Word: sam
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Indian Giver. Crumped the San Francisco Chronicle: "As matters stand, the poor fellow who answers the $64,000 question will be able to bank but a small hat ful . . ." The Roanoke (Va.) World-News charged the show was "an illusion-a tax snare" and argued that "Uncle Sam's role in these TV giveaways is that of an Indian giver." Even the left-wing New Republic seemed shocked by the enormity of it all, since a successful contestant ". . . would have seen the income tax people (who don't know a thing about the Bible or Shakespeare) grab...
...seen one movie-something with Broncho Billy [G. M. Anderson] chasing a train. Jesse and Cecil had never seen any!" After Director DeMille had inexpertly filmed The Squaw Mart (with Dustin Farnum and Winifred Kingston) under inadequate stage-type lighting and shipped it off to New York, Sam Goldwyn ruefully telegraphed: "Film awful. You show only half the actor's face, the rest is in darkness. I'll have to sell the film at half-price." DeMille's quick-witted rejoinder: "Is it my fault if you don't know Rembrandt lighting when...
...recent months, Frank Sinatra has managed to irritate a crowd of 10,000 in Australia, sue a well-known producer for breach of contract and make it widely known that he "would rather punch him in the face," display scorn in public for Marlon Brando, alienate the affections of Sam Goldwyn, mount a wide-open attack on another entertainer in a prominent newspaper ad ("Ed Sullivan, You're sick . . . P.S. Sick! Sick! Sick...
...news to Morrow: he had better resign. Morrow recalled what Shivers told him: "It's pure politics, Wright; I need Rayburn's help." Morrow stubbornly refused, and the governor hustled off to headquarters. In a Capitol Hill serving kitchen he smoked the peace pipe with Sam Rayburn and bloodless National Chairman Paul Butler. The sacrifice was coolly arranged...
Last week, after a nod from Shivers, the Texas Democratic Executive Committee removed Wright Morrow from the office of national committeeman. There was little doubt that the name of his successor, not yet chosen, would be presented to Speaker Sam on bended knee...