Word: burtness
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...methodically slaughtered eight student nurses in a Chicago dormitory in 1966, is just as methodically raising birds. Still confined to death row despite the Supreme Court's edict against capital punishment, Speck has been nicknamed "the Birdman" by his fellow prisoners-a reference to the 1962 Burt Lancaster movie, Birdman of Alcatraz. "I haven't raised any fuss about the birds," said Stateville Assistant Warden George Stampar. "Two sparrows flew into his cell and he's attached to them. I understand he even shampoos them...
...plays a doctor madly in love with a sheep; and Allen plays, among other wonders, a sperm cell, a libidinous fail ure named Victor Shakapopolis, a spider, and a court jester caught by a king in the arms of a queen. For the film, Allen has written sketches starring Burt Reynolds, Heather MacRae, Lynn Redgrave and John Carradine as victims of everything from satyriasis to frigidity. Sex is certain to escalate Woody's current price for writing and directing a film to 10% of the gross. So why is this man weeping...
Directed by BURT KENNEDY Screenplay by Z.X. JONES...
...Died. Burt A. Massee, 84, founder of Chicago's Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory, forerunner of the FBI crime lab; in Orange Park, Fla. A prominent Chicago businessman, Massee was foreman of the coroner's jury that investigated the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929. He helped finance the work of ballistics experts in identifying the murder weapons, and their techniques so impressed him that he persuaded officials of Northwestern University to establish a facility to study scientific methods of crime detection. Among the laboratory's achievements was the development of the lie detector...
Four Springfield pitchers have signed pro contracts in the last two years, and while this year's staff isn't particularly flashy, it has been consistent. The Crimson will face Burt Barker, a left-hander with a 4-0 record and an E.R.A. of 1.94. Last week Barker beat B.C., 3-2, two days after the Eagles had upset the Crimson. Tom O'Neill will start for Harvard...