The veteran's tale was embellished with further poignancy because of his dramatic victory against Jack Nicklaus in the Duel in the Sun over the same Turnberry course in 1977.

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But I do not think it has ever occurred to me with such poignancy as in Izmir, the city the Greeks once called Smyrna, before their 3, 000-year-old living presence in Asia Minor was all but expunged.

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But Heng shows he is as effective an actress as the women who took on the production, delighting hometown crowds with campy aplomb but also investing his Emily with moments of dramatic poignancy in more "straight" portrayals before international audiences.

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