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Considerably sprucer than when he waddled through his filmed portrait of the artist (Joyce Cary's madcap Gulley Jimson) as an old sot, Cinemactor Sir Alec Guinness beamed sedately at a kind word from Princess Margaret at a royal film performance of The Horse's Mouth. Down the line, spinach-maned Chanteuse Juliette Greco and Cinemactress Peggy (Cash on Delivery) Cummins awaited the royal pleasure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Feb. 16, 1959 | 2/16/1959 | See Source »

...Kabelac, who seemed the sprucer, less bashful of the two, spoke right up: "I'd be glad to marry her if Mrs. Stull says it's all right." Stolid Mr. Miller tried to look at ease. It took the Countess only a jiffy to pick Mr. Kabelac...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Swordfish | 11/12/1934 | See Source »

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