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Word: kismet (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...WHEN Hammond turns to up-beat territory that his stiff demeanor undercuts his enthusiasm. His "Johnny One Note" lacks flair, even though he does well with all the tricky Lorenz Hart lyrics. When he tries a peppy "Not Since Nineveh" (a Kismet item that should be cut anyway), it falls sadly flat...

Author: By Frank Rich, | Title: Cabaret | 10/14/1968 | See Source »

...EXPERIMENT IN TELEVISION (NBC, 4:30-5:30 p.m.). "Theater of the Deaf." Arthur Penn, Joe Layton and Gene Lasko direct handicapped actors in scenes from South Pacific, Hamlet and Kismet. Nanette Fabray narrates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Mar. 22, 1968 | 3/22/1968 | See Source »

Died. Doretta Morrow, 42, onetime Broadway beauty, star in The King and I and Kismet; of cancer; in London. Blessed with a crystal soprano, she rose to stardom as Tuptim in 1951's The King and I, went to Hollywood in Because You're Mine with Mario Lanza, and returned to more cheers with Alfred Drake in 1953's Kismet-then in 1960 tossed it all aside to marry a London insurance executive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Mar. 8, 1968 | 3/8/1968 | See Source »

...anti-anti-hero who is restless, wealthy, athletic, loves poetry, and drives a white Porsche. With his help, the heroine invades the castle in search of an eccentric great-aunt and finds instead a dope-smuggling operation. The young lovers rout the criminals and head blissfully for the altar. Kismet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Short Notices: Jan. 5, 1968 | 1/5/1968 | See Source »

...lines." Then Ronnie lapsed into supersincerity by saying that "the convention, the party and the people of the U.S. will make that decision. It is not relevant what someone's personal desires might be." Translation for first voters: "Can I help it if I'm the kismet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Politics: In Unpath'd Waters | 10/27/1967 | See Source »

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