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...period of his life, Homer started to paint scenes from the small fishing town where he lived. This phase produced some of his famous seascapes, such as "The Fog Warning," which shows a fisherman riding a mountainous wave, his head turned to listen to the foghorn. This painting, and other late works like "The Fox Hunt," emphasize the weakness of man when compared to America's majestic natural environment...

Author: By Amir Zarrinpar, | Title: Winslow Homer | 2/29/1996 | See Source »

...answering machine at his 60-acre ranch in Sonoma County, Calif., Keen sings Cole Porter's Don't Fence Me In. Keen grew up in Alabama, Tennessee and Delaware ("more Huck Finn than Holden Caulfield," he says in his high- pitched foghorn of a voice) and has a doctorate in philosophy of religion from Princeton. His thesis concerned the idea of mystery. "I've always been interested in talking clearly about things that can never really be known," he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bang The Drum Quickly | 7/8/1991 | See Source »

...ideal candidate for the job would stand about 6 ft. 8 in., for easy spotting above the crowds, with the bulk of a linebacker and lungs like a foghorn. Throw in bottomless stamina, seamless charm and flawless news judgment, and the portrait of the perfect producer begins to emerge. CBS News's Susan Zirinsky may not have those physical characteristics (she stands 5 ft. 1 1/2 in. in her sneakers), but she's got the rest down cold. In fact, when Film Director James Brooks needed a model for Holly Hunter's role in Broadcast News, he chose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Dynamo on The Floor | 8/1/1988 | See Source »

...refreshing to watch a play which has value as literature, which leaves the audience marvelling at O'Neill's ability to craft this tragedy. Each time the foghorn sounds ominously through the mist, and whenever Mrs. Tyrone wanders ghost-like through the house searching in vain for her glasses, we are reminded of the truths which must inevitably be revealed...

Author: By Ellen R. Pinchuk, | Title: Long Day's Journey Into Night | 3/12/1987 | See Source »

...particular victim of the script is George Klupko (Colonel O'Korn) who has to utter some terrible lines, but nonetheless manages to slug through the material to the bitter end. Klupko creates a manic melange of Colonel Sanders and Foghorn Leghorn, but his battle with his lines is short-lived and futile...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bye Bye, Bye Bye Verdi | 2/25/1987 | See Source »

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