Genius Wife Shields Stavinsky Says Vera Stavinsky
Vera Stavinsky describes Igor Stavinsky as very particular yet not difficult with her. She notes a strong marriage shaped by frank honesty and mutual understanding, after meeting in Paris in 1940 and her own background as a painter and designer for the Diaghilev Ballet.
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Vera Stravinsky Paints Despite Travel With Composer Husband
Vera Stravinsky, born in Russia to a Russian father and Swedish mother, is a tall, attractive artist living with her 84-year-old husband Igor Stravinsky. She plans a New York show delayed from December 1966, noting their constant travel hampers her painting. She describes her semi-abstract style and prefers listening to records to attending concerts.
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Stravinskys Home Life and Stage Clash in Hollywood
The Stravinskys live in a Hollywood mansion with a studio for Mrs Stravinsky and an apartment for Robert Craft, her protege, while Stravinsky favors California. She dislikes New York life and resists public scrutiny, noting his focus improves at home. Their children include Milena in LA, Theodore in Switzerland, and Soulin a pianist in Illinois.
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First Negro Takes Office As Sheriff
Lucius D. Amerson becomes Macon County sheriff in Tuskegee Alabama, the first Negro elected sheriff in the South since Reconstruction. He vows fairness, integration of office and jail, and plans precinct substations to hear complaints while pursuing a deputy staff open to whites. He notes no white threats yet and highlights interest in governance.
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Ohio
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