Word: martinisms
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Final Conclave. Martin...
...makings of a good script: a crusty major league baseball manager spots a player on a prison team, gives him a tryout and watches him become a star. Which is just how Detroit Tigers All-Star Outfielder Ron LeFlore was discovered by New York Yankees Manager Billy Martin, during his stint at the helm of the Tigers. Now LeFlore's sto ry, One in a Million, will make it to the screen as a CBS-TV movie. LeFlore is played by LeVar Burton (Roots), and Billy Martin by-who else?-Billy Martin. Has he made a hit on camera...
...many administrators have come to promote a year off. "Even those who do work they would never want to do again -vending pretzels, for example-find a year or two off to be a positive experience," notes Princeton Assistant Dean Richard G. Williams. Adds Yale Dean of Undergraduate Studies Martin Griffin: "Students come back with at least marginally clearer focus and a clear head." Often it is the students themselves who hesitate, concerned about parental opposition, the difficulty of obtaining a decent job, and the tuition increases they will face upon return. Says Williams: "Students spend more time worrying about...
...What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966), Alonzo has decreed that much of the movie's crucial dialogue be drowned out by either rock music or random background noise. Perhaps lip readers will be able to judge the merits of FM's actors, who include Martin Mull, Michael Brandon and Eileen Brennan...
...laxmen also selected senior attackman Steve Martin, the Ivy League scoring champion, as the winner of the Class of '59 Most Valuable Player award. "Marty" contributed 29 goals and 46 assists this season to raise his career point total to 167, second on the all-time Harvard list...