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Word: potomac (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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DIED. Alice Roosevelt Longworth, 96, T.R.'s irreverent eldest daughter and tart-tongued "princess" of Potomac society; in Washington, D.C. (see NATION...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Mar. 3, 1980 | 3/3/1980 | See Source »

...Reno Sweeney, looked down-sweetly-on Mickey Rooney, who had got her booking. Since he first spotted Jillian two years ago, Rooney has also wangled her a part as a showgirl in his Broadway hit Sugar Babies and a role in the upcoming movie, Panic on the Potomac, in which they will both play spacepersons who land in Washington. Jillian is described as eight-times-wed Rooney's "official protégée," meaning she gets the jobs because, as Mickey insists, "her looks are superfluous to her talent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jan. 21, 1980 | 1/21/1980 | See Source »

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