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Dates: during 1940-1949
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The Greek character of Oedipus (Swollen or Wounded Foot) has been employed in modern times to illustrate and to symbolize this affliction. There are very sound psychological and biological reasons why the legs should be affected by the relations between a man and his parents, which is the essence, superficially...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 3, 1949 | 1/3/1949 | See Source »

Both Welles and former Secretary of State Cordell Hull sprang to Duggan's defense, praised his patriotism. So did dozens of other U.S. citizens. The Columbia Broadcasting System's Edward R. Murrow (who is also chairman of the board of trustees of the Institute of International Education) spoke...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INVESTIGATIONS: The Man in the Window | 1/3/1949 | See Source »

Manhattan's most frequently quoted newspapermen are the drama critics of its nine dailies. How the average play producer feels about them is summed up in a current comedy by a character who calls them "middleaged men on the aisle who hated Mickey Mouse when they were kids." Nevertheless...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Yule Log-Rolling | 1/3/1949 | See Source »

Died. Sir C. (for Charles) Aubrey Smith, 85, hawk-nosed, patrician stage & screen character actor (Lives of a Bengal Lancer, Four Feathers, Lloyds of London); in Beverly Hills, Calif. A onetime champion cricketer, Smith never gave up his British citizenship in more than 20 years in the U.S., was knighted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Dec. 27, 1948 | 12/27/1948 | See Source »

Among the chief delights "of the ride, he found, are the things one sees on the way: "The tint and character of a leaf, the dreamy, purple shades of mountains, the exquisite lacery of winter branches, the dim, pale silhouettes of far horizons. And I had lived for over 40...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Joy Ride in a Paint-Box | 12/20/1948 | See Source »

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