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...apparent in his depictions of Duke's sick maneuvers. Case in point: an adolescent Geoffrey dubs a well-endowed schoolgirl "pear-shaped." When Duke finds out, he locks his son alone with him in the bedroom, strips him and beats him senseless with his razor strop (a prized possession incidentally, one of Duke's "glittering things"). When the punishment is sufficiently administered, his father Duke picks up his lifeless son, hugs him and whispers, "Be good. Try at least. Don't be like that." Later he fakes a suicide while his son watches. In the light of these episodes, Geoffrey...

Author: By Susan C. Faludi, | Title: Daddy Dearest | 10/20/1979 | See Source »

Baltimore manager Earl Weaver sent Terry Crowley in to face the razor-thin reliever. Crowley hit into a force but succeeded in advancing both runners. Tekulve then tossed Ken Singleton four straight balls to load up the bases. Tekulve and the Pirates were banking on the slumping Eddie Murray to end the inning...

Author: By Michelle D. Healy, | Title: Stargell Swings Bucs to Title, Named '79 World Series MVP | 10/18/1979 | See Source »

...What type of razor blades did Leo Durocher endorse...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sports Cube World Series Time Quiz | 10/12/1979 | See Source »

...were not an ordinary pair of black and white pumps; both were left feet, one had a right angle turn with separate compartments that pointed the toes in impossible directions. The other shoe was six inches long and was curved inward like a rocking chair with a vise and razor blades to hold the foot in place...

Author: By Scott A. Rosenberg, | Title: Cruelty to Animals | 9/13/1979 | See Source »

...Clarke's Beatrice parry each other's verbal thrusts. Clarke assumes the stage with an assurance other performers whose roles had been mangled could not afford. Her voice is not large or overpowering; instead of ringing out, it pierces and slices--but that's an effective sound for this razor-tongued heroine. Emerson's Benedick is youthful and athletic, but not terribly well-defined; Shakespeare suggests he ought to be something of an eccentric...

Author: By Scott A. Rosenberg, | Title: Dons, Dummies and Directors | 7/10/1979 | See Source »

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