Gives Great War

[Beverly Flanigan]

At 06:56 AM 7/30/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>On Tue, 30 Jul 2002, Rick H Kennerly wrote:
>
>#"...another Bush who gives great war, but who is slowly undone..."
>#
>#Mark Whitaker, Newsweek, 29 July 2002 p 4
>#
>#I'm familiar with the more lurid gives great head, but I've been noticing
>#this construction more and more lately (gives great party, gives good
>#meeting, etc.).
>
>I remember a joke version from x decades ago, or almost remember it: I
>can't recall the first name involved. Say it was Anna. "Anna" Head was
>(and maybe still is) THE premier B'way costume designer and regularly
>swept the awards in that category. Somewhere there was the line
>         "Anna" Head gives great costume.
>  Obviously not productive, but there it was.
>
>-- Mark M.

Edith Head?