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Word: grimness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...active playwright, critics sensed in his plays a compulsive urge toward violence, a lack of compassion, a reveling in the bizarre. His comic scenes made viewers wonder whether he was laughing with or at his characters. His work has shifted from expressionist flights of fancy to a kind of grim, weird naturalism and has tended more and more to portray families as the poisoned wellspring of human evil. He has brought to life the same fumbling, feckless dreamers from the heartland that Tennessee Williams did and, like Williams, has shown a special sensitivity to the yearnings of women. But having...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Achieving a Vision of Order a Lie of the Mind | 12/16/1985 | See Source »

...members acquiesced to CUE Chairman Steven E. Ozment's argument that faculty and administrators should maintain some measure of control over the Guide's editorial policy. The committee plans to finalize its recommendations to the Faculty Council next week, and at the moment, the outlook for meaningful reform appears grim...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cue Indecision | 11/16/1985 | See Source »

Taylor took a pass from midfielder Jane Grim outside the penalty circle, drove to within 15 feet of the Eli goal and smashed a shot that bounded past a stunned Sellars and into...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Stickwomen Knot Bulldogs, 1-1, Tie Three for 2nd Place in Ivies | 11/12/1985 | See Source »

With the second half just underway, Crimson wing Cindi Ersek took a pass from Jane Grim and drove toward the Bruin net. She was stopped illegally--setting up a penalty corner...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Stickwomen, Bruins Deadlock on Roof | 11/4/1985 | See Source »

...battered them in the first half," Crimson midfielder Jane Grim said...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Stickwomen Tie 16th-Ranked B.C., 1-1; Early Goal Propels Crimson Past Eagles | 10/30/1985 | See Source »

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