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Word: scallawaggish (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1958-1958
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...Boston's indestructible, scallawaggish ex-Mayor James Michael Curley, 83, who claims in tones of delighted outrage that he is the model of the indestructible, scallawaggish politico in The Last Hurrah, caused hurrahs among movie pressagents and headline writers: he filed for an injunction against the Boston showing of the novel's movie version. Court hearing has been set for this week, but chances are slim that Boston, or any other place, will be deprived of seeing the Boss's adventures as portrayed by Spencer Tracy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: The Law & the Limelight | 9/1/1958 | See Source »

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