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...MYRON by GOREVIDAL 244 pages. Random House...
Fans of Myra Breckinridge-that beautiful, transsexual, all-American succubus-will recall that she was last seen in a hospital bed after having the silicon knocked out of her by a hit-and-run driver. To save her life, Dr. Mengers rebuilt and re-endowed her as Myron Breckinridge: the man, in fact, who Myra had originally been before a sex-change operation transformed him into a her. Though the doctor fashioned a generous "rehnquist" for the new Myron, he did not provide him with a set of "powells...
Ambassador to France Myron Herrick of the 25-year-old pilot, "the very embodiment of fearless, kindly, cultivated American youth-unspoiled, unspoilable." Lindbergh was offered a $1 million movie contract, another $1 million to go into vaudeville, and presents that ranged from a live monkey to a home in Flushing Meadows, N. Y. Most of the presents were declined or turned over to the Missouri Historical Society, and one of the few contracts he accepted was one to write his own story, We-the other person being his airplane...
...donors in Italy provided additional funds for the purposes of the De Bosis endowment. This generous gift has made possible the welcome appointment of Professor Prodi of Bologna this semester. Henceforth, the Committee hopes to be able to invite a lecturer on some aspect of Italian civilization every year. Myron P. Gilmore Professor of History
...mutter in Yiddish: "Der bum iz du [The bum is here]." All the same, Cutler was ordained at 24 and served a Conservative congregation in Stamford, Conn., before becoming a reviewer for a film trade paper. He soon switched to hawking talent, managing comics like Slappy White and Stanley Myron Handelman...