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...singing opera, I'm a very good opera singer," says Marni Nixon in a self-appraisal that contains more professional confidence than mere egotism. "When I'm doing concerts, I have a lot of musicianship. And when I'm doing musical comedy, I have a certain flair there, too. I would love to do a Broadway show. I've been up for several, and it's getting quite close...
...grubstake into control of a small New Jersey roller-bearing plant. In 1916 William Durant, the flamboyant founder of General Motors, bought out Sloan, who became a G.M. executive. Only four years later, when Durant was forced out for speculating in G.M. shares, Sloan had shown such a flair for organization that the new Du Pont management made him executive vice president. In 1923 he became president...
Dean Martin, 46, is a reconditioned crooner who looks like a Vitalis ad, but too often his behavior on the screen is just greasy kid stuff. He has a low flair for stand-up comedy and lie-down love scenes, but he tries so hard to be smooth that he mostly seems oily. What's worse, in recent years his style has been influenced by one of his best friends, and something like Sinatrophy appears to be setting...
Poor Bardot. She has seldom looked more beautiful, and between zips she delivers intimations of creditable talent. But Director Vadim displays a flair for the banal that few actresses could conquer, particularly in his final scene: windblown and fully clothed, Bardot stands rigid amid the sun-drenched ruins of a Tuscan cathedral, while Hossein makes one of those long, long walks to fling himself at her feet...
...luring a small army of dedicated business school graduates to Idaho. Fourteen Harvard men have followed Hansberger westward, including five this year; one recent recruit is Charles Tillinghast III, son of the president of Trans World Airlines. Working hard, the young men have revitalized the company with selling flair and bright ideas, have cracked their way into markets once considered unattainable...