No Crushes on Barbra Elliot Idol Famine Hits Youth
Hollywood columnist Dick Kleiner argues that today’s teens suffer idol famine with few genuine screen beauties. He recalls 1930s to 1950s idols like Gable and Monroe, contrasts modern stars such as Barbra Streisand and Elliott Gould, and suggests a lack of aspirational idols affects adolescence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gable
Robert Taylor
Humphrey Bogart
Joel McCrea
Walter Pidgeon
Charles Boyer
Hollywood
Barbra Streisand
Carrie Snodgrass
Elliot Gould
Dustin Hoffman
Michael J. Pollard
Roys
Clark Gable
Marilyn Monroe
Crosby stars in Dr. Cooks Garden on ABC Movie of the Week
Bing Crosby takes a chilling turn as a Vermont doctor in Dr. Cooks Garden adapted from Ira Levin's Broadway play. The suspenseful telefilm airs on ABC Tuesday June 15, presenting Crosby as a physician who tends to patients and weeds out the rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bing Crosby
ABC TV
Ira Levin
Crosby
Vermont
Mantley eyes feature films for Isaac Asimov rights
John Mantley producer of Gunsmoke seeks film work with rights to I, Robot. He has invested 35 009 dollars in a screenplay and cites family time as his reason to move from TV to movies. He says TV work is a seven day a week, year round grind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mantley
CBS
Isaac Asimov
Mantley
Clay
Richard Crenna A lifelong show business talent
Richard Crenna began in radio at eleven and built a varied career in film television and directing. He rose from Our Miss Brooks and The Real McCoys to major film roles including The Sand Pebbles Wait Until Dark and The Deserter now showing at Sterling Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Crenna
Show Biz
Paramount Pictures
Crenna
Walter Denton
Miss Brooks
Luke
Slattery
Willy Wonka film wins merit award from SCMC
Paramount Pictures and producer David L. Wolper honored by the Southern California Motion Picture Council as a Picture of Outstanding Merit for Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Stan Margulies and Wolper cited. Mel Stuart directs Roald Dahl adapts. Gene Wilder and Jack Albertson star. Peter Ostrum debuts as a 13 year old from Cleveland. Six original songs by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount Pictures
David L. Wolper
Southern California Motion Picture Council
Stan Margulies
Mel Stuart
Roald Dahl
Gene Wilder
Jack Albertson
Peter Ostrum
Cleveland
Ohio
Leslie Bricusse
Anthony Newley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Barbra
Elliot
By Dick Kleiner
NEA
Olivia DeHavilland
Ann Sheridan
Greer Garson
Joan Crawford
Betty Grable
Rita Hayworth
Susan Hayward
Lord Faunte
Hayworth
Bogart
Grable
Ily
Dino de Laurentiis
Burt Kennedy
Norman Baer
Ralph Serpe
Los Angeles
Crena
Virgil Junior High School
KFI
U.S
Includ
Ing
Wendy and
Clair Huffaker
Bekim Fehmin
Chuck Conners
Ricardo Montalban
Lan Banten
John Huston
General Miles
Chocolate Factory
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!