Word: gwynn
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...purple, he was so handsome, witty and intelligent that Louis XIV was maliciously pleased to describe him as "almost,the only English gentleman he had seen." Buckingham could "fix" anything, from a political treaty to a royal date: it was he, for example, who introduced King Charles to Nell Gwynn and arranged for the King to discover the Duchess of Cleveland in bed with Jack Churchill. He dabbled in chemistry, playwriting, poetry and music, and' his swordsmanship was such that peaceful men turned pale and ladies swooned when he strode into their presence. Along with his fellow rakes, Buckingham...
Track expert Alfred Gwynn Vanderbilt offered a reason for the healthy economic condition of horse racing: "The mutuel ticket is the only thing that has not gone up in price. It still sells...
Furthermore, according to Gwynn, this amendment could not come from Congress which has sold out to the voters and where two parties are worse than one in a welfare state like ours. It must come from the small minority, pressuring their state legislatures to petition Congress to call a special Constitutional Convention...
...Keith, as one would expect, has captured the whimsical brooding which Armado requires; Hurd Hatfield as the witty and poetic Biron is just that; Jerry Kilty as the King is a perfect pedant; and the beautiful Jan Farrand is a beguiling Rosaline. Albert Duclos', Thayer David's, and Fred Gwynn's character portrayals are outstanding...
Alwyn Smith of the University of Birmingham, England and Gwynn Williams of the University College of North Wales will handle the affirmative...