Older Stars Outnumber Younger in Hollywood Early 1960s
Hollywood ages reveal more leading ladies over 30 than under 30 with 40s and older actors twice as common among male leads. Ginger Rogers publicly at 47 underscores age honesty, while stars like Barbara Stanwyck and Bette Davis are in their early 50s.
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Liz Taylor
Shirley MacLaine
Kim Novak
Debbie Reynolds
Natalie Wood
Joanne Woodward
Jayne Mansfield
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Sophia Loren
Leslie Caron
Mitzi Gaylor
Piero Angeli
Gregory Peck
Frank Sinatra
Robert Taylor
New Zealander Elected Rotary International President
Harold T. Thomas of Auckland was elected president of Rotary International for 1959 60 at the 50th annual convention in New York City. More than 16 000 Rotarians and guests attended the five day session. Thomas is a furniture retailer and former Auckland Rotary Club officer and director of Rotary International. The 1960 convention will meet in Miami Beach Florida May 29 to June 2.
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Aging Hollywood Stars and Their Varied Ages
The piece lists numerous famous male actors with ages ranging mostly in the 40s and 50s, noting a few in their 20s and 30s. It highlights inconsistencies in Zsa Zsa Gabor and Yul Brynner’s reported ages, calling attention to age variation among stars.
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Tony Perkins
Tab Hunter
Robert Wagner
Pat Boone
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Yul Brynner
Almanac Today June 11 1959 historic notes and thoughts
Almanac item notes the date, celestial positions, and a history list. It recalls Jeanette Rankin's 1880 birth near Missoula Montana, Lindbergh's 1927 award, royal hog dogs at Roosevelt picnic in 1939, Hogan's 1950 US Open comeback, and a Psalms Thought for today.
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Montana
Charles A. Lindbergh
President Coolidge
Atlantic
Great Britain
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ben Hogan
Whence It Came: From Scapegoat to Modern Phrase
The piece traces the origin of the expression to the scapegoat ritual, where sins were placed on a goat and sent away to absolve the people. It notes a rough water content rule: ten inches of snow equates to about one inch of rain.
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