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DIED. Leslie C. Arends, 89, staunchly conservative Republican Congressman from the farm country of central Illinois for 40 years, the past 31 (1943-74) as whip, or deputy party leader, of the G.O.P.; in Naples, Fla. Arends was an unsung but consummate parliamentary tactician who could be counted on to hold Republican Representatives in line with his enthusiastic party loyalty tempered by good humor and unblustering honesty...
...videos, the benevolent, ursine Jackson wanders around the set, cameraman in tow, amiably accosting stars and grips and caterers alike in his thick New Zealand accent ("conceptual artwork" turns into "con-sip-shull aht-wook") and interviewing them about whatever it is they do. We meet such unsung heroes as Tony Drawbridge, a propmaker who handcrafts fake animal poop, and Ngaire Woods, the production's plane spotter, who sits on a hill with binoculars and watches for passing aircraft that might disrupt a shot. There are some naysayers. "I can't believe they get to see me in costume...
...wrote the yet to be published Penguin History of Opera, an overview of the history of opera, and has authored “In Search of Opera” (2001) and “Unsung Voices?...
...breathtaking novels in the past nine years; he won the U.S. National Book Award in 1995 and the Pulitzer in 1998. His latest, The Plot Against America, is near the top of U.S. best-seller lists. But like other acclaimed authors writing in English, Roth depends on gifted but unsung translators to bring his books to audiences abroad. In France, Roth is especially fortunate to have had his recent work rendered by Josée Kamoun. She has translated the novels responsible for the resurgence of his popularity in France. "I think [the French] think that in reading my books...
...Tracy, the unsung member of the linebacking corps who left the game with seven tackles after suffering a knee injury, managed to stay healthy long enough to see the victory through and to return quickly enough to celebrate at midfield...