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Dates: during 1970-1979
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DIED. Merle Oberon, 68, arrestingly beautiful cinemactress who rose to fame in the '30s and '40s in such classics as Wuthering Heights and The Scarlet Pimpernel; after a stroke; in Los Angeles. Oberon was born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson on the island of Tasmania. Educated in India, she left for England in 1928, worked as an extra and dance hostess until she met and married Film Producer Alexander Korda. Her 1933 portrayal of Anne Boleyn in The Private Life of Henry VIII made her a star. Divorcing Korda in 1945, she went on to play such...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Dec. 3, 1979 | 12/3/1979 | See Source »

With Harvard leading, 22-7, on Burke St. John's touchdown in the fourth quarter, Cozza tried to give the Crimson an unwanted case of deja vu. In last year's Yale game, Yale quarterback Pat O'Brien threw a pass to split end John Spagnola, who stunned Harvard with a perfect aerial to Bob Krystiniak for a 66-yd. TD. But that was last year...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Defense Outshines Yale's Vaulted Unit | 11/19/1979 | See Source »

...there's Lou Boudreau, Luis Aparicio, Orlando Cepeda, Ellston Howard, the heroes that Red Sox management fielded in the waning years of their lives. The Picture History of the Boston Red Sox has all the pictures, and the folksie, barstool chatter extracts the Bostonese from personages like: Buck O'Brien, Smokey Joe Wood, Sad Sam Jones, Jumping Joe Dugan, and Yaz, to name...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: Heroes and Fools | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

Kris Mertz blasted Mary Beth O'Brien from the court with scorching serves and accurate volleys on the way to a 6-2, 6-2 win in the fifth slot. Freshman Patty Vitale, playing varsity singles for the first time, provided the day's biggest surprise by stylishly disposing of Michelle DiCorlo...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Racquetwomen Win Easily | 10/26/1979 | See Source »

Keegan and Corrigan won a special "let's get serious--it's freezing" tiebreaker played after they split sets 6-1, 5-7. Harvard's Lisa Schneider and Rony Sebok tumbled at number one, 2-6, 2-6 to Lynch and Santanielo. BC's Quigley and O'Brien skated past Deirdre Wilde and Sarah Nicholas...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Racquetwomen Win Easily | 10/26/1979 | See Source »

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