Word: corio
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...these days the Queen of Beantown Burlesque since your Dad's college days, Ann Corio, is doing war relief work. Her local agent quoted her as declaring, "I'd give the skirt off--" but lot the bare facts speak for themselves...
...Corio, long the "Most Beautiful Girl in Burlesque," and now a cinemactress, explained with high logic why she had always stripped down to "lingerie or panties" rather than the classic G-string: "If a girl takes off her clothes, you don't expect to see her in a rhinestone G-string with fringe and tassels...
...Network began the Prize Show when it came to the realization that Harvard men wanted sex in the radio. Early programs starring Ann Corio and other celebrities proved very, successful, but programs just featuring a female voice failed badly...
...least twenty-four hours the College was more than mildly Corio-conscious. Networkmen did not have to call a special meeting to decide that this incident carried with it a moral. "Your audience," said the moral, "likes sex; let them have...
Members of the College station scratched their heads. Sex, they felt, can be mighty important in college broadcasting. For proof they pointed to the success of the Corio and "What's Wrong with Harvardmen?" interviews. Perhaps their logic was faulty, but they stuck to their convictions...