Word: virginia
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...scion of an old Virginia fox-hunting family, Marine Corps Commandant Lemuel Cornicle Shepherd Jr., 58, took a day off from his official duties, rode off across the Virginia hills with a Warrenton hunt. The chase went merrily until General Shepherd's horse stepped in a hole and took a header. Although he rolled clear of his mount, much-wounded (four Purple Hearts) Marine Shepherd got up with a broken collarbone, was mending nicely at week...
What does she ever do for you, except light candles for your soul?"). Virginia Copeland, steadily dramatic as Annina...
Racing through the script are Jack Palance as Simon, a power-mad, eye-rolling (but strictly second-rate) magician who tries to discredit the growing body of Christians with rabble-rousing and tricks; Paul Newman as Basil, a pagan silversmith who designs a frame for the cup; Virginia Mayo, the sorcerer's apprentice, who divides her time between dressing up the boss's act and running up Basil's metabolism; and Pier Angeli, a wistful, loving Christian who finally wins Basil for herself...
...other discernible order; the last one was rumored to have been awarded the anchor position because "she got to more rehearsals later than anybody else." After she was seated, the orchestra struck up the first of the cotillion figures, the Coming-Out Waltz (original music and lyrics by Virginia Scarlett, daughter of Mrs. Eugene Ong, co-chairman of the ball). The lyrics: We're coming out tonight We're having our fling Debs dressed in yards of white Waltzing we sing 'cause Beaux flock around tonight Flowers are part of the scheme Tomorrow may be just another...
...wonder his clothes are shabby and his beard unkempt and bristling with wood shavings. But he has something for you, Virginia. Shyly he smiles, sneezes, and floats unsteadily up the chimney, leaving a Grandma Moses original on the hearth. Your eyes are lighting up, Virginia. Now you realize. This was Santa Claus...