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...sittings in the portrait gallery (the national magazines would be clamoring for pictures). Then there was the housing problem. The studio took care of that. By the greatest good fortune, Screenwriter Casey Robinson (noblesse oblige) had made his Pacific Palisades house available, a charming English-type cottage spang in the middle of an orange grove. This was a great load off Deborah's and Tony's mind (L.B. believes that a good star is a happy star...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: A Star Is Born | 2/10/1947 | See Source »

...bass. . . . All of a sudden, old Ruby changed his tune. . . . He lit into them keys like a thousand of brick. He give 'em no rest, day or night. He set every living joint in me agoing, and not being able to stand it no longer, I jumped spang into my seat and jest hollered: 'Go it, my Rube!' Every blamed man, woman and child in the house riz on me, and shouted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Preachers, Varments, Planners | 2/10/1947 | See Source »

...muscles of his "bronzed back writhed like snakes," he heaved the cannon overboard. It landed spang in the British boat below. The boat split wide open; King George's minions gasped and gurgled. "Great God o' the Mountain," cried Holdfast, "what a glorious fight!" "Ugh!" grunted one of Holdfast's Mohegan warriors, proudly eyeing the mighty torso of his chief...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Ugh for Uncas | 11/18/1946 | See Source »

...bargains in their gubernatorial primary. On one counter was the party wheelhorse of the state political machine. Across the aisle was the white hope of the old, discredited bosses. Off in a corner was Detroit's Mayor Edward J. Jeffries (who didn't have a chance). Spang in the middle of the bargain basement was a novice named Kim Sigler...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Success Formula | 7/1/1946 | See Source »

...says no bingo, we won't have bingo." The law had already said so in Alberta and Manitoba. Spang on Attorney General Blackwell's announcement came word that British Columbia would follow suit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canada: ONTARIO: Number's Up | 12/31/1945 | See Source »

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