Word: jessel
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...better to drown you with, my dear!), and carrying on in various ways with a pretty governess and a pair of fresh-faced children borrowed from Henry James. Brando is Peter Quint, the ghostly valet of The Turn of the Screw turned into a gardener. The governess is Miss Jessel (Stephanie Beacham), his haunting paramour. The film's Big Idea is to make precise what James left terrifyingly ambiguous: just how Quint and Jessel died, and what they did to corrupt poor young Flora and Miles before James' story begins with the arrival of a new governess...
...Conversion of Daniel Ellsberg" (ultimately to go on permanent exhibit in the lobby of Littauer Center when it becomes a daycare facility following the opening of the Kennedy School some time in 1993), in conjunction with the world premier of the film version of the Pentagon Papers, starring George Jessel as Walt Rostow and John Wayne as Volume...
...pretending to confuse the New York Times and the Washington Post with Pravda [Aug. 9], George Jessel has once again exposed his ignorance. Jessel seems to equate the right of questioning the American Government and its military with anti-Americanism. He has a right to voice his opinions. But to dress up and play soldier and to brand and label is uncalled for. Edwin Newman handled the situation with tact, and rather than let Mr. Jessel pretend to march, he took away his toy drum...
...Edwin Newman's treatment of George Jessel points up the news media's self-adulation and application of double standards. A business that thrives on criticism of people, that uses stolen materials, and that is selective in its news is ridiculous being offended by a Jessel poking fun or an Agnew making some legitimate criticism...
...Today show began innocently enough, with Edwin Newman introduc-ing Guest George Jessel and settling down for another innocuous celebrity interview. Jessel, dressed in an Army uniform he had bought himself and had decorated with stars, bars and ribbons, began talking about American troops in Europe. In a calculated slip of the tongue, he pretended to confuse the New York Times with Pravda. A bit later, Jessel took the same crack at the Washington Post. Unamused, Newman rose to the defense of the press. Huffily he reminded Jessel of his guest status, then said by way of dismissal: "Thank...