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August 23, 1969

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LE MENEUR DE JEU

Penelope Gilliatt

PROFILE of the 75-year-old French movie maker, Jean Renoir.

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Without Whose Unfailing Encouragement

H. F. Ellis

The author thanks his psychiatrist, Dr. Adolphus Peters of Amsterdam for inspiring his book, "An Introduction to the Study of Introductions." Particular …

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