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General. After the war, Ely was promoted to brigadier general in charge of infantry training. From 1949 to 1953, he represented France on the Standing Group of NATO. Ely's U.S. associates considered him a good administrator and a shrewd but not brilliant officer; he liked to immerse himself in Greek philosophy and long periods of silence. He lives austerely, eats sparingly, conserves his strength and is considered to be in poor health. As French chief of staff. Ely visited Washington in March, where one unimpressed U.S. official nicknamed him "the poodle." Sent on a post-Dienbienphu tour...
...first Communion of Madame's little niece. The country idyl is charmingly done, with the girls on their best behavior, the villagers impressed by the glamorous visitors from the city, and Madame Tellier (Madeleine Renaud) exhibiting a happy mixture of practicality and sentiment. Jean Gabin, as a shrewd but lovelorn peasant, and Danielle Darrieux, who cries with as much facility as she loves, keeps things going forward. But. like most weekends in the country, this one tends to drag a little on Sunday afternoon...
...mores; to scrabble for its gold; to battle bitterly, in public and in private, for better parts; to shock, amuse or horrify his friends and acquaintances. In part he seemed bent, as his enemies charged, on playing Humphrey Bogart in public. In part he was simply making a shrewd bid for publicity, and in part he was giving irascible voice to his honest hatred of the crass and phony side of motion pictures. He also had personal problems. Life with his third wife,* Movie Actress Mayo Methot, was filled with the sound of violent argument. At times, when drinking, they...
...Claim Jumper. Wilson was no run-of-the-desert prospector. He was something of a legendary figure, 6 ft. 3 in., 240 Ibs., loud-voiced, belligerent and shrewd. His past included periods as a salesman of insurance, stocks and bonds, and for a time he was a manufacturer, in Salt Lake City, of water heaters. He had hundreds of patents in his name...
Murchison, in all likelihood, would have been a success-and probably a millionaire-no matter where he lived. The proximity to Texas oil, plus the depletion allowance, gave him a chance to pyramid his millions. He has a trader's shrewd knowledge of human beings and a gambler's quiet ability to calculate the odds. He also has a banker's cold logic and an optimist's faith in U.S. business enterprise. A little bit of all these qualities is apparent in most of his deals...