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...Dark-Adapted Eye belongs to the genre of old murders reconsidered. But the question of who did what to whom and why is teasingly left unresolved. Nonetheless, the reader is almost certain to become enmeshed in the story of domineering, possessive Vera Hillyard, her malicious older son, her seemingly illegitimate younger son, and the devoted sister who secretly seeks to escape Vera's grasp and instead provokes a murder...
...Murphy (H) 30:05 11. Eichner (H) 30:09 12. Pamaccione (M) 30:17 13. Wolff (M) 30:32 14. Descamps (M) 30:34 15. Morris (M) 30:38 16. Moulton (H) 30:39 17. Ball (P) 31:07 18. Lehan (P) 31:08 19. Hillyard (M) 31:25 20. McNulty...
Growing Pains. Once the cast was chosen, there was no telling whether they would stay suited to their roles. Costume Designers Monica Howe and Lorna Hillyard would buy real '20s duds from thrift shops, then spend 50 times the price tailoring them to fit the kids, who, of course, just kept growing. During the eleven weeks of filming, trouser cuffs were constantly being lowered. The original Blousey literally grew out of her part. Two inches taller than Leading Man Scott Baio, she had to be replaced by her understudy, Florrie Dugger...
Died. Mary Penelope Hillyard, sixtyish, owner of Blarney Castle and the stone embedded in its parapet that is said to bestow the gift of persuasive eloquence-in other words, blarney-on whoever kisses it; after accidentally setting her clothes on fire with a cigarette; in County Cork, Ireland. Mrs. Hillyard inherited the 15th century castle in 1951 from her uncle, who stipulated in his will that the fabled stone must never be sold. When an American chain-store millionaire offered to buy it in 1968, she turned the offer down, presumably with eloquence...
Died. Mrs. George (Blanche Bingley) Hillyard, 83, pioneer woman tennis star in the age of whalebone and bustles, six-time winner of the Wimbledon ladies' title between 1886 and 1900; in Pulborough, England...
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