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How old am I? asked Eli Wallach playfully. The occasion was a staged reading of works by Tennessee Williams, from memoirs, letters, and scenes from his work, most memorably The Glass Menagerie in honor of the playwright's centennial year. 91, averred a reporter. With a smile, his finger gestured up. Meeting the challenge the reporter…

Nim Chimsky, the star of a new movie, died too soon. A charming troublemaker, this chimp, the subject of an experiment in understanding language and communication begun at Columbia University in the '70's changed the lives of many people. That fact came to the fore at the premiere screening on Wednesday night of the new…