Word: tallish
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...daughter of a Swedish Army major, who retired to become a Stockholm publisher, auburn-haired, 25-year-old Viveca Lindfors is tallish and square-shouldered, with Tallulah Bankhead's big, mobile features and Garbo's own throaty purr. An ambitious student who used to steal scenes ("Oh, that is bad thing to do!") when her director wasn't looking, versatile Viveca (rhymes with "terrific, ah!") has been for five years one of Sweden's top stage & screen stars, playing nearly everything from Shakespeare to Maxwell Anderson...
...Principal opposition candidate in Ecuador's June election will be tallish, baldish Dr. Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra, leader of the newly organized coalition Alianza Democratica (Democratic Alliance). A none-too-successful President (1934-35), he has wide support among the lower classes, students, others who do not like President Carlos A. Arroyo...
...Angel. In his middle 40s, João Alberto is tallish, slender. A nervous tic periodically distorts his face. His kindly, scholarly bearing does not match his violent past or his present push. Brazilians tell some cynical tales about his appetite for money, and they remember his successful but intensely unpopular term as Federal Interventor in the rebellious State of São Paulo. He plays the piano beautifully, has almost memorized his favorite book, The Arabian Nights. He speaks English, is pro-American, has a son in the U.S. Air Forces. Among his pals: Sumner Welles and Carmen Miranda...