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  • Life was always presenting one with movie-star moments, only to jerk them away.

    Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011

  • He had movie-star good looks with that honey-streaked brown hair and soft green eyes.

    A Light at Winter’s End Julia London 2011

  • He had movie-star good looks with that honey-streaked brown hair and soft green eyes.

    A Light at Winter’s End Julia London 2011

  • His face was one of those movie-star faces, eyes hidden behind dark sunglasses with silver frames.

    Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011

  • “Marjorie continues to be an unusual and darling human being,” he wrote, adding that the situation was not particularly hopeful as there was a long line of suitors “all wolves” beating a path to her door ahead of him, including a tall, young United Press reporter named Al Ravenholt who was movie-star handsome.

    A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011

  • “Marjorie continues to be an unusual and darling human being,” he wrote, adding that the situation was not particularly hopeful as there was a long line of suitors “all wolves” beating a path to her door ahead of him, including a tall, young United Press reporter named Al Ravenholt who was movie-star handsome.

    A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011

  • When he seized power way back in 1969, he was young and very handsome, with movie-star good looks, and an ardent reformist.

    Eric Margolis: Gaddafi: The Fox Is Cornered Eric Margolis 2011

  • When he seized power way back in 1969, he was young and very handsome, with movie-star good looks, and an ardent reformist.

    Eric Margolis: Gaddafi: The Fox Is Cornered Eric Margolis 2011

  • He says the technique he used to create her wig is the same one he has used to build a successful business providing "regular wigs, movie-star wigs and hair pieces" to his high-end clients, which include men.

    Stylist Gives Lift to Cancer Patients Melanie Grayce West 2011

  • In an interview in August, Mr. Schwarzenegger, who at age 63 still projects movie-star charisma, conceded that he did not streamline government as much as he had hoped.

    Schwarzenegger Exits, Legacy Vague Stu Woo 2011

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