Wendell's Tic Tac Dough Host Wins Broad Appeal
New York born announcer Bill Wendell draws daytime viewers with Tic Tac Dough. He started without training after World War II service, auditioned for NBC, and landed a job at their Rochester affiliate, a rare path praised by peers.
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TV Not Top Headache of Hollywooders
Hollywood faces star shortage as studios struggle to cast top names opposite leads. 20th Century Fox canceled Bachelor's Baby due to lack of a female co star for Bing Crosby. David Janssen seeks film deals after Richard Diamond success to star in three pictures, starting with Sarambo in the West Indies.
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Handsome TV Star Kookie Byrnes Talks Fans and Fame
AP features profile of Edward J Byrnes known as Kookie from 77 Sunset Strip. He receives 6000 fan letters weekly and deflects rumors of conceit while describing his autograph habit and interest in gymnastics. Byrnes recalls tough times on Yellowstone Kelly and fluctuating work history.
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A dense, fragmentary list of TV programs spans early morning to late night. Entries include News, Captain Kangaroo, Love Lucy, World Turns, Price is Right, Top Dollar, Trading Post, Guiding Light, House Party, Secret Storm, and many others with times and channel notes, reflecting a chaotic TV guide snapshot.
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Thurber on TV and a possible The Secret Life of James Thurber
New York AP reports on the Thurber world as his Christabel TV comedy may spin into a next season series The Secret Life of James Thurber James Thurber 64 discusses humor aging dogs and English writers versus Americans plus TV and stage plans for Brenner and Playhouse 90 notes his blind productivity and a 20 000 word satire The Grawk while Jimmy Dean Show status and leather jacket tale appear amid reflections on humor in modern life
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