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But Steegmuller is never certain whether, as a man, Apollinaire is some kind of contorted hero or merely a monster of genius. The lapse is not surprising. Apollinaire's friends weren't sure either. Marie Laurencin, the painter with whom he lived for four years, has left history...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Son of a Sphinx | 11/29/1963 | See Source »

For years No. 8 Schleichstrasse was like any other house on the suburban Bonn hillside called Venusberg. Everything was always spick-and-span, and from the kitchen came the odor of Bavarian stew. No. 8's occupant, a chubby, rumpled man with pink bulging face and bulging briefcase, went...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: West Germany: Der Dicke Takes Over | 10/25/1963 | See Source »

The Mouse on the Moon is a very comforting movie, especially if you are worried about the World Situation. There they are: clean-shaven Americans, rumpled Russians and quaintly inefficient Englishmen, and the preposterous Duchy of Grand Fenwick which foils them all and finally saves the world.

Author: By Hendrik Hertzberg, | Title: Mouse, Caretakers | 10/11/1963 | See Source »

Polish or not, Gronouski performed ably as Wisconsin's tax commissioner for the past four years, helped revamp the state's whole revenue system. A Ph.D. in economics from the University of Wisconsin, he is an affable, pipe-smoking ex-college professor whose air of rumpled relaxation is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Administration: The Postmaster Who Licked Stamps | 9/20/1963 | See Source »

Who Is He? A nonsmoker who can nurse a drink or an interesting idea for hours, Burnham wears loose-fitting clothes that give him a rumpled, unpretentious look. He has already shown that he has no intention of changing his ways as Westinghouse's chief; right off, he declined...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Management: Mr. Automation | 7/26/1963 | See Source »

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