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Dates: during 1990-1999
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William Haines was not a very good actor, but he was a very popular one, and in Hollywood of the 1920s the priorities were the same as those of Hollywood today--it's the box office that counts. Haines is one of the now-forgotten stars of the silent screen: handsome, witty and good-natured, between 1926 and 1931 he was one of the biggest box-office draws in Hollywood, top on MGM's roster of stars and adored by women film fans everywhere. Specializing in playing the role of the "wisecracker," a joking, likable trickster hero who starts...

Author: By Susannah R. Mandel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bio of Gay Actor Gives Rich Portrait of '20s Hollywood | 3/20/1998 | See Source »

Ironically, in the next room, Brianna is makingthe same silent choice...

Author: By David A. Fahrenthold, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Once Around the Block: A First-Year Fable | 3/20/1998 | See Source »

...Silent Treatment...

Author: By Neeraj K. Gupta, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Spare Change? | 3/18/1998 | See Source »

Sitting sullen and silent on the ledge of a BankBoston window, Daniel sits before a cardboard box with a couple of dollar bills in it, moving only to crack a happy smile and nod enthusiastically to passersby who stop and drop him some change...

Author: By Neeraj K. Gupta, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Spare Change? | 3/18/1998 | See Source »

...secretary Betty Currie, who alone is portrayed by the White House as too honorable to shade the truth, whose office has a peephole into the Oval Office, who is one of three White House staff members privy to the President's phone logs, and who has emerged as the silent and sturdy pivot for three big players: Clinton, Vernon Jordan and Lewinsky. Currie, whose stricken face as she left the grand jury became a national freeze-frame a month ago, is reportedly calmer now, not terrified of a return engagement but not exactly looking forward to it. She spent Saturday...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will The Secretary Stick To The Script? | 3/16/1998 | See Source »

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