Word: emperor
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...screen, almost died horribly at times but was so popular and profitable that he managed to survive and thrive: Rohmer sold him to movies, radio and TV. A mystery himself, Rohmer avoided people, tinkered with spiritualism, in later years wearied of Fu. His last book on Fu (Emperor Fu Manchu) will appear posthumously, fulfilling a prophecy that Fu once whispered to Rohmer's inflamed imagination: "It is your belief that you have made me; it is mine that I shall live when you are smoke...
...century A.D., Gagaku was confined to the court in the 17th century, has been seen by the general public only since the end of World War II. No longer supported by the court, the troupe still uses the resplendent gold-and-silk costumes privately owned by the Emperor; a Pinkerton man is guarding them during the troupe's 16 Manhattan performances. (The troupe will also go on a cross-country tour, with stops at Boston, Washington, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles...
Died. Apsley Cherry-Garrard, 73, polar explorer who accompanied Robert Falcon Scott on his fatal Antarctic expedition in 1911, later described in chilling detail (The Worst Journey in the World) a side trip he and two .companions made to find emperor penguin eggs; in London...
...sportsmanlike was the President in turn, that just before last week's election he announced over the radio that he would vote for his organist opponent himself. He could well afford the gesture; of all Africa's political figures, none except the Emperor of Ethiopia has shown greater staying power than "Shad" Tubman...
Willie claims descent from the Emperor Monomotapa ("He who plunders and gathers beautiful women"), who ruled 500 years ago; the Va-Mhani branch of the Varozwi tribe has been without a King since 1936, when Willie Samuriwo's father died. After numerous petitions, the Southern Rhodesian government agreed to let the throne be filled again, and last week, after King Willie passed his frightening test, he received his "crown"-a prosaic white sun helmet...