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Word: shams (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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More disturbing than a number of factual errors is Wagner's misinterpretation of events to suit his purposes. He turns the undergraduate Franklin D. Roosevelt into a democrat whose interests were "all work and no sham...

Author: By Frank B. Gilbert, | Title: A Nieman on Harvard | 12/1/1950 | See Source »

...atomic control plan was the only answer. "The stakes are too large to let us or any nation stand on pride of authorship," said Harry Truman. If Russia or anyone else could produce a better plan the U.S. would gladly accept it. But "anything less would be a sham agreement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATION: No Sham Agreements | 3/6/1950 | See Source »

...Blanche were no more than a sham, the play would have no meaning. But Tennessee Williams' sensitive writing, and Uta Hagen's compassionate performance show Blanche as the wreckage of a "lady," a woman clutching at the past. It is this that makes the tragedy real and piercing. Miss Hagen's portrayal shows that she not only understands the shaded subtleties of Blanche's character, but has the ability as an actress to make them clear and convincing on the stage...

Author: By Stephen O. Saxe, | Title: THE PLAYGOER | 2/15/1950 | See Source »

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