank fifth this year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up | 5/1/1936 | See Source »

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