Word: eccentricism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Vivienne Haigh-Wood (Julie Covington) was a young woman of good mind and high spirits when Eliot married her. The poet may even have loved Viv. Surely he loved the England she embodied--sturdy, demanding, eccentric, eloquent, experimenting within a noble tradition--qualiti es that informed his art, if not...
The 159-day endurance contest, in a sense, was a legacy of brilliant, eccentric U.S. Champion Bobby Fischer, who beat Russian Boris Spassky for the world title in 1972. Fischer fiercely objected to the 24-game system then in use, which scored a half-point for a draw and permitted...
They open in small theaters, with little publicity, to mixed reviews. The actors are little known, the subject matter is eccentric, the tone intimate. Sometimes, though, movies can elude their death warrants and flourish into cult objects through doggedness and word of mouth. They acquire "legs"-- staying power. Herewith, reports...
TV detectives should mind their manners. Rough, tough crime fighters like NBC's Hunter won relatively few fans last fall, while CBS's civilized whodunit Murder, She Wrote, with Angela Lansbury as a sleuthing mystery writer, was a hit. Presto! CBS has given that show a Sunday-night partner in...
Wit, misfit and eccentric, Glenn Gould was one of the most provocative pianists of the century. In 1964, after an international concert career that had lasted only nine years, he abruptly retired from the stage to explore the potential of the recording studio. In more than 90 releases, ranging from...