Word: debra
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Peggy Sue has had a turbulent history, surviving defections by its original star, Debra Winger, and Directors Penny Marshall and Jonathan Demme. But everything finally came together under the sensitive directorial hand of, yes, Francis Coppola. The supporting cast is splendid. The film's occasional lapses never puncture the airy tone; they are easily forgiven, like Peggy Sue and her friends, whose only sin was to grow up. This prom-night balloon of a movie floats easily above the year's other exercises in '50s nostalgia. If you dare reach for it, it will land smartly in your heart...
...opponents with 39% of the vote, was the only G.O.P. candidate with statewide experience. Said she: "This is an opportunity to tell that what we have in Nebraska are open-minded people." The women will vie for the job now held by Bob Kerrey, 42, former companion of Actress Debra Winger; he is resigning after one term to pursue a future "different from being an elected politician...
...abhorrent as the potential exploitation of H-R women in the pages of Playboy? Instead of running TWA ads, The Crimson should run an editorial urging students not to fly TWA until management reaches a just settlement with TWA workers. Daniel Goldhagen '81, GSAS Mustafa Emirbayer GSAS Debra Satz Teaching Assistant in Social Studies John Borneman GSAS Michael Macy '70 Lecturer in Social Studies Brennon Wood Teaching Assistant in Social Studies Joseph Schwartz Teaching Assistant in Social Studies Jeffrey Goodwin Teaching Assistant in Social Studies
Outwardly, the show, which opened off Broadway last week, is a farce. In pursuit of his ambition, the mild-mannered host (John Cunningham) squabbles with his wife (Debra Mooney), snubs friends, forces drinks on the unwilling, tries to orchestrate the tempo of encounters, wages war against spontaneity. His every move is being judged by a remorselessly bitchy critic (Charlotte Moore) from a newspaper resembling the New York Times. Her very presence indicates that Gurney has metaphors in mind. Other hints include references to Oscar Wilde, whose epigrams the characters mimic, and a mounted portrait of Hawthorne, master of allegory...
...Debra Clay, 34, a working librarian in Houston, felt every inch the caring parent. At the pricey Creme de la Creme preschool learning center, her eight- month-old daughter Kendall peered at two red dots on a white flash card held by a teacher, who called out, "Two!" As new cards came up, the teacher chanted the numbers while Kendall acknowledged the exercise with an occasional gurgle. Down the hall, Kendall's four-year-old sister Katie chirped, "Un, deux, trois . . ." mimicking the accent of her Parisian instructor. Elsewhere around Creme de la Creme, 150 other tots and toddlers grappled...