Word: creation
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...production is a cross between a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta and "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." The chorus of tinkers resembles the famous Disney creation, while Sir Guy, who usurps Robin Hood's rightful inheritance, and the eagle-eyed Sheriff of Nottingham are taken straight from Gilbert and Sullivan. The combination is effective and entertaining...
...Darien, Conn, home, Johnson finds the creation of Barnaby six days a week, one month in advance, a painful literary job. He does the drawing easily. Last week Barnaby and O'Malley were deep in the presidential campaign; behind-the-scenes political moves were being masterminded by cigar-waving O'Malley. Said Barnaby to his practical father: "Mr. O'Malley is for Dewey because a lot of generals got to be presidents, but, so far, not any admirals...
...worked in Paris cafes in the '303 went on plugging the sentimental melody which she had helped to make No. 1 on the Hit Parade: I'll Be Seeing You (in "all the old familiar places" of Paris, the lyrics imply). Milliner Lilli Dache (whose newest creation is a hat composed of a single pink garter) and Dressmaker Hattie Carnegie announced they would take the first possible boat to Paris. In San Francisco, Department Storekeeper Paul Verdier closed his doors and broke out champagne for his 600 employes. In Hollywood, husky-voiced Tallulah Bankhead, who had vowed...
...purpose of the conference, in effect, is to prepare memoranda on the possible creation of a world organization to preserve the peace. The Big Three have al ready exchanged memos on this. The present conference will be a further exchange...
Said C. Norman Stabler, New York Times financial editor: "The move in motors, for a time, had all the earmarks of the worst days of 1928 and 1929. . . . It was just this kind of situation that led to the creation of the Securities and Exchange Commission...