Word: littlefield
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...serialization. The all-encompassing theme, that life is like contract law, gives only superficial gloss and structure to a tame love story. When it's all over and done with, Osborn straddles the only issue he raises--is the Wall Street rat race worth it? Weston's friend, Littlefield, drops out only to land gloriously as a Yale Law School professor, and Weston and Newton, although they leave Bass and Marshall, still seem in awe of the grand old head of the firm, Cosmo Bass, and are fairly well indoctrinated, if somewhat rambunctious...
Osborn's real strength is not that of a novelist, but as an entertainer. In one very funny set piece. Littlefield, an associate fond of drugs and arcane legal philosophy, writes a brief for a crucial case that cites Cicero instead of legal precedents. He is fired by Lynch, a partner driven mad by the weight of his famous legal ancestors. The next morning, it is Lynch's turn to perform. In court to argue the case, he opens his mouth, but no words come out, leaving Weston to wonder if the poor wretch is going to make...
...been like. There are, for example, the performances of Robert Suttton as Henrik Egerman, Fredrik's tormented son, whose passion for the ministry cloaks his passion for his stepmother, and of Caroline Jones, who is genuinely sympathetic as the Countess Charlotte Malcolm. If Charlotte's husband Carl Magnus (Nick Littlefield) is somewhat wooden, his stiffness is forgivable on two counts: first, he is, after all, no more than a "tin soldier," and secondly, he can sing. In this show, that is no small boon. On the other hand, Bonny Fay Landers's Madame Armfeldt, Desiree's mother, is too much...
Also expected to see action near the center stripe will be John Littlefield and Doug Stone, seniors who, Ford claims, "have really come on strong this year and look real good...
This spring the Institute of Politics, received 82 applications--27 more than last year--for grants to support summer thesis research. Nora F. Littlefield, the Institute's student programs assistant said last month a casual glance at the applications shows that more people plan to use their awards this summer to support positions employers cannot find funding for rather than thesis research...