Word: personae
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Howard Stern is a more complicated, sometimes troubling persona. "What I like about the movie," he says, "is that it shows that. There are issues in my life. I don't think you'll walk out saying, 'Hey, what a great guy!' You get an accurate portrayal of who I am." Who knew that could be something more than just morbidly fascinating...
...women's conference in Beijing in September 1995, Albright spent the day with her. Albright "flew in, made a cameo appearance and then left," says a high-level participant. "I've known her for years, but it was the first time I was consciously aware of what a public persona she was." Albright also played tour guide when the First Lady visited Prague last July. "She advises her on international stuff, sends her memos and materials. Madeleine's great champion for this job was Mrs. Clinton. Knowing that, there was never any doubt in my mind she would...
...only a year ago that BILL COSBY's primary public persona was as a pitchman for Jell-O? Revelations that would have been shocking then have come to seem sadly irrelevant. While still grieving over the murder of his only son, Cosby had to deal with an alleged extortion attempt by a woman who claims to be his daughter and wanted $24 million to keep quiet. She was arrested and then released on bail, but the episode seemed to provoke Cosby to talk. He called Dan Rather. During their 2 1/2-hour interview Cosby said he felt that his slain...
Warning to the stars: making movies may be bad for your passport. According to a Tibetan advocacy group, such names as BRAD PITT, HARRISON FORD and Martin Scorsese are on a persona non grata list at the agency that handles visas for Chinese-occupied Tibet. Scorsese is directing Kundun, a movie about the Dalai Lama, written by Ford's wife Melissa Mathison. Pitt is currently making Seven Years in Tibet. Two sources told the International Campaign for Tibet that they saw the list on a wall at a Chinese Information Travel Service office in Lhasa. "It was in a back...
Since then, of course, she has been at pains to downplay her role in the Administration, retrenching into a more traditional First Lady persona. But as Bill Clinton was successfully learning to inhabit the role of President, Hillary's role-playing was less consistent. Very often in public she is smiling but remote, her eyes concealed by dark sunglasses. Even when she is having fun, as she clearly was last week, there is an unmistakable sadness to her, a pensive, fragile air that reflects four bruising years in Washington and the bone-deep weariness that campaigning brings. She speaks...