Word: clown
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...three years is a long wait for a woman of Sicilian temperament, and the end of her seclusion is in sight when she finds out that her lamented spouse had been keeping other company. So when a bachelor with the body of her husband but "the face of a clown" walks into Serafina's house, the result is inevitable...
...frequent states of towering rage, and when she sulks she seems like a fury with nobody but herself to haunt. Best of all are the comic scenes, which she plays with the broad and leering satisfaction of a peasant. Burt Lancaster tries hard as the bachelor-clown, but even in his most successful moments he appears almost pathetically outclassed...
...bevy of "40 beautiful girls." The following year bubble dancer Sally Rand, amid a barrage of pennies, spoke on "How to be Intelligent though Educated." In addition to Miss Rand the Smoker Committee presented Frank Buck, the human giant Jack Earle, and Felix Adler, the world famous clown. President Conant did not appear...
...Handed Clown. Hans was eager, a quiet workhorse and an immediate...
While they marveled at his growth as a ballplayer, his teammates corrupted his nickname to "Honus" and made him the butt of their jokes. Without half trying, Honus added to his reputation as a clown...