Word: dehavilland
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...described in superlatives of wealth, intelligence, vitality and childishness. He drives his Bentley at top speed, depending for guidance on his passengers ("What's that coming up on the left, Mick? Good God, you should have warned me minutes ago. It nearly hit us"). He flies his deHavilland Moth with the aplomb of Wrong Way Corrigan. Aiming for France, he makes a forced landing instead on a race track in Ireland. Even when he hears a native's brogue, Greenbloom insists that he is near Chantilly, dismisses the fellow as talking "some kind of patois . . . He must...
Ralph Richardson carried off double honors in the poll. He was judged the best leading actor in "Fallen Idol," and the best supporting actor in "The Heiress." Olivia deHavilland, also for her performance in "The Heiress," won first place in the poll's competition for the best leading actress. The best supporting actress was Mercedes McCambridge named for her role in "All the King...