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  • He was upset at the notion of Ben Hur being potentially homosexual after writer Gore Vidal revealed it.

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  • A stage version of 'Ben Hur' is opening Thursday at London's 02 arena before going on tour across Europe.

    Archive 2009-09-13 Bill Crider 2009

  • "We do not hesitate to rank this story in respect to both interest and power with 'Ben Hur' and 'The Prince of India.'"

    The Woman's Era, Vol. 1, No. 2 1894

  • "We do not hesitate to rank this story in respect to both interest and power with 'Ben Hur' and 'The Prince of India.'"

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  • "We do not hesitate to rank this story in respect to both interest and power with 'Ben Hur' and 'The Prince of India.'"

    The Woman's Era, Vol. 1 1894

  • That ain't any kind of a show for folks to set up a whole evening for, "he protested bitterly, and he went on to mention various theatrical pieces which he had considered worthy, among them I recall being one entitled" The Two Johns, "which he regretted not having witnessed for several years, and another called" Ben Hur, "which was better than all the piano players alive, he declared.

    Ruggles of Red Gap Harry Leon Wilson 1903

  • But when they did it again and again and again throughout the show Ben Hur won the Oscar!

    Michael Giltz: Theater: "Baby It's (Not) You" Michael Giltz 2011

  • I watched Ben Hur at the Lincoln which was home of the New World Symphony before the new Frank Gehry concert hall was built last year, right behind it.

    Lea Lane: South Beach: Then and Now Lea Lane 2011

  • I will never forget when he made me sit through "Ben Hur," "Fiddler On The Roof," AND "Dr. Zhivago."

    Valentine Erin Zulkoski 2011

  • But when they did it again and again and again throughout the show Ben Hur won the Oscar!

    Michael Giltz: Theater: "Baby It's (Not) You" Michael Giltz 2011

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