[Ads-l] organically

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

Here is an instance of "organically" in 1969 that seems to mean:
spontaneously, naturally, without planning. The article discussed a
book and a forthcoming film called "The Magic Garden of Stanley
Sweetheart"

Date: July 31, 1969
Newspaper: The Des Moines Register
Newspaper Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Article: New Film-Making Formula Eases Hollywood Squeeze
Byline: Wayne Warga (The Los Angeles Times)
Quote Page 4, Column 2

[Begin excerpt]
"The whole book happened organically," Westbrook says. "I'm very
undisciplined. I am unable to direct myself. I didn't know if it would
be a novel or an autobiography. I didn't even know if it would be
published."
[End excerpt]

Garson

On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 2:11 PM, Jonathan Lighter
<wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
> CNN:
>
> "The concept...isn't  something the Sanders campaign comes up with. It's
> something his supporters do organically."
>
> "Without prompting; naturally and spontaneously."
>
> Not really  in OED. The third or fourth time I've heard this in the past
> several weeks.
>
> JL
>
>
> --
> "If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."
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