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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1987
Page
3
Eddie Murphy has signed a five picture multimillion dollar contract with Paramount Pictures giving his production company control over the films. Murphy told reporters at the Paramount lot that he received a raise and did not disclose the amount.
Under a Tuesday announced agreement Murphy will headline no fewer than five movies and also develop and produce further film and television projects, expanding his involvement in production beyond acting.
NBC comedy Valerie is renamed Valeries Family after Valerie Harper exits in a salary dispute. Harper’s character dies and Sandy Duncan joins as Valerie’s sister-in-law to care for the children. Lorimar Television confirms the change today.
Jim Dickson, the 41 year old blind yachtsman, will sail back to Newport Rhode Island next week after equipment failures thwarted his solo Atlantic crossing. He arrived Bermuda August 14 aboard Eye Opener, expects four to five days at sea with a second yachtsman aboard, and aims to restart his trans Atlantic effort to England in May. The associate director of Project Vote, Dickson hopes to begin the second attempt next spring.
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