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Fiennes is as reluctant to discuss his personal life as he is ready to analyze Goeth's. But it is no state secret that he was born in Suffolk, eldest of the six children of Mark Fiennes, a farmer turned photographer, and his wife, Jini a novelist and travel writer who died last year. His family moved often, and the boy was educated by Episcopalians, Catholics, Quakers and his mother. After graduation from London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he rocketed through the British repertory system. Then he attracted the best kind of attention: Spielberg...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Man Behind the Monster | 2/21/1994 | See Source »

Thirty schools will he represented at Lehigh, with seven runners from each team. In addition to Rippy, Harvard will be sending Paul Gompers, Andy Gerkin, Brace Weber, Cliff Sheehan, Peter Jelley and Jini McDonald. Although the harriers finished third in the Heptagonals two weeks ago, they have a realistic chance to win a berth in the NCAA finals next week...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harriers at UVM, Lehigh, Shooting for NCAA Finals | 11/11/1983 | See Source »

...Hwang Jini, the most celebrated courtesan of 16th century Korea, composed dozens of exquisite love songs in sijo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Sijo | 10/22/1965 | See Source »

Occasionally however, these responsibilities can become an irritating burden. Last year, for example, on the night of the Spring Formal, Everett's dishwasher broke down and Jini Coggi '57, the social chairman, had to spend the evening bailing out the flooded kitchen. But, generally, the machines are pretty regular, imposing a uniform degree of responsibility on each girl, usually born with a certain amount of cheerfulness. Around examination time, however, tensions frequently rise, and the advantage in having a few close friends instead of many nodding acquaintances can come up for serious second thought...

Author: By Christiana Morison, | Title: Life in a Do-It-Yourself | 10/11/1956 | See Source »

...buildings aren't any bigger than those in Cambridge, and I like red brick. And Mory's is smaller and dirtier and darker and more crowded than Jini's or the OG. And anyone can sing "From the tables..." even if they aren't from Yale. And the parties aren't any gayer, and the martinis are just as bad, and the smoke is no bluer...

Author: By Bunny Wintergreen, | Title: So You're Off to New Haven, eh... | 11/21/1947 | See Source »

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