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Married. Herbert B. Khaury, fortyish, better known as Tiny Tim; and Victoria Budinger, 17 (see TELEVISION...
...show is one of those lavish reminders that the assembly line is not the fountain of inspiration, that known quantities gathered together do not necessarily produce the elusively unknown quantities of fine dramatic art or exciting entertainment. Wands are wielded by Katharine Hepburn, Alan Jay Lerner, Andre Previn and Cecil Beaton, but no magic ensues. No wish is fulfilled. No dream comes true...
Triumph of the Will. Is Coco even Coco, or is she really another truly rugged individualist known as Katharine Hepburn? As an actress, Hepburn has spent a lifetime filtering characters through the steely sieve of herself. She does not submit to roles; she rules them, and everyone has grown terribly fond of her special brand of tyranny through personality. That personality is grounded in the New England mind, which has the same flinty character as the New England soil. Her performance is a triumph of the will over intrinsic limitations. If she cannot dance, she kicks; if she cannot sing...
...name prominently missing from its daily subscription lists is that of De Gaulle. But it is known that he still reads it since his own retirement this year, and it would be surprising if he did not. It was De Gaulle who encouraged Beuve-Méry to start Le Monde at the end of World Wat II as an honest newspaper that would carry France's prestige throughout the world. He probably got more honesty than he sought, for Le Monde became one of his most eloquent critics over issues such as Algeria, nuclear policy...
...Little-known in the U.S. but highly respected in Germany for his multivolumed Principle of Hope, written in the 1940s while he lived in Philadelphia...