Word: lifelong
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...play of magnitude lends itself to varying interpretations. The original Big Daddy, Burl Ives, portrayed him as a man with a sensual lust for life. In 1974's Broadway revival, Fred Gwynne brought out his cruel, vindictive side. With a flawless Southern accent that testifies to his lifelong perfection of craft, Olivier plays Big Daddy as the feudal lord of "28,000 acres of the richest land this side of the Valley Nile," a man born with the habit of imperial command...
...indeed gratifying to join TIME in the heartfelt "Welcome to the Great Black Way!" [Nov. 1] but it was also a little sad for this lifelong (54 years) fan and staunch supporter of the theater...
...Calif., students at Caltech programmed a computer, named lago, to play against Fujita, who easily beat the machine. In Washington, B.C., however, the Japanese barber took a beating at the hands of Mark Weinberg, 30, a Government lawyer. "I took him apart," boasts Weinberg, adding: "I'm a lifelong chess player. When I saw this game, I said, 'Wow, this is great!' It is sort of addictive...
...room cement block community center with its two blue-curtained voting booths. Not a building anyone would notice, except that it was where Jimmy Carter cast his vote. The man seeking the presidency was not moved ahead of the others; the first man in line was his lifelong friend, Billy Wise, who was waiting when the doors opened...
...death. It was a verdict that aroused worldwide protest and involved years of appeals. After five years on death row, Norris was reprieved, served another ten years in prison, won a parole, then fled to New York, where he now works as a city warehouseman. Said he of his lifelong ordeal: "The lesson to black people, to my children, to everybody, is that you should always fight for your rights, even if it kills you. They had said that I was a dog, but I stood up, and I said the truth. Somebody's got to do these things...