NOVELS AND NOVELISTS
His novel "Oliver Twist" is subtitled "The Parish Boy's Progress"
Charles Dickens
It's the manner in which a softball is pitched
Underhand
USSR (1922-1991)
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
He was only 24 when he starred with Natalie Wood in Splendor in the Grass. Today he’s 86 – three years younger than his sister, Shirley MacLaine.
Warren Beatty
“Oh, What a Beautiful Morning”; “The Surrey with the Fringe on Top”; “People Will Say We’re in Love”
Oklahoma
R. K. Narayan writes novels & stories set in Malgudi, a fictional village in this large Asian country
India
A subordinate or lackey
An Underling
WAC (founded in 1943)
Woman's Army Corps
This actor was 46 when he first appeared as Darth Vader in Star Wars. Today, at age 92, he is still acting, and his voice is heard many times a day saying “This is CNN” for that cable news network.
James Earl Jones
“Secondhand Rose”; “Don’t Rain on My Parade”; “People”
Funny Girl
Clive is an art student in love with his cousin Ethel in "The Newcomes" by this "Vanity Fair" novelist
William Makepeace Thackeray
This term refers to a freshman or sophomore in high school or college
RAF (founded in 1918)
Royal Air Force
He first took office as US Senator from Kentucky in 1985 when he was 43 years old. Today, at 81, he still holds the same office, rising to Senate Majority Leader in 2015 and Senate Minority Leader in 2021.
Senator Mitch McConnell
“Getting to Know You”; “Shall We Dance?”; “Whistle a Happy Tune”
The King and I
She wrote several novels, including "The Burden", under the "Mysterious" pseudonym Mary Westmacott
Agatha Christie
In 1964 the Drifters sang, here, "down by the sea, on a blanket with my baby's where I'll be"
"Under the Boardwalk"
SALT (Cold War term)
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
In 1950, at the age of 24, he applied for a job at the BBC. His interests in nature and conservation brought him to the BBC Natural History Unit, where he produced and hosted some of the most popular nature films in the world, including Life on Earth, The Living Planet, and The Blue Planet. Today, at 97, he is still involved in filmmaking.
David Attenborough
“A Spoonful of Sugar”; “Chim Chim Cher-ee”; “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”
Mary Poppins
Carol Kennicott struggles to change the town of Gopher Prairie in this Sinclair Lewis novel
Main Street
To stress or emphasize
To Underscore
VVAW (1960s-1970s)
Vietnam Veterans Against the War
He was 55 when he ran for US president and lost badly to George H. W. Bush. Today, he’s 89 years old, has taught political science at Northeastern University and at UCLA, and has recently served on the Board of Directors for Amtrak.
Michael Dukakis
“Some Enchanted Evening”; “You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught”; “Bali Hai”
South Pacific