Word: loved
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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House Calls' biggest drawback, however, is the lack of chemistry between its two stars. In principle Matthau and Jackson sound like a Tracy-Hepburn love match, but in practice they don't give off many sparks. Matthau's performance is a less vibrant version of the character he played in Pete 'n' Tillie; he gets his laughs, but he doesn't command the screen. Jackson, though handed an opportunity ro run away with the film, merely tries to charm the audience to death...
...father Gene was a world heavyweight champion and his wife Kathinka a Swedish skier in the 1962 world championships. No wonder former California Senator John Tunney has a special love of sports. He also has a law degree and a friend who asked his help in getting the U.S. license for the 1980 Moscow Olympics logo-a Russian bear named Misha. After months of telexing messages to Moscow, Tunney got the license, and presto, he and his friend have exclusive rights in the Western Hemisphere to promote the Olympics. On the drawing board: Olympic T shirts, buckles, decals and posters...
That conclusion appeared in A Child Called Noah (1972), Greenfeld's hypnotic day-by-day account of how a family survives and continues to love under the pressures of caring for a brain-damaged child. In 200 pages of brief takes, Greenfeld created a whole familial world. A Place for Noah is a sequel to that earlier diary, and together the two books are a contemporary classic that directly transmits the experience, emotions, conflicts, practical difficulties and even the humor that can attend such a domestic tragedy. Entry for March 5, 1973: "Last night we had Chinese food. Noah...
...question that the Greenfelds ask themselves constantly is just how long Noah can stay. The answer is put off day by day. Entry for Jan. 2, 1976: "If Foumi or I became ill, for example, he would have to go. But right now we do enjoy Noah, as a love object, as a living presence, ... I think everyone has a Noah, something dear and treasured that will be foreclosed too soon. Only ours is of our blood and tissue...
...love Noah. A love beyond sex. A love beyond need. A love based on service. A love in fact. He can be so endearing-putting his face up to mine to be kissed. I guess every pet has its wiles...