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Born in Turkey, of Greek and Armenian parents, Albert Isaac Bezzerides reached the U. S. when he was nine months old, grew up on his father's farm near Fresno, was a champion quarter-miler in high school. Unable to pronounce his name ("Buzz-air-uh-dees"), his schoolmates called him Buzzard's Knees. He won a scholarship to the University of California, quit in disgust three months before graduation. Then he settled down to truck driving. When he got married he began to write. Prodded on by his wife, he began selling stories to Story, Scribner...
...other two men in the story, however, are too orthodox to live in complete harmony with such spontaneous unrepresed people. The father, a Dutch banker, tries very hard to be broad-minded, but he can't quite make the grade. The moral behavior of the girl's "uh--friend," as the banker describes him, is the most delightfully surprising of all, even though it may be the hardest to reconcile with the idea of a real, consistent personality...
...Attorney General to the Prince of Wales. Appearing somewhat confused, he first asked, "How did this case come here?" Up rushed a clerk to whisper vigorously through Sir John's wig, and Mr. Justice Hawke was then heard to say, "Yes, yes, I see. I have been told, uh...
Though the Press reported that "Diary-burning was now Hollywood's main concern," Miss Astor's colleagues displayed monumental discretion when asked to comment on her case. Said William Powell: "Excuse me!" Jack Oakie: "It's a nice day." Claudette Colbert: "Uh-huh . . . that's bad." Miss Astor's one stanch friend was Ruth Chatterton, also in Dodsworth. Miss Chatterton attended most sessions of the trial, told the Press: "I admire Miss Astor very much for her courage...
...callers coughed and looked expectantly at the other as they sat down. "Uh-hm! Mr. Murray, I am Mr. Walden, Chairman of the Board of the Standard Vacuum, and this is our Vice President, Mr. Dundas...