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Word: muldoon (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...unlikely event that Clivio and Covington never manage to get beyond the line of scrimmage. Holy Cross can count on quarterback Peter Muldoon Muldoon has not put the ball up frequently but he has completed 73 of his 117 attempts for a 62.4 percent success rate...

Author: By Gwenn Knapp, | Title: Gridders to Face Holy Cross | 11/6/1982 | See Source »

Robin Williams' Garp is strictly from Ork; he appears to be visiting his role rather than inhabiting it. Even John Lithgow, who plays Roberta Muldoon, the transsexualized onetime tight end, fails to give his usual gifted portrayal of an eccentric. Only Glenn Close, as Carp's mother, a feminist heroine, escapes from the bland rhythms of the film to cut a few strongly individualized capers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Watery Grave | 8/2/1982 | See Source »

...sons on the front lawn. He is constantly staring at the kids in awe. "I will never write anything that lovely." Garp tells his wife Helen (Mary Beth Hurt) after tucking sons Duncan and Walt into bed. Helen provides a steady and more serious influence throughout, and Roberta Muldoon (John Lithgow), the tight end-turned-transsexual effectively becomes the best friend a Garp could ever have. Even the puzzling Jenny Fields (Glenn Close), mother of Garp and matriarch of a fanatical feminist movement, displays a commitment to her son which contributes to the film's encouraging spirit...

Author: By --thomas H. Howlett, | Title: Lunacy and Sorrow | 7/23/1982 | See Source »

...Haven this fall with absolutely no experience in organized athletic competition. Just before the winter season began, a friend persuaded the reluctant Sharp to tag along to basketball tryouts. While the friend--a former high school team captain--got the ax early. Sharp impressed Eli coach Maggic Muldoon enough with her natural athletic prowess to win a spot on the roster...

Author: By Gwen Knapp, | Title: Ivy Tournament Notebook | 3/2/1982 | See Source »

...didn't have any bad habits to unlearn, and so we decided to keep her," Muldoon said...

Author: By Gwen Knapp, | Title: Ivy Tournament Notebook | 3/2/1982 | See Source »

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