Word: eccentricism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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The dimensions of the clan's royal style became clear in January 1981, when the new Miami house of the youngest Fassi brother, Tarek, then 17, was burglarized. Fourteen diamond wristwatches, 20 diamond rings, a dozen gold medallions and $480,000 in cash were stolen-and Tarek promptly bought...
Israel Horovitz's screenplay relies too heavily on standard cliches and observations. The relationship between Ivan (a Broadway playwright played by Pacino) and his extended family (five kids, only one of whom is really his) never develops. The existence of an eccentric bond between adult and children remains a given...
He was also a wandering husband. Sly made the Manhattan disco scene and had a couple of well-publicized romances, with Joyce Ingalls, his Paradise Alley costar, and Actress-Singer Susan Anton. "Stallone is one of those eccentric, powerful and vulnerable males I've always adored," says Shire. "I...
And then the topic of conversation changes. No one says anything more about the eccentric Mr. Sheppe. The funny stories and the easy labels have had their effect; they have encouraged everyone to mistake a characteristic for a character, a person with eccentricities for an eccentric. The same stories and...
Andrew Farkas seems like a thousand cliches. But he is, in the aggregate, an individual, slightly eccentric, but still an interesting guy to be around, and to get to know. And very satisfied with himself. "I'm proud of what I've turned out to be. I'm leaving with...