Word: tales
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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From Italy comes Bitter Rice, a tale of passion starring Sylvana Mangano and the Po valley, at the World, 49th and Seventh...
...prizefighter whose devotion to a pet lion leads him to kill a man finds the author himself fighting out of his class and losing the decision on pointlessness. Too talky for his stories' good, Paterson packs small emotional wallop. But at his best he can tell a fresh tale with few frills and no assist from his analyst's corner...
...Thirteen Clocks, by James Thurber. A thoroughly satisfying fairy tale in which the prince and the princess out-maneuver the wicked Duke to an accompaniment of gleeps, glups, guggles and, possibly, inner meanings (TIME...
...Queen, has long been part of the standard vocal repertory. Last week, revarnished and renamed My Heart Cries for You, the Chanson had become 1951's first big hit. Its sprightly tempo had been slowed by Conductor-Composer Percy Faith to a lazy waltz, and its elegant tale of pastoral courtship changed to a monotonous lover's lament.* Result: the song is a favorite with crooners, hillbilly specialists and barroom baritones. Six of its eleven recorded versions (including those by Guy Mitchell, Dinah Shore and Jimmy Wakely) are listed on Billboard and Variety popularity charts...
...Thirteen Clocks, by James Thurber. A thoroughly satisfying fairy tale in which the prince and the princess outmaneuver the wicked Duke to an accompaniment of gleeps, glups, guggles and, possibly, inner meanings (TIME...