Word: characterized
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Added Justice DiGiovanna: "Public interest in a free and democratic society does not warrant or encourage the suppression of any book at the whim of any unduly sensitive person or group of persons, merely because a character described in such book as belonging to a particular race or religion is...
Chekhov is ideal material for a repertory group because so many of the smaller parts can prove to be gems when given the attention of first-class actors. In the present production, Peter Temple as the schoolmaster, Semyon, Donald Stevens as Sorin, and Jeanne Tufts as Polina are cases in...
For Ethel Barrymore, in the part of the dying old aristocrat, there can be nothing but praise. The most striking "character" in the movie, her quick wit and quicker tongue provide some of the sharpest and best-aimed assaults the film can offer. Her advice to Pinky, "Be yourself," is...
Among the U.S.'s most beautiful Negro women (listed by John Robert Powers in Ebony magazine): Contralto Marian Anderson ("an impressive personality and most presentable manners"), Mrs. Ralph Bunche ("dignity, attractive personality, character and a wonderful, soft, feminine beauty"), Hollywood's Scorch Singer Lena Home ("the best example...
Robert Ryan's appearance in a film (Crossfire, The Set-Up] has almost come to mean a low-budget picture with a future. He gives this movie some unexpected authenticity because he is capable of crossing black & white traits in a role without showing his hand. The standard rackets...