George Bernard Shaw Faces 94th Birthday With Quiet Resolve
London based feature notes George Bernard Shaw planning to ignore his 94th birthday on Wednesday. The famed dramatist declines calls and birthday wishes, while his mind remains active drafting revisions to Far Fetched Fables and reflecting on a life spanning five reigns, wars, and vast reform efforts.
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Shaw Prefers Silence on Birthday Eve Forty Fourth
George Bernard Shaw sends a printed post card asking friends and readers not to celebrate or mention his birthdays. He notes that acknowledgments of letters and gifts are not possible and jokes about abbreviations of his name.
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Rebellious Writer Shaw Faces Lumbago After Evening Wandering
The passage describes Shaw's habit of wandering his garden at night in damp twilight, rain or shine, alone with memories, which led to a recent attack of lumbago. It notes his resistance to advice and to any imposed discipline by those around him, with only a small group of acquaintances present.
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Bach Records Celebrate Anniversary with Motets and Sonatas
Reviews of new Bach related recordings note Telefunken Motet Singer dem Herrn and Cantata excerpts with Berlin Philharmonic under Carl Schuricht, plus Columbia Schola Cantorum sets of Lobet den Herrn and chorales. Also covered are Spivakowsky and Szigeti Bach violin sonatas, Busch concerto arrangement, and Doc Evans Dixieland tributes with Joco label.
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There Aren’t Any Old-Fashioned Girls
Hollywood director Irving Pichel filming in Skull Valley Drake Perkinsville and Cottonwood Arizona relied on local girls for extras. He found that even in remote areas the young women wore open toed shoes and short hair, prompting a rush order for wigs and closed-toed shoes to fit the 1870s era.
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Hollywood Stars in Reserve Lists Face Possible Draft
Hollywood inventories its top talent amid talk of a second postwar draft. Actors like Darryl Zanuck Jimmy Stewart Tim Holt William Holden Robert Preston Tony Martin Tom Brown Clark Gable Sterling Hayden Paul Douglas Dan Dailey Audie Murphy Wayne Morris Robert Taylor Douglas Fairbanks Montgomery Richard Ney John Howard Ronald Reagan Tyrone Power Macdonald Carey Glenn Ford Louis Hayward William Lundigan Victor Mature Gig Young Cesar Romero Broderick Crawford Gene Autry Lex Barker Mickey Rooney Red Skelton Donald OConnor John Payne Burt Lancaster Robert Mitchum and others serve in reserves or previous wars. Al Jolson seeks approval to fly to Korea as plans to entertain troops are made.
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