Word: smartly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Unwanted Praise. Far and away the girls' biggest fan is Daddy, who once drawled about his darling daughters: "I will never have to worry about either girl. Lynda Bird is so smart that she will always be able to make a living for herself. And Luci Baines is so appealing and feminine that there will always be some man around wanting to make a living for her." Well meant as it was, Lyndon's appraisal drew criticism from both girls. Lynda complained he had implied that she would be an old maid: Luci pouted that he had hinted...
Sophisticated? Well, not really. But fast, smart, shrewdly directed and capably performed. And though the film will scarcely eradicate the sex and violence that encumber contemporary movies, it may at least persuade producers that sick subjects may be profitably proffered with a healthy laugh...
Considering that they spend about a third of their lives in them-and a rather enjoyable third at that-men and women are surprisingly stodgy about their beds. Their resistance to change in sleeping styles has long been the despair of the bed business; despite much smart and sexy advertising, there has been little growth in unit sales or dollar vol ume for the past decade. But there was rejoicing last week at the National Association of Bedding Manufacturers' convention in Chicago. A bed trend is under way-toward sleeping...
...World of Henry Orient is a precociously smart comedy that proposes juvenile innocence as an effective curb on adult delinquency. Chief delinquent is Peter Sellers, who as Concert Pianist Henry Orient attempts to seduce an undecided young matron (Paula Prentiss). Circling his prey in a lush Manhattan lair, he glances into the street, and blanches at what he sees: two diminutive furies, one as apple-cheeked and winsome as Heidi, the other an indescribable creature with sheep-dog hairdo, daredevil eyes, and a tacky mink coat that grazes her ankles. What do they want? "It's exactly the sort...
Wright recalls that just before the attack he heard a voice from behind say. "Hey, I bet that's one of those smart Harvard guys." As he started to walk faster, the same voice said "Aw, the Harvard guy is scared...