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...played from the score or improvised. With the score sitting right there on the piano, how could anyone question the pianist's veracity? If he were improvising, virtually composing on the spot, who was to challenge him? Thus stage fright was all but unknown. But then along came Clara Wieck (soon to become Robert Schumann's wife), who did away with the score at public performances. The result, eventually, was an absolute separation of composer and performer...
Freshwoman Wicki Royden. Radcliffe's promising freestyler from the Santa Clara swim team, could push last year's winning relay times into the unbeatable range. She will alternate with Costin in individual freestyle events...
Though everybody recognized early that Virginia was "a genius," the girls' education was random. Their parents taught them the subjects they knew, which meant that Virginia counted on her fingers for life. Clara Pater, Walter's sister, dropped by to dispense a little Greek. Eventually, however, Sir Leslie opened his vast library to his daughters and Virginia's pent-up intellect found release...
...Alley song plugger, Richman won stardom in the Broadway revues of the '20s and '30s, where he introduced standards like The Birth of the Blues and It All Depends on You. One of the highest paid stars of the era, and temporary fiancé to "It Girl" Clara Bow, Richman mastered the role of playboy smoothie with his penchant for showgirls, gambling and amateur aviation...
Rivalry. When Mark's family moved to Walnut Creek, Calif, in 1961, Chavoor suggested that he join the program at the prestigious Santa Clara Swim Club under the direction of crusty George Haines?who cast an appraising eye at Spitz's first few performances and predicted: "He'll probably be the best swimmer in the world." That kind of praise was not given lightly; among Haines' stable of champions was Don Schollander, who won four gold medals at Tokyo in 1964. Mark, then 14, joined the club that year, and immediately became a formidable rival of Schollander, who was four...