Ben Hur cost and Wyler’s tough directing rise in Hollywood
Hollywood profile notes Ben Hur cost MGM 2314 million and credits William Wyler with demanding takes and relentless precision. Star Charlton Heston recalls long Rome shoot days, frigid raft scenes, and Wyler’s push to improve every performance. The piece also touches on Wyler’s casting misstep at the Rome location and his focus on character over spectacle.
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NEA
Hollywood
Beny
MGM
Chariton Heston
Heston
Rome
William Wiler
Wreiler
Wiiex
Wyler
Jack Hawkins
Willie
Ned
Lesson In English Word Usage And Pronunciation
A compact reader note highlights common misuses and mispronunciations of English terms. It discusses end-of-sentence prepositions, the word pique, ostracism spelling, and the concept sanction as a synonym for approve. It also teaches daily vocabulary with example sentences.
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W. J. Gorton
Borate
China outlines plan to break up estates in Tibet
In Lhasa, Ngano Ngawant Jigme, Tibetan vice chairman, announced a sweeping reform to seize large landlord estates and emancipate serfs in rebellious Tibet, signaling a major shift in regional control.
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Tokyo
Red China
Tibet
Lhasa
Ngano Ngawant Jigme
Odd Tibetan Broadcast Mentions Height and Skin Tone
A fragment notes the Preparatory Committee and Tibetans with light brown skin broadcast by Peiping radios. It claims men average height about 52 feet, a clearly distorted detail.
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Was
Peiping
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