Word: leos
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Viscount Trimingham?" asked little Leo Colston...
When his lordship nodded, Leo was amazed. "I had never met a lord before, nor did I ever expect to meet one. It didn't matter what he looked like: he was a lord first, and a human being . . . long, long after...
...Leo is not alone in his view. All but one of the impeccable ladies and gentlemen who have been invited to Brandham Hall in the summer of 1900 believe that a lord is a lord first. They have no difficulty in ignoring the fact that Lord Trimingham is, in fact, not only a human being but a tragic one. He has returned from the South African war with a sickle-shaped scar across his face, a "down-weeping, blank eye," a twisted mouth that distorts his whole face, and (Author Hartley hints) some internal wound that has left...
...Blue Angel (Tues., 10:30 p.m., CBS-TV) stars a quiet, wry, young (26) comedian named Orson Bean who has a happy way with a joke. On a set simulating Manhattan's Blue Angel nightclub, Bean casually introduces a few expert acts (including, on one program, Comic Leo De Lyon, who can whistle and hum two songs at once) and spends the rest of the all-too-brief half an hour in bland comedy. Example: the prizes for a contest run by the National Kumquat Growers' Association - $5,000 worth of sneakers (size 17E), six miles of dental...
...Leo's Kind of Club. "This is my kind of ball club," explained Manager Durocher. "They're nice guys, every one of them-away from the field. But here, they'll cut your heart out to win. Hell, I'm a nice guy myself when I'm out to dinner. But even if I'm pitching pennies, I want to beat the cursing life out of you. If I lose a big ball game, sure, I'll shake your hand afterwards, but I'm bleeding inside." He snorted. "Good sportsmanship...