All posts tagged "characters"
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9.9K7Arts and LeisureJohn Updike in ‘Couples’ Titillated America With Tales of his Neighbors
In 1968, John Updike blew the cover off a high-living, raucous little group of people in Ipswich, Mass., with the publication of...
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11.9K24Arts and LeisureGeorge M. Cohan, Way More Than A Song-and-Dance Man
George M. Cohan at 22 years old produced a Broadway play that injected American theatre with something new: energy and speed. Called...
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14.2K1Politics and MilitaryThe Civil War Love Letter of Sullivan Ballou
Just before he died, Union Army Maj. Sullivan Ballou sat down in Washington, D.C., to write a love letter to his wife...
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28.1K7Crime and ScandalHoratio Alger and the 100-Year-Old Guilty Secret
Horatio Alger wrote rags-to-riches stories about poor boys who succeed through hard work, often helped by a wealthy benefactor with a guilty...
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17.1K19Arts and LeisureHow the Grinch Became a Star of Stage and Screen
When the much-loved television special How the Grinch Stole Christmas first aired on Dec. 18, 1966, optimists thought it might run for...
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29.9K34Arts and LeisureClassic Movies Shot in New England, 13 Award-Winners
Hundreds of filmmakers have come to New England since the turn of the last century and some have shot classic movies here....
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