Word: spielbergisms
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...into the house after the intermission, and there is much merriment Behind me, a sloshed woman loudly asks her escort to explain a pun "What's that mean--penis?" At one poirt, cries of "Freshman Mixer" and "Buzz Aldren!" go up. In the center section, guest-of-honor Steven Spielberg, the Pudding's newly crowned Man of year, looks mildly bewildered. E.T., after all never had too deal with alumni...
...Steven Spielberg, the father of E.T. and creator of numerous other blockbuster movies, including Jews and Raiders of the Lost Ark., accepted the Hasty Pudding Theatricals (HPT) 16th man of the Year award last night...
...club officials presented the award, annually given to an individual who has made a "lasting and impressive contribution to the world of entertainment," was given to Spielberg in front of an enthusiastic, champagne-sipping crowd of more than 300, preceding the premier performance of HPT's 135th production Of Mines...
Before receiving the pudding pot--the HPT's equivilant of the Oscar--Spielberg was treated to two less prestigous gifts...
...Jimmy Carter were Graham herself and Margaret Truman Daniel. Rosalynn Carter dined with former Democratic Party Boss Robert Strauss and Richard Simmons, Washington Post Co. president. Some 2,400 other place cards included notables from television (Tom Brokaw, Walter Cronkite), business (Laurance Rockefeller, Lee Iacocca) and show business (Steven Spielberg, Diana Ross). Two hours of after-dinner ceremonies went from Graham's opening remarks to a closing "My Turn" salute by Time Inc. Editor in Chief Henry Grunwald, who observed that TIME and Newsweek have been "inevitably linked as a fated pair, like Macy's and Gimbels, Coke...