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...took the road to Morocco with his old pal Princess Lee Radziwill, 34, Jackie Kennedy's sister. Though Lee's husband, Prince Stanislas Radziwill, had to stay behind in London, she and Truman were off for a vacation that will last, as Truman announced in his adenoidal purr, "as long as the country is interesting." Settling briefly at the new Rabat Hilton, Truman explained: "I came because Lee was here twice last year and she was so enthused. Lee as usual is riding the horses, and I am having a good little doze...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jan. 27, 1967 | 1/27/1967 | See Source »

...Girl. They don't make them that way in show business much any more, and Americans seem to sense it. Her perfect-pitch soprano has a crystal clarity and superb diction, and yet it can be as warm and soft as a purr. She does not radiate sensuality, nor is she the pulp of publicity campaigns. She is everybody's tomboy tennis partner and their daughter, their sister, their mum. To grown men, she is a lady; to housewives, the gal next door; to little children, the most huggable aunt of all. She is Christmas carols...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stars: The Now & Future Queen | 12/23/1966 | See Source »

...company rubs too much 20th century balm and too little 18th century acid into the pores of this high-styled Sheridan comedy. But it does have one incomparable delight: Rosemary Harris as Lady Teazle, the country kitten who comes to London town, takes the burr out of her purr and meows down the city minxes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Broadway: Dec. 16, 1966 | 12/16/1966 | See Source »

...SCANDAL. The APA company rubs too much 20th century balm and too little 18th century acid into the pores of this high-styled Sheridan play. It does have one delight: Rosemary Harris as Lady Teazle, the country kitten who comes to London town, takes the burr out of her purr and meows down the city minxes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Dec. 9, 1966 | 12/9/1966 | See Source »

...production is no 18th century match for the high-styled revival presented on Broadway three seasons ago by John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson. Yet it does have one incomparable delight: Rosemary Harris as Lady Teazle, the country kitten who comes to London town, takes the burr out of her purr and meows down the city minxes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Fops & Philosophers | 12/2/1966 | See Source »

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