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Jan. 27, 2003 / 12:46 PM

Scorsese, Huston Hasty Pudding picks

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Martin Scorsese and Anjelica Huston have been named as man and woman of the year by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals, it was announced Monday. The nation's oldest undergraduate drama group will present the pair with its traditional "Pudding Pots" at separate ceremonies next month.

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