Word: vaughn
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...seen you fellows," he said. "You have been working hard, I suppose." Then, at the President's request, the medical staff on duty gathered around his chair. Ike wanted to be sure that everyone who was caring for him got in the pictures. "Be sure to get Sergeant Vaughn up here," said the President. With a snappy "Yes, sir!" a brawny Negro Medical Corpsman stepped up to his side. After the eight-minute appointment ended, Hagerty and the photographers withdrew quietly, and Ike put on his sunglasses and stretched out in the healing...
...favor of movement and daughter; Cyril Ritchard turned Captain Hook ( "the swiniest swine of them all") into a Pirate of Penzance with a fine mixture of cringe and gusto. Of the two sponsors (total payout: $450,000), Ford made palatable its light-touch commercials; RCA tried to fob off Vaughn Monroe in a fantasy of its own and suffered by contrast. After a look at the size of the audience (an estimated 65 million) NBC announced that it will stage a second production of Peter Pan at Christmastime...
Ease the Way. The new look in announcers is being supplied by such entertainers as Cinemactor William Lundigan (Chrysler), Singer Vaughn Monroe (RCA Victor), Ballet Dancer Dorothy Jarnac (Stopette). Even where commercial announcers are kept on the job, entertainers are being hired to introduce them. On NBC's Oldsmobile Spectaculars, Actor Lee Bowman dresses up in evening clothes for the sole purpose of saying: "And now, ladies and gentlemen, here is Ed Herlihy with a message from our sponsor...
Steeped in Aplomb. While Hollywood was beginning the new season with drama, Manhattan concentrated on songsters. Eddie Fisher and Perry Como arrived back on TV with the dependability of swallows zooming into Capistrano. Soon due are such talented warblers as Vaughn Monroe, Dinah Shore, Jo Stafford, Martha Wright and Jane Froman. Eddie Fisher sang four songs, worked in a little quick sell for his sponsor (Coca-Cola), and on ballads, unashamedly imitated his idol, Perry Como...
...Barlas, a strong-armed right-hander, went five innings for B.U. and got credit for the win. He had to be lifted in the sixth, however, when the Crimson had runners on first and third with nobody out. Relief pitcher Vaughn Stedman stopped the varsity threat, and gave up only one hit the rest...