Word: raciest
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Viewers last week were treated to the raciest-and most profane-language that has ever been heard on TV. The author: Noel Coward, who also acted with silky efficiency in his Blithe Spirit, on CBS's Ford Star Jubilee. As for the sprinkling of "hells" and "damns" in his play, Coward observed coldly: "People who object to the profanity in Blithe Spirit are crackpots, and Mr. Ford should be happy if even one of them doesn't buy his car. They would be a menace on the highway...
...analyst, Blows the Gaff Today on All About Eve. Indiana's Dr. Alfred Kinsey was not alone in blowing the gaff. K-day -the prearranged release date* for a summary of his book on Sexual Behavior in the Human Female (TIME, Aug. 24)-set off the biggest and raciest commotion the world's press had seen in years...