Word: lido
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Soon, Buchwald set himself up as the laughing dragoman to American celebrities. The foster home boy became Our Man in Paris. He took Elvis Presley to the Lido. He asked James Thurber what it was like to be blind. Thurber replied, "It's better now. For a long while, images of Herbert Hoover were the only thing that kept popping up in front of me." He got to know Orson Welles, Audrey Hepburn, Lena Horne, Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Somerset Maugham, Danny Kaye, Humphrey Bogart. At Buchwald's wedding to Ann McGarry in 1952, Gene Kelly danced with the bride...
...simple plot, superbly acted, is sound proof that great films can be made and be profitable. Yet the industry continues to churn out products that seem to be based solely on special effects. At least someone in the industry has heard the wake-up call, through their bank account. LIDO DELUCK Seattle...
...dinner in Paris with Onassis and the elder Mrs. Kennedy, when the two ladies gossiped endlessly about White House days. Then Jackie insisted that Ari take them on to a nightclub. "You know," she told him, "Rose hasn't been to a nightclub since Joe took her to the Lido in 1936." Evenings like that kept the marriage going...
Most motels will run you at least $60 to $80 per night for a room--not much when you divide it four, six, or eight ways as you crowd on to the floor. Plus, there are plenty of specials around. The Lido Motel, for instance, offers dorm-like rooms for $25 per night one block from the beach...
...planning on staying on Lido Key, Lido circle offers a variety of restaurants, moderate-to-expensive shops, exquisite ice cream parlors and a couple of nightspots. Bring along one or two outfits to dress up for the nightlife--Sarasota at night becomes the ritzy part of Florida...