ILLUSTRATIONS
They look him over as if he were a fresh air child
being given a day’s outing.
The watcher walks around the table, giving each hand
a careful scrutiny.
“’Round and &rsq...
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Robert Benchley (1889-1945) was one of the most popular and influential humorists of 20th century America. He took his gentle, self-deprecating wit to celebrity in literature, the theater, and the mov...
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Robert Benchley combined in his life and work many of the traditional qualities of the American humorist. First, and most important, like Washington Irving and Oliver Wendell Holmes, Benchley was a su...
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Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic (dpa) - Sometimes it seems that
nations emerge from nowhere on the global filmmaking stage. So is the
case with Malaysia.
Often o...
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Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic (dpa) - Sometimes it seems that
nations emerge from nowhere on the global filmmaking stage. So is the
case with Malaysia as a new wave of direct...
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Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen’s saga of manners and mores in 19th-century England and bad timing in matters of the heart, is an enduring story, one of the most revered works of literature ...
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Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen’s saga of manners and mores in 19th-century England and bad timing in matters of the heart, is an enduring story, one of the most revered works of literature...
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These past few years, American Ballet Theatre has been spreading its wings, and this past week it soared. The occasion was the company's new production of Frederick Ashton's three-act ballet Sylvia...
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Love Conquers All
Robert Benchley
Robert (Charles) Benchley
NEWS FEATURE: Malaysian filmmakers move into the global spotlight
