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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fast-action sequence worthy of Indiana Jones, Para mount and 20th Century-Fox last week played switcheroo with top executives. Paramount Chairman Barry Diller, 42, the man responsible for the studio's long string of recent successes (Indi ana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Terms of Endearment, Flashdance), is becoming chairman of 20th Century-Fox. He replaces Alan Hirschfield, 47, who will stay on as a consultant. Marvin Davis, half owner of Fox, wooed Diller by giving him part ownership of the film studio, along with salary and bonuses that will doubtlessly exceed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: Musical Chairs in Hollywood | 9/24/1984 | See Source »

...only one big hit this year, Romancing the Stone, and a string of flops, including Rhinestone, Unfaithfully Yours and Sixpack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: Musical Chairs in Hollywood | 9/24/1984 | See Source »

...third year in a row, the Crimson's first-string signal-caller is a mystery man. Speculation focuses on junior Brian White, who backed up two different starters last year before being sidelined with an arm injury, and senior Dennis Vecchi, fresh from...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD | 9/17/1984 | See Source »

Problems, should they arise, will come in the form of injuries to the defensive line, where the Crimson's talent seldom goes deeper than the second string...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD | 9/17/1984 | See Source »

Nelson cites a string of liberal republican candidates, including Sears in 1982, gubernatorial candidate Francis W. Hatch, Jr. in '78, and Senator Ed Brooke in '78, who lost to Democrats. The reason, he says, is that they did not represent their real constituency, the working class Republicans and the conservative Democrats that booted Dukakis out of office in '78 in favor of right-wing Democrat Edward J. King...

Author: By Michael W. Hirschorn, | Title: Why the Democrats Rule the State | 9/17/1984 | See Source »

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