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Word: played (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...show? It is quite obvious that the producers involved were simply delivering what the public wanted to see, namely, entertainment. Who cares whether a TV wrestling match is honest or not? Frankly, I can think of nothing duller than an honest quiz show, an honest wrestling match, or a play that captures dialogue exactly as uttered by real live people. It seems to me that the only group that has a legitimate gripe against-the quiz programs is Actors' Equity, not because the actors were underpaid but ' because they didn't join the union...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 9, 1959 | 11/9/1959 | See Source »

...modern behemoths, most patterned in some detail after it, with all their showy extravagance, can not eclipse the history it contains.Shown in an aerial view, the Crimson football team meets Army in a 1929 encounter. The varsity tied the Cadets, 20 to 20, on a desperation pass play, in one of the greatest encounters in Stadium history. The great Barry Wood, then a sophomore and an alternate quarterback, teamed with starter Putnam to complete seven out of 12 passes for 168 yards. Wood also contributed two extra points. Army's immortal Chris Cagle, who was so good that Navy suspended...

Author: By Michael S. Lottman, | Title: Nation's Oldest Stadium Has Colorful Past | 11/7/1959 | See Source »

...social aspects, with grades producing the major impetus for learning. But on the Sarah Lawrence campus, there is ample evidence of intellectual activity. In the dining hall that serves Sarah Lawrence's 400 students, conversations hew to the intellectual rather than the social. This year's freshman play, written by students, is a satire on Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot," a striking contrast to the fraternity-sorority skits that are the rule on many of the nation's campuses...

Author: By John C. Grosz, | Title: Sarah Lawrence: Experiment in Individualism | 11/7/1959 | See Source »

...been to many parts of the world before coming here, and could speak just as well in English or French as Russian on a variety of subjects, and could always be counted on to play something on the piano...

Author: By Bernard M. Gwertzman g, | Title: Soviets in Cambridge | 11/7/1959 | See Source »

Fresh from a 20-6 come-from-behind triumph over Brown, the Yardlings will start one of the most talented freshman backfields to play for the Crimson in recent years. The key man in the '63 offense is halfback Hobie Armstrong, who scored two touchdowns against the Bruins last Saturday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tigers Meet Crimson In Freshman Football | 11/7/1959 | See Source »

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