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Loos' most famous work is the novel, Gentleman Prefer Blondes, which she thought might amuse her friend H.L. Mencken. The fame of that book and the subsequent play made Loos wealthy and famous (she had nothing to do with the Marilyn Monroe version most of us are familar with, though she admired Monroe's performance) but it occasionally overshadows the truly impressive scope of Loos' achievement...
...continues to struggle to establish a consistent identity for his father, and seems to regret the fame that the letter has brought to him after death. He says, "I see that that is what I want this afternoon magnetized by the mail, detoured around class, food, new people, that he be a mere inhabitant of earth." In death, his father has become a symbol that transcends his son's memories...
Athletes, without a doubt, are often given special privileges and considerations by almost all colleges that can afford it. They are feted, wined and dined by many colleges hoping for oustanding recruits to garner fame and glory, as well as heavy alumni contributions...
Perhaps Mitchell's greatest claim to public fame was his performance last year during the Iran-Contra hearings. In a quiet but nationally televised confrontation with Lt. Col. Oliver North, who had testified with great patrioticfervor, Mitchell looked at the witness and spokeinto the microphone...
...gismos and gimmicks and phasers are really just added attractions," said Fries, who has also written scripts for "Fame," "The Tonight Show" and other TV series. "The core of any Star Trek episode has to be a good story...