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...years, he died in Boston of complications following heart surgery. There was no funeral in the usual sense. "Wear no signs of mourning," he had instructed. "It would be beautiful if my friends would get together drinking, laughing, loving-all more fruitful than graveyard oratory." And so, 70 friends gathered last week to feast and recall the great architect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Architecture: The Idea-Giver | 7/18/1969 | See Source »

Then I shall surely join in, more than in life. It is more fruitful than the graveyard oratory...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Fiesta' Is Held in Memory Of Architect Walter Gropius | 7/8/1969 | See Source »

...Corvair's days were obviously numbered. Last week, as the 1,710,018th Corvair rolled off the line, the company halted production. Mourned by its many loyal admirers, the model has now joined Edsel, De Soto, La Salle and some 3,000 others in the great auto graveyard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Autos: The Last Corvair | 5/23/1969 | See Source »

BROADWAY is something of a graveyard this time of year. It is the end of the theatrical season, and darkened marquees around Times Square herald shows that have bitten the dust almost immediately after their openings...

Author: By Frank Rich, | Title: Little Murders and 1776 | 4/8/1969 | See Source »

...deathly month. The moon is pumpkin sized and vibrant. In a tiny room in Boston, on a night as black as Boston's sooty buildings, Scott lay beneath the blankets and watched the ceiling change color to the rhythm of Mirna's peaceful breathing. A man ran across a graveyard beneath a moon which changed into his mother's smiling face. The graveyard was full of rows of white crosses which pulled backwards beneath the running man's feet so that he made no progress. But he kept running. The moon kept smiling. Scott thought the moon, perhaps, made...

Author: By William L. Ripley, | Title: Choosing Fruit | 3/17/1969 | See Source »

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