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The visit by Premier Khrushchev (1894–1971) to Los Angeles was considered a low point of the trip. During the studio luncheon, Khrushchev and Twentieth Century-Fox president Spyros Skouras (1893–1971) heckled each other, after which the premier visited the set of the movie Can-Can, where Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), Maurice Chevalier (1888–1972), Shirley MacLaine (b. 1934), and scantily-clad dancers performed. Khrushchev later commented, “It was immoral. Humanity’s face is more beautiful than her backside.” Bob Hope, in this National Press Club talk, satirized Khrushchev’s reaction.