Word: queene
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...players supporting Richard vary widely in quality. The Lady Anne of Denise Bessette is strident and amateurish. Georgine Hall's Duchess of York is only adequate, but Robin Bartlett's Queen Elizabeth is clear and convincing work...
...victory lap. His rival gave him a hug at the end, and Coe was like a child, bouncing on his toes and grinning. During the awards ceremonies, the British fans ignored the Olympic hymn that was being played. Instead, they belted out a chorus of God Save the Queen, with Rule Britannia as an encore...
...moved to an upper-story room with a view of the mountains. By late June he was taken to a hospital. After he had to be fed intravenously for more than a week, the Iranians decided to send him home. Happily dining on Maine lobster once again, Queen remains vividly impressed with the determination of the Iranians at the embassy. "One told me with a straight face that in 50 years the U.S. would be an Islamic republic. Khomeini is their...
When Comaneci entered the Sports Palace for the start of the team competition, she towered over her Rumanian teammates like an icy queen. She was tied for first place after the compulsory exercises. In the optionals, she opened on the balance beam, dazzling the crowd with what seemed to be a flawless routine. Her score was slow in being posted because of a computer problem. After seven minutes she was awarded a disappointing 9.9, which drew a volley of whistles and catcalls. The Rumanian among the six judges was nearly apoplectic, as was Comaneci's coach, who lodged...
...Strangelove; a Cockney Marxist in I'm All Right, Jack; an Indian doctor in The Millionairess; a French detective in A Shot in the Dark; a dowager and her friends in The Mouse That Roared. He impersonated celebrities as varied as James Bond and Queen Victoria, and when literary conceits seemed impossible to translate to film, Sellers easily became Quilty, the littérateur of Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita and the simple-minded Chance of Being There...