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...Streetcar Named Desire. Tennessee Williams' sharply vivid chronicle of a nymphomaniac's downhill flight from reality (TIME...
...Church of Rome last week stepped up its crusade to save Italy from going Communist in next month's election. Said Pope Pius (addressing 1,500 streetcar motormen and conductors): "The doctrine of Christian truth and faith is irreconcilable with materialistic maxims. . . ." Proclaimed the Catholic Action Committee: ". . . It is the hour of the great battle for Christ or against Christ...
...order to settle once and for all the teachers' problem of students' relying too heavily on Hymarx, may I suggest that Hymarx be put on "Suggested" reading lists Most students have an impression of "Suggested" reading similar to the streetcar riders shown in Dahl's cartoon for the Boston "El," all carefully avoiding the mysterious middle space in the car. By the simple addition of Hymarx to their lists, teachers would have no fears, for who over heard of anyone reading a book on a "Suggested" reading list? Richard D. Stone...
Divorced. David Oliver Selznick, 45, Hollywood producer (Gone With the Wind); by Irene Mayer Selznick, 39, Broadway producer (A Streetcar Named Desire), younger daughter of Hollywood Producer Louis B. (MGM) Mayer; after 17 years of marriage, two sons, 2½ years' separation; in Los Angeles...
...year's best films to his credit, Kazan was a cinch for directorial honors. He also seemed assured of equal applause from Broadway: he had directed two of the year's outstanding stage hits: Arthur Miller's All My Sons and Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire. Kazan, 38, in whose work imagination and taste are vigorously combined, was clearly Man of the Year in that vague enclave known as Show Business...