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...spend 3½ hours every spring watching what may be the dullest show on earth-the Oscars? But, then, they may merely like puzzles, such as this year's: Why were the musical numbers so bad? Why was the multiuntalented Peter Allen chosen to sing and dance a medley of Irving Berlin songs, when he can do neither? Or, more to the point, why was Gandhi, good as it is, chosen Best Picture over E.T., the Extra-Terrestrial, the most popular movie of the year and the highest grosser (more than $350 million) of all time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: History Crunches Popcorn | 4/25/1983 | See Source »

...Stewart, Elton John), movers and shakers (Henry Kissinger, Armand Hammer) and the special-interest famous (Henry Winkler, Mort Sahl). British reporters were nonplussed by M.C. Ed McMahon but mostly liked George Burns' aging-rake jokes, while the Queen, looking unamused, seemed to scrutinize more than enjoy the pop medley sung by Frank Sinatra and Perry Como. In all, said Britain's Guardian, "not exactly an exhilarating performance." When the Queen left promptly at 11, some of the famous Americans disobeyed orders and stood up, craning, to gawk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Queen Makes A Royal Splash | 3/14/1983 | See Source »

Sophomore All-American Dave Barnes grabbed Harvard's first individual first-place finish, repeating as champion in the 400 individual medley Friday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Aquamen Capture Fifth Straight Eastern Title | 3/7/1983 | See Source »

Freshman PETER EGAN, seen above in action against Yale earlier this season, helped Harvard to a third place finish in the 400 medley relay Thursday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Aquamen Capture Fifth Straight Eastern Title | 3/7/1983 | See Source »

...CONSISTENTLY CATCHY and poignant score, with music by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Edward Kleban. James Kirkwood, and Nicholas Dante still holds up. Only one number falls flat: "And..." which was rightly omitted from the best-selling album, is a dragging combination of monologue and medley that leaves the viewer cold...

Author: By Jean E. Engelmayer, | Title: Soaring Chorus | 3/5/1983 | See Source »

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