Word: ushered
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...DIED. FRANK GORSHIN, 72, rubbery-faced impressionist-actor who channeled his passion for film idols, nourished as a teenage cinema usher in Pittsburgh, into a 54-year career in Las Vegas clubs, on TV and in more than 80 movies; in Burbank, California. With his aping of Al Jolson, James Cagney and Marlon Brando, Gorshin was a regular on the Ed Sullivan Show, where he was a guest the night the Beatles made their U.S. TV debut. ("Look at all these kids that came to see me!" he said backstage.) But he gained his greatest fame playing the Riddler...
DIED. FRANK GORSHIN, 72, rubbery-faced impressionist-actor who channeled his passion for film idols, nourished as a teenage film usher in Pittsburgh, Pa., into a 50-year career in Las Vegas clubs, on TV and in more than 80 movies; of lung cancer, emphysema and pneumonia; in Burbank, Calif. With his apery of Al Jolson, James Cagney and Marlon Brando, Gorshin was a regular on The Ed Sullivan Show, where he was a guest the night the Beatles made their famous U.S. TV debut. ("Look at all these kids that came to see me!" he said backstage...
...minimalist set of the second half freed up the stage, helping usher in a more successful tone. As a whole, however, the cast made great use of their confined space on the Loeb Experimental Stage. In part, this was enabled by effective lighting designed by Ellie M. M. Campisano ’08 and the use of raised platforms...
...Made together, these efforts could break the deadlock?and produce other lasting benefits. Managing the North Korean challenge could usher in a new era of security cooperation in North Asia and allow China and Japan to resolve age-old differences and begin dealing with each other with a measure of trust. It's time for these two giants to transcend their discord and instead focus on the long-term stability of their region. When elephants fight, no one wins...
...attendance and low TV ratings, the league has lost more than $150 million in three years, and the number of teams has dwindled from 18 to an expected twelve next season. The league hopes to stir fan interest by playing in the fall next year. Says U.S.F.L. Commissioner Harry Usher: "Those preparing our obituary are a bit premature...