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Older Liberace fans insist that he reminds them of Rudolph Valentino, which is doubly odd: Valentino was not the pianist type, and, far from looking like the lean, dark actor, Liberace is pudgy, his curly hair is greying, his brow is broad. And he is not the strong, silent type. At a typical performance, he sits at the grand piano on a darkened stage with a 25-piece orchestra behind him and a discreet candelabra near by. He flashes a dazzling smile at the crowd, waves and mugs, squints up into the balcony and gushes into a convenient microphone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Popular Piano | 10/5/1953 | See Source »

...deadpan barbershop talk in Haircut to the old-school nourishes of New Orleans' George W. Cable in Madame Delphine: "She was just passing 17-that beautiful year when the heart of the maiden still beats quickly with the surprise of her new dominion, while with gentle dignity her brow accepts the holy coronation of womanhood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: 22 Lasting Stories | 7/20/1953 | See Source »

...over some 225,000 miles in 50 years to bring religion back to the people he thought the Church of England had forgotten. Much of John Wesley's journeying was uphill. Gangs of bullies dogged his steps. A heckler's stone gashed a scar upon his brow. But afoot and on horseback, he kept on going, a short little man in a plain black coat, whose hair was silken white most of his adult life. And his labors helped establish a world church of 14½ million members...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: 250th Birthday | 7/6/1953 | See Source »

...University of Southern California is an amiable young fellow of awesome proportions: 6 ft. 6 in., 250 lbs. Standing in the discus circle at the N.C.A.A. championships last week, Iness prepared for his final toss. Some 15,000 pairs of eyes were on him as he mopped his brow, pursed his lips, frowned, crouched, then went into his spin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Beyond the Flag | 6/29/1953 | See Source »

...Potential high brow pundits...

Author: By William M. Beecher, | Title: Council Draws Protest, Praise For Statement | 5/27/1953 | See Source »

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