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...Carl Swanson...
...River Kwai. He was equally at home on the range, leading The Wild Bunch to one last dustup with destiny. Moving and speaking with the languid grace of inherited wealth (his father ran a chemical business), he wooed Audrey Hepburn into maturity in Sabrina and shepherded Gloria Swanson through the gaudy dementia of Sunset Boulevard. His easy sexual authority dared women to try to impress him. One who did, Kim Novak, made film history with Holden: their slow dance in Picnic (1956) remains an electrifying expression of romantic passion. In the '60s, Holden found refuge in the wilds...
Shuttle bus riders who have noticed B&G workers at the steering wheel need not worry that the customary student drivers are on strike, as they periodically threatened to do last winter. The workers are filling in because of a temporary shortage of licensed student drivers. Carl Swanson, who oversees shuttle services as B&G superintendant, says he hopes to have students in all the driving positions within the next few weeks. The students get about $5 per hour on the job, compared to $16 per hour for B&G workers, Swanson said...
Seniors will dominate the back line, with Andy Lauta at stopper, Sherm Swanson at sweeper, and Bill Champaigne at right fullback. The other wingback slot remains marginally open, with the smart money going on Matt Aaron...
...Douglas made his Broadway debut in 1928. In 1931 he married Actress Helen Gahagan, who later became a noted political activist and Congresswoman from California. After establishing himself as a suave, romantic leading man during the 1930s and 1940s by playing opposite such stars as Greta Garbo (Ninotchka), Gloria Swanson (Tonight or Never) and Joan Crawford (A Woman's Face), Douglas shifted to first-rate character portrayals in such films as Billy Budd (1962), The Americanization of Emily (1964) and I Never Sang for My Father (1970). Douglas, who had just completed his 77th film, Ghost Story, which...