Word: womens
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...averages for people at the upper end of the life span. Last week Dr. Arthur M. Master presented the A.M.A. with revealing data on oldsters aged 65 to 94. The tables were compiled at Manhattan's Mount Sinai Hospital from information on 2,925 men and 2,694 women all over...
...tables showed, men average 5 ft. 8 in. tall, weigh 159 Ibs. Height remains constant through ages 85-89, but by then the average weight has dropped to 148 Ibs. In the early 905, men average an inch shorter and tip the scales at a wispy 136 Ibs. Women aged 65-69 average 5 ft. 3 in. tall and weigh 141 Ibs.; those in the upper 80s are an inch shorter and weigh...
...than yesterday's gilded glamour. "It's this togetherness stuff, that's what it is," says Director Elia Kazan. "In the old days, with one or two exceptions, Hollywood girls couldn't be both sexy and funny. Nowadays they insist on being so-called complete women-healthy and natural. The new crop of actresses is dedicated to the proposition that the girl next door can also be sexy. They want to keep one eye on the baby and let the other eye rove...
...observation is interesting but debatable. Shirley's rivals are far more varied than "Gadge" Kazan suggests. The newcomers-and there seem to be more interesting ones in Hollywood these days than in years-are not necessarily all girl-next-door types, not all funny, not all "complete women." Inevitably, certain new Hollywood clichés have developed. Where it was preferable for yesterday's star to have been discovered at a soda fountain, it is better for today's model to have been found at the Actors' Studio. Where yesterday's glamour girl was expected...
OWNERS OF STOCK now total 12,490,000, or 45% more than in 1956, reported the New York Stock Exchange. One of every eight U.S. adults owns stock. Women own 52.5% of all shares...