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Word: chumley (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Humanities 3 section man, played by Stephen Addiss. He succeeds in looking the part, and his monologues are often too near reality to be amusing. But in all he captures the faculty spirit, and pleasantly at that. The supporting roles are a compendum of unusual types, including Chowderhead Chumley (Stephen Bolster), who is the suede jacket tough man for the Radcliffe operation. Wheareas he tends to shout more lines than he growls, his walk is an authentic back street swagger. One of his bosses is Congressman Al Gaiter (Robert Rosenberger), who is a bit rough for a slick politician, although...

Author: By Cliff F. Thompson, | Title: Snake Oil | 3/12/1955 | See Source »

Yale medical students sent a joint letter; so did 70 customers at Chumley's Bar & Grill in Greenwich Village. Says Cott: "We seem to have an absolute saturation coverage of the colleges. Guys who burn the midnight oil have this show on all the time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Music in the Night | 9/22/1952 | See Source »

...opinion, the world has never done better than chancery. Today there is a solid group of distinguished Britons who want to return to it. Under the leadership of such enthusiasts as Sir Sydney Cockerell, former director of Cambridge University's Fitzwilliam Museum, and Lord Cholmondeley (pronounced Chumley), Lord Great Chamberlain for Edward VIII, West believes that Britons may soon be writing a fine Italian hand once again. Among the modern models they could imitate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Back to Chancery | 12/3/1951 | See Source »

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