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Word: crankier (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Crusty old George Bernard Shaw, who always insisted on approving every detail of his plays' productions, was even crankier when it came to the movies. His will provides that he be billed only as "Bernard Shaw." His trustees also decided that no more than 10% of Shaw's original lines may be changed for the screenplay...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Don't Call Me George | 10/15/1951 | See Source »

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