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Word: dina (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...unpredictable. It is hard to tell whether she is acting or merely enjoying herself, but in the end it scarcely matters. Her zest is infectious and leaps across the footlights. In other major parts, Christine Andreas is a touching, warm-voiced Frankie, George S. Irving is an amusing impresario, Dina Merrill is silkily elegant as the ballet's rich sponsor, and George de la Pena is convincing as Makarova's partner and lover...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: High Stepper | 3/21/1983 | See Source »

...that complex technology is usually relatively ineffective." The Council on Economic Priorities, a liberal research group in New York, also released a study of weapons procurement last month that zeroed in on the Pentagon's continuing inability to control costs. The Project on Military Procurement, run by Analyst Dina Rasor, is an independent research group in Washington that has worked to draw attention to massive cost overruns and technological failures in weapon systems...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Winds of Reform | 3/7/1983 | See Source »

...Thanks for the memories," Hope gathered a chorus of his past leading ladies. Lined up from left to right, Virginia Mayo, 62, Janis Paige, 60, Jill St. John, 42, Martha Raye, 66, Rosemary Clooney, 54, Lucille Ball, 71, Rhonda Fleming, 59, Lamour, Jane Russell, 61, Dina Merrill, 57, and Martha Hyer, 52, made for the ultimate Road picture: one in which Hope, 79, at last gets all the girls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Mar. 7, 1983 | 3/7/1983 | See Source »

...mildly, Bacall was not amused. "She went wild," says a woman who works on the production. After Welch's brief triumph, an angry Bacall refused to speak to the producers and pressagents. Whenever a permanent replacement was mentioned, she had only one suggestion: Dina Merrill, who at 56 is only one year younger than Bacall. Welch got the part and suggested that she and Bacall be photographed together, so that they could forestall any silly rumors about a feud. Bacall said no. She has other plans. In January she is scheduled to star in the road company of Woman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: God! I'm So Glad I'm Here! | 8/16/1982 | See Source »

...companions in heaven are Siegfried von Kanigswald (Mark Kingstone), "the beast of Yugoslavia" whom Ryan killed on one of his missions; and Mildred Ryan (Dina Michels), a former wife of Ryan who has turned to alchol and cynicism. In various monologues the two characters cut apart Harold Ryan for his curelty selfishness and sexual abnormalities. Both actors do the best that could be expected with their parts especially Michels who saunters on drunkenly and then saunters...

Author: By Rebecca J. Joseph, | Title: Heroes for Zeroes | 3/17/1982 | See Source »

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