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...really. Our conversation sure is takin' a puhsonal turn...

Author: By David Royce, | Title: Baby Doll | 2/20/1957 | See Source »

...time bomb in the bishop's "In" box. Father Udovic finally sends for the letter writer, a laconic little woman who grudgingly reveals that the envelope contains a dollar with her name and address on it in ink. "I mean I don't want somebody else takin' all the credit with the Holy Father!" she explains. Father Udovic recognizes that the woman and he are caught alike in the sin of pride: "It seemed to him, sitting there saying nothing, that they saw each other as two people who'd sinned together on earth might...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Devil Inside | 3/19/1956 | See Source »

...become a Broadway soloist, Ethel Waters should have unusual qualifications for going it alone. She has a genuine personality, whether warmhearted or rowdy; she can perform as dramatic actress or comedienne; and as a singer, she is a notable album of old favorites-Dinah, Am I Blue, Stormy Weather, Takin' a Chance on Love...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: New Shows in Manhattan, Oct. 5, 1953 | 10/5/1953 | See Source »

...enriched flour, sun bathing, brief swimsuits and many of the foods known today to be the richest in vitamins. Macfadden hoped to usher in a second Reformation, but, as he rightly remarked of the leader of the first one: "[Luther] sat around doin' too much thinkin' and takin' cracks at the Pope. That's not the way to make a success these days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Life with a Genius | 4/20/1953 | See Source »

...takin' pokes at pansies was unlawful...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FOR JOE McCARTHY | 9/30/1952 | See Source »

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