Word: normans
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Some senior Conservatives accused Party Chairman Norman Tebbit of poor organization, arguing that the government failed to control the issues and too often campaigned defensively. Other Tories fretted that Labor's advertising, notably the ten-minute television broadcasts allotted free to each party, was superior. One program, a profile of Kinnock by Hugh Hudson, director of the Oscar-winning Chariots of Fire, portrayed the Labor leader as compassionate toward the young, old and disabled while tough on militants in his own party. Shortly after it was shown, Kinnock's rating as an "impressive campaigner" shot up 19 points...
...Cambridge City police were out looking for trouble that night," says Norman Weil '54, a Crimson photographer. Weil was not on duty the night of the rally, but was walking past the disturbance with a date and asked police why they were hassling a fellow photographer. The police then threw him in a paddy wagon, he says...
...City Opera, he inherited many of Bass-Baritone Norman Treigle's most famous and glamorous roles. Treigle, who died in 1975, was a powerful, athletic singer with a wide following. "It was not easy," says Ramey. "A lot of people in the company would go out of their way to tell me, 'You've got big shoes to fill.' That was all I needed to hear." But Ramey is a better singer than Treigle ever was, and he soon made his mark...
Tammy Bakker said she had advised her husband, "Something isn't right here. Don't do it, Jim." She asserted that Lawyer Norman Roy Grutman, hired by PTL, pledged that members of Falwell's newly constituted PTL board would submit resignation letters in advance. Supposedly Grutman said that "anytime you and Jim want to walk back in, all you have to do is tell the board of directors...
...picture, funniest record or video, funniest female performer and lifetime achievement. Robin Williams was next in line with three awards. In addition to Midler, lifetime awards went to Lucille Ball, Woody Allen, Carol Burnett, Lily Tomlin, Mary Tyler Moore, Mel Brooks, Steve Allen and All in the Family Producer Norman Lear. "Anytime they want to include me in the same breath with Lucille Ball is fine by me," said the Divine Miss M. "I've never had quite a year like this before -- every dream I ever had came true...