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Word: skillfull (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Playing the humble part of the kuro-maku-the faceless stagehand of Japanese drama who bustles about, manipulating scenery behind a black curtain in a supposedly invisible state-Kishi, in recent years, has been a potent force in Japanese postwar politics, a skillful, hardworking, practical politician with a rare skill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JAPAN: The Third Man | 3/4/1957 | See Source »

A sophomore, he is more than a match for the gangling giants he plays against. With his twisting one-hand jump shot Don easily earned the Most Valuable Player award at this winter's Orange Bowl tournament, almost alone has boosted Pitt to a 13-9 record.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Odd Assortment | 3/4/1957 | See Source »

The Skillful Nihilist

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Blair Fuller: 'A Far Place' | 3/1/1957 | See Source »

But despite the skill, it is hard to see why anybody should care an iota what happens to Fuller's hero. Life may mean nothing, positive values may be ephemeral dreams, and happiness may be best symbolized by the orgasm, but these are attitudes which at this late date make...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Blair Fuller: 'A Far Place' | 3/1/1957 | See Source »

Three Violent People (Paramount), a frazzled old carpetbag about a Confederate veteran fighting off a Yankee land-grabber, makes one (and only one) original contribution: Tom Tryon, a 31-year-old bit-part boy from Broadway who, in his first good screen part as the one-armed brother of the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Feb. 25, 1957 | 2/25/1957 | See Source »

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