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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...problem of a career was solved when Barrie discovered a talent for the sentimental stories favored by Victorians. He wrote about his mother, his childhood and, most particularly, about boys. The other problem-women-was more difficult. Sketching out a character, he noted: "Perhaps the curse of his life that he never 'had a woman.' " Whether that curse was autobiographical is moot, but In 1894, when he was 34, James did marry Actress Mary Ansell, the lead of his second play, Walker, London...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Lost Man | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

...Short on talent, depth and finesse, the Brandeis squad offered only occasional resistance while displaying some of the slowest pairs of feet on the East coast. The hoopsters, who upped their record to 2-3, played complacently for most of the game, allowing the Judges to stay within striking distance, but the Crimson did explode for several bursts of superb offensive execution...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Crimson Cagers Dump Brandeis, 95-80; Sloppy Play Dominates Harvard Victory | 12/13/1979 | See Source »

...gets away with it because his only distinctive talent is that he tells jokes extremely well. (Though he's a dreadful actor, embarassing when he's not laughing at something or other.) This is where he's been so lucky with Diane Keaton, who's a decent enough actress, and the Diane Keaton role is the soul-unburdening one-this cranks the show up to the touch of seriousness which is needed to vindicate Woody's Indomitable Comic Spirit, so that Time Mag can duly call him America's Comic Genius...

Author: By Peter Swaab, | Title: Academia Meets The Loser | 12/11/1979 | See Source »

Despite the robin's egg in the win column, women's ice hockey at Harvard is bound to look up as the young squad gains experience and as individual talent coagulates...

Author: By Nancy F. Bauer, | Title: Get Out Your Bluebooks | 12/11/1979 | See Source »

...language is a rarity. He rules not only the language but the space around him. When he says "stars," the stars twinkle in the ceiling of the Adams House dining hall. Clemenson's acting has no gimmicks and no cliches--his performance is a tour de force of sheer talent and intelligence...

Author: By Esme C. Murphy, | Title: The Sad Tale's Best | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

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