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...Form. Everyone from taxi drivers to statesmen quotes his whimsical, rustic verses, many of which are too racy to be aired over the radio. He has sold nearly 1,000,000 record albums, as well as 50,000 copies of a $30 collection of his songs. For his opening at the Bobino, he received 10,072 letters of congratulation from his adoring fans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Singers: The Bear of Montparnasse | 11/13/1964 | See Source »

...imagination and skill. Planning a party may not test the intelligence expected in a chemistry experiment, but it does require an acute understanding of people. Raising children may not benefit from a textbook knowledge of their physiology, but it is a responsibility which demands sensitivity and good humor. In rustic England, Miss McGinley tells us, the successful housewife would occasionally find a sixpence in her shoe, a mark of appreciation for her special skills...

Author: By Heather J. Dubrow, | Title: House Beautiful--Search for a Sixpence | 11/12/1964 | See Source »

PIERPONT MORGAN LIBRARY-29 East 36th. The library is showing off its gem: Catherine of Cleves' Book of Hours. The finest Dutch manuscript in existence, its exquisitely executed miniatures, 157 in all, depict saintly themes with rustic charm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Art in New York: Nov. 6, 1964 | 11/6/1964 | See Source »

...this in the name of 'nature.' Burke managed to throw 'nature' back into the teeth of its French disciples. It is 'natural,' he argued, for men to accept tradition, to be unequal, to be religious, to be respectful to their betters. The noble rustic or savage are exploded myths; rustics and savages merely turn out to be ignoble in ways somewhat different from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Rationalist Revival | 10/30/1964 | See Source »

PASTORALES (Columbia). Rustic airs of high spirits and low specific gravity that display the virtuosity of the Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet. Mostly 20th century works, the eight pieces include a folksy fresh Walking Tune by Percy Grainger, a catchy early song by Stravinsky, and some skimmering sketches by Darius Milhaud...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Oct. 16, 1964 | 10/16/1964 | See Source »

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