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...things about living in the White House," says Tricia. "You can get any movie on 24 hours' notice. We've seen all the old movies we've always wanted to see?Humphrey Bogart and W.C. Fields. We're great fans of W.C. Fields; his sense of humor is so droll." Both are interested in history and savor the White House because of its former tenants, Tricia's favorite being Dolley Madison. "Because she was so outgoing and warm," says Tricia, "I think she bridged so many gaps present in the country...
...movie addict, and he haunted Lincoln's only stage door. He once spoke to Charles Laughton and still remembers that the actor remarked upon his low voice. When Bob Hope played Lincoln, Dick trapped the comedian backstage and said, "Fine show, Bob." Hope replied, "Thanks, son." Hardly a droll exchange, but enough to thrill Cavett. He recalls: "I thought, gee, if I were famous I wouldn't have to worry about being smooth like some of the jocks in my class, or about sweating when I danced with girls. If I were in the movies, they'd all be coming...
...ever a horse race was up for grabs, it was the 1971 Kentucky Derby. Hoist The Flag, the heavy winter book favorite, shattered a leg a month before the big race. At least five other top contenders-His Majesty, Droll Role, Executioner, Run The Gantlet. Salem-dropped out because they were injured or were being saved for other races. With no clear-cut favorite in sight, trainers trotted out a string of long shots on the wild chance that one of them might have a good day. And wild it was, as an overcrowded field of 20, only...
...show, produced by NET, combines elements of the CBS newsmagazine 60 Minutes and NBC's Laugh-In, with a useful admixture of iconoclasm. It goes those shows some better by eliminating the anchor men and hosts. Instead, items are bridged by enchanting graphics, nostalgic film and a very droll score...
...Vidal's by now familiar and overexposed cynicism. Some parts are guarded and smirky for the lucky few. For example, not many readers will link the name of the real lady (N.A. Steers) to whom the book is dedicated with a later reference to "the heroine of a droll revision of the Cinderella story" whose stepsisters Vidal describes as "the two most successful adventuresses of our time...