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Dates: during 1940-1940
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Into Miami last week swooped the yacht Southern Cross, carrying the world's best-known divorcee to the dentist. It was the first time the Duchess (nee Bessie Wallis Warfield, of Baltimore) had been in her native U. S. since 1933. A lot of things had happened in that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: The Duchess' Tooth | 12/23/1940 | See Source »

Conservative Episcopalians could reminiscently sigh for the attitude of their sister Church of England, which does not recognize divorce even in the case of adultery, much less marriage after divorce. The Church of England's lay head, Edward VIII. discovered that to his cost when he decided to marry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Episcopalians and Divorce | 9/16/1940 | See Source »

Produced by Warner's Hal Wallis with a splendor that would set parsimonious Queen Bess's teeth on edge, constructed of the most tried-&-true cinema materials available, The Sea Hawk is a handsome, shipshape picture. To Irish Cinemactor Errol Flynn, it gives the best swashbuckling role he...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Aug. 19, 1940 | 8/19/1940 | See Source »

Leaving Lisbon, the Excalibur moved steadily as a train across a bright, glassy Atlantic, and the Duke went up on the bridge to wave to a Clipper which soared overhead, and exchanged radio greetings with its skipper. Resting aboard the Clipper, unaware of the waving Duke, was Refugee Baron Eugene...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Mr. & Mrs. Windsor | 8/12/1940 | See Source »

In the year Director Newsom has been ruling the writers, 28 State Guide Books have been published. This week even the belated Maryland Guide appeared, with sketches of Marylanders Barbara Fritchie and Wallis Warfield. With the 17 that came out under Alsberg, that leaves only three States undescribed by WPA...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: WPAchievement | 8/12/1940 | See Source »

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