Word: manic
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...director of the film, Richardson does even better work. From Michael Shepley, cast as one of Richardson's friendly neighbors, he has drawn an expert impression of manic, empty geniality. And he wins from Margaret Leighton, as Richardson's wife, a heart-shaking portrayal of what it means to face the curded eye of madness with nothing more than a nice disposition...
Concrete & Steel (Lorry Raine; Kem). Songstress Raine sings about a man whose behavior is perhaps best described as manic-depressive ("when he's high he's higher than the sky is ... but oh, when he gets low he's got a heart of concrete and steel"), in a voice that seems to tremble itself on the edge of hysteria...
...American Psychiatric Association meetings in Los Angeles, Dr. Menninger suggested that the pseudo-scientific classification of mental illnesses into neuroses (or psychoneuroses) and psychoses be dropped, and with it such terms as schizophrenia, catatonia, paranoia and manic-depressive psychosis. To take its place he proposed a simple one-two-three-four grading of mental illnesses according to severity, this to be judged by the degree to which the patient has lost contact with the world around...
...yellow house at Aries. Gauguin was the only one who came. The two sold little, lived on brother Theo's charity, painted furiously and fought like tomcats. The experiment ended in the epic row during which Van Gogh sliced off one of his ears in a moment of manic depression. But not, said Amsterdam's experts, before the two wild geniuses had sat down together and painted the same...
...Quizmaster Bert Parks is an unassuming fellow who lives quietly in suburban Greenwich, Conn, with his wife & three children. On the air, he displays an almost manic cheerfulness; as he capers about the stage, shoots his eyebrows, winks roguishly at lady contestants and bares a toothy smile, he lights up the TV screen like rhinestone jewelry. Last week hardworking Parks added Double or Nothing (Mon., Wed., Fri., 2 p.m., CBS-TV) to the list of giveaway shows (Stop the Music, Break the Bank) on which he has given away yachts, swimming pools, mink coats, scholarships and round-the-world cruises...