Lillian Ross
Lillian Ross (1918-2017) joined the staff of The New Yorker in 1945, during the Second World War, and worked with Harold Ross, the magazine’s founder and first editor.
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going bananas ·
Telling jokes in night clubs, the comedian says, “peels away all pretension. It’s like running in an open field.” Lillian Ross writes.
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PROFILES about recent visit of Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa to the United States. Kurosawa was here as the guest of the Japan Society, whose Film …
a reporter at large ·
REPORTER AT LARGE about writer's recollections of actor Charlie Chaplin. He was the first international movie star; he was also the first movie figure …
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PROFILE of the Norwegian America Line's new ship the Sagafjord and its maiden Atlantic crossing. Among the passengers were Mr. and Mrs. Lorentzen, a …
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PROFILE of Otto Preminger, producer & director of 28 films, done in the form of a film scenario. Last Nov. Preminger brought suit against Columbia Pictures…
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Lillian Ross’s 1965 Profile of the Italian director Federico Fellini, composed in the style of a movie script.
the talk of the town ·
Lillian Ross meets the Italian publisher and movie producer Angelo Rizzoli at his international bookstore on Fifth Avenue, in this Talk story from 1965.
profiles ·
PROFILE sketch of Simone Signoret, born in Wiesbaden, Germany, in 1921. Her father, Andre Kaminker was Jewish, her mother was French. When she was two, the…
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Short PROFILE of actress Katharine Cornell, born Feb. 16, 1898. At boarding school-the Oaksmere School in Mamaroneck she coached basketball, tennis and …
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PROFILE sketch of William Holden, the actor, born in O'Fallon, Ill. His real name is William Franklin Beedle, Jr Mr. Holden was brought up in Pasadena,…
fiction ·
Annie Melvin accepted Dr. Spencer Fifield's invitation to join him & his parents in their Passover Festival dinner because she didn't want to hurt …
a reporter at large ·
REPORTER AT LARGE about a group of high school students from Indiana, who visited New York for the first time. The group consisted of 18 members of the …
the talk of the town ·
Lillian Ross talks with Lorraine Hansberry about how she became a playwright.
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PROFILE of Harry Winston, owner of the jewelry firm, Harry Winston, Inc., at 7 East 51 St. He was especially fond of a diamond which had come from a South …
a reporter at large ·
REPORTER AT LARGE about the Junior League of the City of New York, Inc. planning its third annual Mardi Gras Ball. Mrs. Luckenbill was chairman of the …
onward and upward with the arts ·
In Part II of her 1952 series, Lillian Ross observes the on-set production of John Huston’s film “The Red Badge of Courage”—and the tensions between great art and big business in Hollywood moviemaking.
onward and upward with the arts ·
Lillian Ross on the making of the classic film about the Civil War.
profiles ·
PROFILE of Abraham Ellis, the Hat-Check King. Ellis has some 300 girls working for him in the 25 night clubs & restaurants in which he holds concessions. …
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Lillian Ross’s 1950 Profile of Ernest Hemingway, the author of “The Sun Also Rises” and other books.
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PROFILE of Henry Jonas Rosenfeld, 38-year-old millionaire dress manufacturer. Since he was six years old, Henry's goal has been to become a …
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Profile of Henry Jonas Rosenfeld, millionaire dress manufacturer and Wonder Boy of Seventh Avenue. Rosenfeld's second-in-command is Paul Hershcopf, …
a reporter at large ·
Lillian Ross writes about tagging along with Miss New York and other beauty queens to the 1949 Miss America Pageant.
the talk of the town ·
Talk story about Joshua Logan, co-author, co-producer and director of "South Pacific." Interviewed during evening preview. He hoped he'd remember to …
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PROFILE of Sidney Franklin, the Brooklyn-born matador He was the fifth of ten children born to Abram and Lubba Frumkin, both natives of Russia. They …
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PROFILE OF Sidney Franklin, the bullfighter. History of bullfighting, early masters of the bullring, Guerrita, Joselito, Belmonte, Gaona and Manolete. …
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Profile of Sidney Franklin. Franklin who is now forty-five estimates that he has killed 2,000 bulls so far. Last winter in Mexico, he killed 13. He's …
the talk of the town ·
Talk: Interview with Norman Mailer, author of "The Naked and the Dead." Mailer is twenty-five. He entered Harvard at the age of sixteen. In his sophomore …
a reporter at large ·
REPORTER AT LARGE about N. Y. C. Budget. When the City Council Finance Comm. presented the budget to the Council meeting and reported that it had no …
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PROFILE of Charles Fountain Willis, Jr., founder & president of the Willis Air Service, Inc., an air-freight line with the Teterboro Airport as …