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...sponsor, Speidel Corp., into letting him make television recordings of his show on the West Coast two weeks before it was shown to the rest of the country. It seemed unlikely that Eastern critics would duplicate the West Coast raves ("The ultimate in TV comedy," cried the Los Angeles Mirror). Variety complained of Wynn's "vintage jokes and facial contortions," and commented acidly: "If he was trying to imitate Milton Berle he outdid him by staying in camera range longer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Something Old, Something New | 10/17/1949 | See Source »

...their early editions, the New York Mirror, the Des Moines Register and the Chicago Tribune even rated a love bomb over the atom bomb, put their banners on the story of a man charged with engineering an airplane explosion to kill his wife (see THE HEMISPHERE). The Trib also smugly reminded readers that Colonel McCormick was already building a bombshelter for himself and his staffers. The New York Daily News wrote the day's most heartfelt headline, a prayerful play on words: U.S. HAS SUPREMACY, WILL HOLD IT : AMEN. The Communist Worker combined propaganda, craftsmanship and a sly smile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: A Little Something | 10/3/1949 | See Source »

...upper three floors are considerably different from their supporting story, but they are identical to one another. The rooms open onto central T-shaped corridors, which need only be followed past the three-way, full length mirror to the nearest corner for the latest in large scale bathroom facilities. In the center of each floor is the smoking room and adjoining it is a kitchenette for morning coffee and lazy Sunday breakfasts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Conflagration in Moors Hall Fails to Halt Debut | 9/26/1949 | See Source »

...thus insulting Mom and Home Cooking, Columnist Coates last week was paying a heavy price. More than 260 readers had flooded the Mirror with letters challenging Coates to take potluck at their homes, and vowing to make him eat humble pie. A man with a cast-iron stomach and an eye for a circulation chart, Coates accepted most of the 260 invitations and offered prizes for the tastiest meals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: The Man Who Came to Dinner | 9/19/1949 | See Source »

...puritanical type who pampers her son with his favorite strawberries and treats federal agents as though they were bureaucratic busybodies. Another odd creation is the restlessly affectionate gun moll (Virginia Mayo), a swirly blonde with a complicated mobile technique for kissing, getting out of bed and looking in the mirror...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Pictures, Sep. 19, 1949 | 9/19/1949 | See Source »

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