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Poor Hendrik (yes, a terrible sympathy for him does creep in). He cannot even distinguish between acting on a stage and making appearances for the party at public functions. Both are, after all, performances, to be relished for the gratifying attention that is focused on him. Many actors have had...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Paying Dues | 5/3/1982 | See Source »

DIED. Brenda Benet, 36, who played the scheming, neurotic Lee Dumonde in the TV soap opera Days of Our Lives, and was the ex-wife of Actor Bill Bixby (The Incredible Hulk); of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head; in Los Angeles.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Apr. 19, 1982 | 4/19/1982 | See Source »

AFTER an intermission offering of a broad selection of cheeses, the evening resumes with Feydeau's one act, full-fledged farce "Fit to be Tried." The set of a detailed French drawing room incorporates the fireplace and closets already in the room. The four actors from the other two plays...

Author: By Rebecca J. Joseph, | Title: Savory Theater | 4/14/1982 | See Source »

Two teen-age schoolgirls violate the sanctity of the room and go AWOL from their parents' code by valiantly swigging a blend of gin, vodka and Fresca. In a duel of social proprieties, a daughter defies her mother's edict that she attend a dance that will enhance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Decline of the Wasp | 3/22/1982 | See Source »

Nor are other forms of self-exoneration to be confused with it, though they be equally impressive. The "psychological mishap" is quite popular; when David Begelman, the former head of Columbia Pictures, was asked why he stole $60,000 from his company, he cited "neurotic displays of self-destructiveness." Political...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: The Staff Ate My Homework | 3/8/1982 | See Source »

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