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...dozen tennis classics invented by his agent. But after we came to know Connors well on television, he was no longer much of a hero. He and his agent then split. The trend toward the athlete as superhero may work for a few, but carried too far it will selfdestruct. The stars themselves, not Louis B. Mayer, killed the star system in Hollywood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: EMPERORS AND CLOWNS | 1/10/1977 | See Source »

...multistarred, action-crammed production. Mission will ultimately be a moneymaker-but only after it goes off network and the studio is then allowed to syndicate second and subsequent rerun rights. Thus, though the show may well be renewed, its producers would probably not grieve overmuch if it should selfdestruct...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Pruning Old Friends | 2/15/1971 | See Source »

...lacked a complete graduate program. Then, two years ago, the university turned the place over to a frenetic professor of education from California named Dwight W. Allen. Ever since, it has hurtled into experiments that could turn U.S. teachers into models of sensitivity−or cause the school to selfdestruct...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Frenzy at U. Mass. | 12/21/1970 | See Source »

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