Word: joans
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Cinemactress Joan (Rebecca) Fontaine arrived in San Francisco for the premiere of her latest movie, Something to Live For, in which she plays an alcoholic. It was one of her more difficult roles, she told reporters, "partly because I've never been drunk." Trying for a convincing performance, she said, "I talked to members of Alcoholics Anonymous and watched my friends at cocktail parties...
Dialogue and direction are no better. In fact, The Las Vegas Story, at best, is a pretty perverse piece of entertainment. Unfortunately, not even this can be said for the co-feature, Harem Girl, which is merely dull. This weird little mess features Joan Davis, an aging comedienne, and a group of obese Arabs. In my book, Miss Russell gets the nod over Miss Davis and Arabs...
...only in teaching that they're wanted," according to Mrs. Joan Fins Bishop, Wellesley Placement Director. She reports that seniors concentrating in these fields are being sought by the government for work in certain agencies which require aptitude in learning difficult languages...
...JOAN VANCE: Briggs; Idler...
...part of the conference, sponsored by the Harvard U.N. Council, Miss Joan Human of the South African Government Information Office told the 150 delegates from New England colleges Saturday that segregation is the best policy for South Africa. A resident of Liberia challenged her and inquired whether "this woman considers herself competent to represent the oppressed peoples of the region...