THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, July 30, 1995 TAG: 9507280156
SECTION: SUFFOLK SUN PAGE: 02 EDITION: FINAL
COLUMN: Mr. Roberts' Neighborhood
SOURCE: Frank Roberts
LENGTH: Long : 124 lines
TIME HAS BEEN kind to Virginia.
From 1923 to 1992, 51 people born in, or associated with, the Old Dominion have been featured on the Time magazine cover.
The original covers are displayed at Suffolk Museum through Aug. 13, and will be at the Suffolk campus of Paul D. Camp Community College from Aug. 22 to Sept. 11.
It's a fascinating historical offering that would have been especially effective during the school year. Still, youngsters and others can learn a lot from it about state history.
For this column, I'll use the time-tested question-answer method.
You will know some of the answers. All of them? Doubtful.
1. What Suffolkian graced Time Magazine's cover not just once, but twice?
2. Which Virginian has appeared on the cover of Time most often? Hint: Think military.
3. Which three Virginia religious figures had covers devoted to them?
4. Which two Virginia sports figures - one two-legged, the other four-legged, graced covers?
5. A brother and sister, both movie stars, seemed to take turns appearing on the cover. If ``Who?'' is too easy, how often did each appear?
6. Another Virginia performer appeared on the cover, but acting was not his claim to fame. Who is that?
7. One man who graced the cover was born in Pruntytown, which later became part of West Virginia. Who?
8. The ``Voice of NASA,'' born in Phoebus, made Time. Who was that?
9. Who was the military figure, a Time cover personality, who was born in Norfolk?
10. Virginia's most famous son was on the cover twice. Two guesses!
Now, if you're itching to check your score, it's OK to skip ahead. MEMO: QUIZ ANSWERS/
Quiz appears on Page 2.
1. A native of Suffolk made it to the cover of Time Magazine -
twice.
Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. had been nominated to the Supreme Court by
President Richard Nixon.
The Nov. 7, 1971, edition of Time had an article on Nixon's court,
noting the end of the liberal Earl Warren court. On July 22, 1974, there
was another article on the high court and another picture of Powell and
associates.
2. Gen. George C. Marshall was on Time covers six times. He lived at
Fort Myer during his tenure as U.S. Army Chief of Staff. In 1947 he was
selected as Man of the Year, the magazine's highest honor.
3. Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell and the Rev. Theodore Davis all made
it to the Time cover.
Robertson, a Lexington native who lives in Virginia Beach, founded
the Christian Broadcasting Network in 1960.
Feb. 17, 1986, and Feb. 29, 1988, were the editions. The first had to
do with an article on gospel television. He appeared in caricature on
the other date, as did others who were out to become president. Falwell,
of Lynchburg, made it as an introduction to a story on the growth of
fundamentalism.
The Rev. Theodore F. Adams, who lived in Richmond from 1936 until his
death in 1980, was president of the Baptist World Alliance. A Dec. 5,
1955, edition discussed the growth of the Baptist faith.
4. One of the Virginia sports figures was golfer Sam Snead of
Ashwood, who was on the Sept. 21, 1953, cover. The four-legged cover
figure, Secretariat, was given a similar honor. It was born at Meador
Farm in Doswell, a community now better known as the home of Kings
Dominion.
5. The brother-sister movie stars, as you most likely know, are
Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine, of Richmond. Their dad once served
as principal of Waverly High School.
MacLaine was seen on three covers. In 1959 it had to do with her
being a new Hollywood face. She was described as ``warm and kooky.'' A
1984 cover celebrated her 50th birthday, and a cover three years later
tied her in with New Age faith healers.
Her brother made it to the cover twice, both times negatively.
In 1967 the cover appearance was connected with a story on showbiz
violence. Beatty had directed and starred in ``Bonnie and Clyde.''
Time's editors were complaining about too much violence. Take a look at
some of today's Time-Warner releases.
The second time around, 1984, Time decided to jump on Beatty because
he made a bad movie, ``Heaven Can Wait.'' Check some of today's
Time-Warner releases.
6. The other showbusiness personality with Virginia ties, who made it
to Time's cover, was Arthur Godfrey, a New York City native who called
Waterford his home.
7. John Payne, Secretary of the Interior under President Woodrow
Wilson, was the man born in Pruntytown, Va., which later became part of
West Virginia. Wilson, of course, was born in Staunton, now best known
as the home of The Statler Brothers.
8. The Phoebus-born Voice of NASA was Christopher Columbus Kraft,
best known as Chris Kraft. He was also director of the Johnson Space
Center.
9. Lemuel Shepherd, Marine commandant from 1952 to 1956, was on the
Nov. 24, 1952, Time cover. He was born in Norfolk.
10. Virginia's most famous son, of course, is George Washington. He
was born in Westmoreland County. In 1976 he graced a Bicentennial
edition cover; in 1989, he was shown with a tear in his eye illustrating
the editorial question, ``Is government dead?''
Another noted Virginian, Thomas Jefferson - Monticello, of course -
also graced a Bicentennial edition cover.
How did you do? Even if you answered a few questions, you learned a
lot.
Want to learn more? See the exhibit.
One more thing: The 1923 editions of Time cost 15 cents. Today's
editions cost $2.50. A 1923 edition is now worth $50.
AT A GLANCE
What: ``Virginians on Time''
Where: Suffolk Museum, 118 Bosley Ave., through Aug. 13; Paul D. Camp
Community College, 271 Kenyon Road, Aug. 22 to Sept. 11.
When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m.
Sunday at Suffolk Museum; 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays at the college.
Free. Call 925-6311. ILLUSTRATION: Photos of covers
``Virginians on Time'' is on display at the Suffolk Museum.
Shirley MacLaine appeared on three covers of Time magazine.
by CNB