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...childless couple, Charles E. Dameron and his wife Lona were delighted when in 1955 they were able to adopt an eight-month-old German orphan. Dori, a bright-eyed blonde, was duly examined by German authorities, found to be normal, was sent to live with the Damerons in their $19,000, three-bedroom home in suburban Silver Spring, Md. As Dori grew older, Dameron prepared her for a delightful surprise: she would soon, he told her one day, have a baby brother to play with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANNERS & MORALS: Avoiding a Risk | 7/22/1957 | See Source »

Even the plot, which was written by Dori Schmidt, appears much less inane that those which inflict many musicals. The story deals with the antagonism between an esoteric poet, and a poet-hating female stock broker, and the somewhat hestitant romance between their children...

Author: By Thomas K. Schwabacher, | Title: Drumbeats and Song | 3/2/1956 | See Source »

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