Word: zestfulness
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Carry On, Nurse (Anglo-Amalgamated; Governor Films). "Good heavens, no!" the male patient sputters shyly to the two young nurses who propose to remove his drawers. "I'll do it myself if you don't mind.'' They do mind, and with Amazonian zest they pants the poor chap and dump him in the sack. "There now," one of them remarks, "what a fuss-about such a little thing...
...York Times obituary writer noted stuffily last week, this review "seemingly convinced" his publisher that they had a real property on their hands. Launched as a columnist, Walker wrote with an obvious ban vivant zest that to Daily News readers made substance unnecessary. "I've been accused of being a gourmet," Walker boasted. "Nuts, all I can say is that I have tried everything put before me and never suffered any violent ill effects." A bachelor, he liked ballroom dancing and escaped the heavy bores on his rounds by fleeing to the dance floor. "When...
...Theodore Bikel, 36, sings in 17 tongues, is especially known for Israeli songs-Dodi Li, Mi Barechev, Hechalil-which he delivers in a constricted, almost nasalized voice. An accomplished actor (The Defiant Ones, African Queen), he attacks his material with such zest and humor that he has become one of the most sought-after concert artists in the business...
...British radio broadcasting for 33 years, during which its Oxford-accented air of uplift earned the BBC the fond, but not too fond, nickname "Auntie." Five years ago, along came commercial TV. The Tory government created the privately owned Independent Television Authority to give Auntie competition. With a zest for controversy and no qualms about serving up popular fare (much of it made in America), ITV quickly grabbed up 72% of Britain's viewers in the areas it served...
Flagg fitted the Roaring Twenties just right, and after the Great Crash he gradually faded into comparative obscurity. Into his last years, though he was sick and nearly blind, he retained his zest for life. At 80, asked the inevitable questions put to famous octogenarians, he said that he had only one regret: "I miss seeing the new beauties...