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Diamond, Sidney, (1922-1945)
Sketch of Stanley Diamond as a boy
Diamond writes that the mouth is "too feminine".
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16 February 1944
to Estelle Spero
Diamond informs Estelle that he intends to attend his battalion motion picture show that evening.
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19 February 1944
Diamond reports that that evening they had gone to the cinema to see the film, "The Affairs of Martha
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22 April 1944
Diamond, Sidney (1922-1945)
Diamond writes that he has just returned from a musical entitled "Reveille with Beverly". He reports that sometimes, to break the monotony of his current existence, he goes to visit the units on the front.
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13 May 1944
Diamond passes comment on the previous night's entertainment. He also discusses an army film on England, which he writes gave "a direct, frank, and uncolored recognition of white prejudice towards the negro and an appeal…for understanding and...
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5 June 1944
Diamond, Sidney (1925-1945)
Diamond writes that the night before, the radio broadcast Fiji music, and he expresses surprise that "somehow the music - melody - intonation - of those not marred by civilization can be so completely expressive." He then goes into a lengthy...
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9 June 1944
Diamond writes that he intends to break up the monotony of the day by getting a haircut, and going to an "artist" to have a picture of Estelle copied together with a portrait of himself, "just so we can see what we look like together…" Sidney...
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28 June 1944
Diamond writes that his gardening is going well, and that he had gone to see a motion picture that evening.
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1 July 1944
Diamond writes that the night before he had seen "Best Foot Forward", a film starring Lucille Ball, which he describes as a "stinker". He states that he loves Estelle for her "scolding".
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10 July 1944
Diamond discusses his dislike of Frank Sinatra.
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