On the Cover 88
Archvillain Larry Hagman is a house-wrecking word in TV's Dallas—who wouldn't want to shoot him?—but in Malibu he's a model if eccentric father and homebody
Up Front 38
After nine years of sex research, Gay Talese produces a literary sensation
Olympic boosters Don Miller and Bob Kane face off with boycotter Jimmy Carter
Tiffany's Walter Hoving celebrates the Great Silver Crash
Enemies call her a witch, but Colombians may call Regina Betancourt "President"
In His Own Words 53
Being There characterizes Melvyn Douglas' life and wins him another Oscar nod
In Style 58
Donna Summer, Rod Stewart and Carly Simon beat their feet in designs by Maud Frizon
Teacher 65
Guerrilla grammarian Richard Mitchell stirs fear in the hearts of campus colleagues
Lookout 68
To the Top 77
Ex-Streisand writer Rupert Holmes makes it solo with the Piña Colada Song and Him
Adventure 84
How did artist Mikhail Simeonov cast a sleeping elephant in bronze? Anxiously
Happy 99
Rula Lenska was just another Polish countess before she was crowned by Madison Avenue
Couples 105
Ex-model Martha Stewart caters to her publishing exec husband, Andrew, as well as to Newman, Redford and Sills
In Trouble 109
Sen. James Gallagher raises the dander of felinophiles with his anti-cat dogma
Bio 110
Leonard Bernstein's old protégé Michael Tilson Thomas is coming on fortissimo
Out of the Pages 119
A friend called Peggy Anderson's best-seller Nurse "Scar Wars," and now Michael Learned stars in it
On the Move 125
A migrant farm worker's son, Abelardo Valdez, runs the protocol show at the White House
Sequel 136
A rocky affair with Sylvester Stallone behind her, Susan Anton is singing away her sorrow on the cabaret circuit
Arts 140
Sculptor Michael Parkinson builds the Kennedys' homes—in miniature
Mail 4
People Picks & Pans 12
Johnny Carson, a virtuoso last year, returns to conduct the 52nd Academy Awards
Nancy Reagan's autobiography is no front-runner for literary immortality
Linda Ronstadt takes a dip in the New Wave, Elvis Costello turns ebullient and Chuck Mangione gets back to small-group jazz
Alan Arkin has his moments in Simon, a film by Woody Allen pal Marshall Brickman
Blondie, Ronnie Milsap and Woody Herman boost a revival of radio concerts
Star Tracks 73
People Puzzle 133
Chatter 142
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