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Word: fifi (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Star Revue (Sat. 8 p.m., NBC). Jimmy Durante, with Ezio Pinza, Fifi D'Orsay...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RADIO: Program Preview, Feb. 2, 1953 | 2/2/1953 | See Source »

...fact that Averell Harriman lost his dog Fifi in Paris and asked the French police to help find her appeared to shock a Pravda reporter, who cabled home a disapproving story: "Harriman and his compatriots have taken over France to such a degree that they consider it completely normal to mobilize the Paris police for a week to search for a lost dachshund...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Discoveries & Disclosures | 2/4/1952 | See Source »

...Paulo itself. His son has tripled the empire and is still abuilding. Though his announced net profits last year were $17.5 million, the count is notoriously coy about what he actually makes. His personal fortune tops $100 million. He is building a Roman Catholic cathedral. When his daughter Filomena (Fifi) got married a few years ago, he staged a fabulous reception, with special trains to help haul the 2,000 guests, and gold vanity-case souvenirs for all the ladies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRAZIL: City of Enterprise | 1/21/1952 | See Source »

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