Word: monica
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Divorced. George Randolph Hearst Jr., 42, publisher of the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner and eldest grandson of William Randolph Hearst; by Mary Thompson Hearst, 38, Florida socialite; on grounds of extreme cruelty; after 18 years of marriage, four children; in Santa Monica, Calif...
...went until two years ago when, just as casually as it had appeared on Diebenkorn's canvases, the figure disappeared. In its place was a bold structural architecture and a damp soft light suffused with the shrimp reds and spring greens characteristic of Ocean Park in Santa Monica, where he now lives. In his latest exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum, his "Ocean Park" series appears to be at first glance totally abstract. But soon the rudiments of a surfside landscape begin to emerge. Diebenkorn admits that a drive past the beach in the morning may affect...
Died. Leo McCarey, 71, screenwriter and director; of emphysema; in Santa Monica, Calif. McCarey said that every film should be something of a fairy tale and he was as good as his word in Belle of the Nineties, Ruggles of Red Gap, The Bells of St. Mary's, The Awful Truth and Going My Way, the last two of which won him Oscars. "I'll let someone else photograph the ugliness of the world," he once said. "It's larceny to remind people of how lousy things are and call it entertainment...
Divorced. Burt Lancaster, 55, onetime acrobat turned Oscar-winning actor (Elmer Gantry); by Norma Marie Lancaster; on grounds of cruelty; after 22 years of marriage, 5 children; in Santa Monica, Calif...
Additional segments were supplied by London Bureau Chief Curtis Prendergast, who reported on a mountain-climbing trip with Prince Charles in Wales, and Correspondents Honor Balfour and Monica Dehn, who contributed a study of the British monarchy. The cover story was written by Bob McCabe and edited by Jason McManus, with the help of Researcher Mary McConachie. All loyal Scots by background, they brought to the story a basic sympathy for their fellow Celts...