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...essence of the young musical prodigy with the libertine air than a child actor turned acclaimed adult director with a sometime taste for the reckless moment. Polanski, who will direct the play, which stars Francois Périer, 62, as Mozart's nemesis Antonio Salieri, and Actress Sonia Vollereaux, 22, as Mozart's wife, has been taking crash diction courses to smooth the Polish lilt from his French. "I have no problem directing myself because I am a very obedient actor," observes Polanski. "It's much easier to direct while acting than to act while directing. Directing...
...getting top dollar is only one Golden goal. She also puts a priority on assuring that her clients will be satisfied with the way they are portrayed. One key is finding a reputable producer. Golden persuaded Client Sonia Johnson, who was expelled from the Mormon Church in 1979 because of her outspoken support of the Equal Rights Amendment, to pick Norman Lear, an ardent ERA backer. Says Golden: "It wouldn't have mattered if he had offered only one half the money that anyone else...
...bearded long-distance hauler was described by neighbors as softspoken, reserved and devoted to his wife Sonia, a sometime teacher of handicrafts. His boss called him a "very sensitive man, and if anybody said anything sharp to him, his eyes would fill with tears." For much of the British public, however, there was little doubt that the police had finally caught their man. Outside the magistrate's court in industrial Dewsbury where Sutcliffe was charged, a mob of 1,000 hurled obscenities and shouted...
...Bendel's upper four floors, Stutz in the early 1960s began selling the latest creations of young, and then unknown, designers such as Jean Muir, Sonia Rykiel and later, Mary McFadden. Then, in a move that shocked other retailers, she instructed them to design clothes that would fit only the slender. Bendel catered to women almost as thin as fashion models with dress sizes that ranged from 2 to 10. Instead of driving away business, the move gave the store a certain cachet. In 1979 Bendel earned $1.4 million on $15 million in sales...
...courageous Sonia Johnson labeled militant for her support of ERA in the face of opposition from the Mormon church [Dec. 17]? I know of no other lobbyists who are described as such, not even the military. It conjures in the mind a huge Amazon, flailing her arms about, mowing down Congressmen, state legislators, press people and presidential candidates. Could this be another putdown, like "the little woman...