Word: kanin
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DIED. GARSON KANIN, 86, playwright and director whose Born Yesterday (1946 on stage, 1950 in film) is considered a comedy classic; in New York. With his wife, the actress Ruth Gordon, Kanin wrote the scripts for several of the more celebrated movie pairings of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, including Adam's Rib (1949) and Pat and Mike (1952). He also claimed some credit for his brother Michael's screenplay for Woman of the Year...
Tsongas spent all of Wednesday looking at results and consulting with aides, supporters and prominent figures. Campaign manager Dennis Kanin said Tsongas got calls from former President Jimmy Carter and Democratic National Party Chair Ron Brown...
...Kanin hinted that Brown encouraged Tsongas to stay out of the race, but said, "I don't think that had any effect on his decision...
...case, Tsongas is considering all his involvement options, Kanin said. Such options could include working on the party platform or addressing the party convention in New York in July...
...lackluster during appearances in Connecticut following his stinging defeats in the Rust Belt. Tsongas publicly pledged to fight on, but his doubts were growing. That evening at his Victorian home in Lowell, Mass., he agonized about his future with his wife Niki; his campaign manager and best friend, Dennis Kanin; and fund raiser Nicholas Rizzo. Kanin told him he would need at least $1.5 million to be competitive in New York. The money wasn't there, and the campaign debt was approaching $500,000. At 9:30, Tsongas decided to withdraw. The group begged him to sleep...