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...Kaufman; RKO Radio) finds Joan Crawford in something of a predicament. Her actor-husband (Jack Palance) is trying to murder her by running her down with his convertible on the hilly streets of San Francisco. This homicidal urge, it seems, dates back to the time when Joan, a playwright-heiress, turned him down for the leading part in one of her plays because she felt he was not romantic enough for the role. Shortly afterwards, she apparently changed her mind because she decided to marry him. She puts him up in her elegant home overlooking the bay and gives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Aug. 11, 1952 | 8/11/1952 | See Source »

...Manhattan, Christine ("Cee Cee") Cromwell, 29, heiress to part of the Dodge auto fortune, celebrated a Virgin Islands divorce from her third husband, Richard Hoffmann Jr. "I got my second divorce on the advice of my psychiatrist," said Cee Cee, who runs a successful Virgin Islands nightclub. "I got this one on the advice of my banker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: The Beautiful People | 7/21/1952 | See Source »

...already has one book to her credit (Chemi, the Magician), and took top honors at Northwestern's School of Journalism. Smylla Brind, 24. changed her name to Vanessa Brown and has appeared as a bright-looking ingenue in such movies as The Late George Apley and The Heiress...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio & TV: The Kids | 7/7/1952 | See Source »

...lawyer, it was not even necessary to show up in Cuernavaca. Most divorce seekers, however, gladly made the trip. With its lush gardens, colonial buildings, year-round swimming pools and air-conditioned cocktail lounges, Cuernavaca is an agreeable place to spend a few days. Among the divorce-bound visitors: Heiress Barbara Hutton, Actress Myrna Loy, Denise Darcel, Paulette Goddard, Faye Emerson...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: Dismantled Mill | 6/23/1952 | See Source »

Technically, the dancing was almost always good, but it was seldom exciting. Australian-born Elaine Fifield, sometimes touted as the heiress apparent to the senior ballet's Margot Fonteyn, showed off flawless timing and technique. But at 21 she lacks the fire, brilliance and riveting personality that distinguish a prima ballerina from a principal dancer. Lithuanian-born Co-Star Svetlana Beriosova had elegance and style, but not the breathtaking precision of either Fonteyn or the New York City Ballet's Maria Tallchief. The male dancers were strong, but none yet looked like another Eglevsky (New York City Ballet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: British Ballet, Jr. | 4/7/1952 | See Source »

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