Word: retiree
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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"Elation, that's what I feel," said Helen Hayes, 70, as she made the last stage appearance of her career in Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night. Her enthusiasm was reflected in a letter written to her son, Actor James MacArthur, before...
Kistiakowsky, generally considered one of Harvard's all time greats, turned 70 last November. Although the Corporation did not make him retire at age 66, University statutes dictate that this 40-year member of the Faculty must become Emeritus on July 1.
The accuracy of the story, recounted here about fourth-hand, is dubious, but it shows a lot of things about Radcliffe's fifth president, due to retire in 1972. She has always thought of Radcliffe first; she has an endearing, common-sense approach to affairs which inspires the confidence of...
:* The last U.S. general to be accused of war crimes was Brigadier General Jacob H. Smith in 1901. He was court-martialed for ordering a Philippine village turned into a "howling wilderness" and "all persons over the age of ten" slaughtered. He was convicted and later admonished and ordered to...
There are times when Cavett envisions taking over The Tonight Show if Johnny Carson should ever retire. Then there are occasions when Dick feels like buying a long-term Eurailpass to oblivion. Running his show, he says, "is really like an actor being in repertory but where in one day?...