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Word: wimderkind (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...approach used to paint this depressing picture is straightforward narrative, an approach apparently out of style these days. Woodward, quite simply, wants to let the facts speak for themselves, and he describes in generally chronological order Belushi's rise from a Wheaton, III high-school wimderkind to ace comic of Chicago's comedy troupe Second City, to blubbering star of NBC's Saturday Night Live, to the mega-star of Animal House and half (with partner Dan Ackroyd) of the Blues Brothers, and finally to his death...

Author: By Michael J. Abramowitz, | Title: Skidding Through Life in The Fast Lane | 6/24/1984 | See Source »

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