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Word: megamogul (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...made into a TV mini-series. This one, scheduled for CBS next season, stars Valerie Bertinelli as Maxi Amberville, heiress to a troubled publishing empire. When things look bad, sexy Maxi turns for aid to a worldly real estate developer named Donald Trump, played by Donald Trump. The megamogul had a small, key speaking part in a scene that was filmed last week in -- where else? -- his own Trump Tower. Sighed Bertinelli: "He's so handsome." Trump, an old friend of Krantz's, was her choice for the part, and she too was pleased: "He got the role letter perfect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jul. 21, 1986 | 7/21/1986 | See Source »

This is still Superman, of course, who is no more subject to mid-life crises than he is to dandruff. If he is made to turn sour, there must be a reason. Enter a triad of villains-Megamogul Ross Webster (Robert Vaughn), his ugly, scheming sister Vera (Annie Ross) and his "psychic nutritionist," the alluring Lorelei Ambrosia (Pamela Stephenson)-and one nebbishy computer genius gone astray. His name is Gus Gorman, and since he is played by Richard Pryor, two things are certain: Gus will be on Superman's side in time for the climax, and the film will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Goodness at the Crossroads | 6/13/1983 | See Source »

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