Richest ex cop in the country Joseph Wambaugh shifts to acting
Hollywood UPI veteran Vernon Scott reports former detective Lt. Joseph Wambaugh, author of The New Centurions and The Onion Field, has taken an acting role on Police Story. He notes acting is tougher than the Watts riot and says his aim is to remove clichés while staying authentic.
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Hollywood
UPI
Joseph Wambaugh
Wambaugh
Los Angeles
SWAT
Special Weapons and Tactical
Alex Singer
Blue Knight
Fazz
Show Biz
Centurions
Watts
TV Plot Suspected in Skid Row Killings
Los Angeles police asked NBC for a screening of Police story episode aired Nov. 26 to compare its script with a string of recent killings of derelicts on Skid Row. Lt Kilgo said the case shares features with a real life San Pedro homicide, but no firm link to the show is established.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Charles Kilgo
NBC
Kilgo
San Pedro
At the Movies Harte Double Feature and Local Showings
Harte presents The French Connection and The Seven Ups in a double feature, plus The Seduction of Mamie at Twin Cinemas. Blazing Saddles and The Thief Who Came to Dinner show as a double bill, with The Dove at Manchester rated PG. The Harder They Come at Nickelodeon rated R. Times via Harte Cinemas Manchester and Williamstown phone lines.
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Harte
Twin Cinemas
Mamie
Nickelodeon
TV Highlights Schedule a CBS Walton The Visitor
United Press International lists 8 p.m. The Waltons on CBS with the Visitor and mystery over the return of an old friend without his wife. At 9 p.m. CBS Thursday Night Movies presents The Professionals with Lancaster Marvin Ryan Palance Cardinale in a western. 11:30 p.m. ABC Wide World Special features Dick Cavett with Vidal Korff and Marsh.
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The
Waltons
CBS
Professionals
Burt Lancaster
Lee Marvin
Robert Ryan
Jack Palance
Claudia Cardinale
Soldiers of Fortune
Dick Cavett
Gore Vidal
Rabbi Baruch Korff
Jean Marsh
The Music of Hawaii preserves chants and legends
A National Geographic Society album documents Hawaiian chants and early ukulele origins. It notes royal and public figures who wrote songs, including Leleiohoku and Queen Liliuokalani, and explains the braga origin of the ukulele and Kekuku’s steel guitar. The piece ties traditional mele to modern composers and historic songbooks.
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Washington
Hawaii
National Geographic Society
Islands
Tommy Dorsey
Liliuokalani
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Force
George Kennedy
Bumper Moran
Williams Chamber Singers
New York
Kenneth Roberts
Thompson Chapel
Williams College
Williamstown
Massachusetts
William Wolf
Cue Magazine
Judith Crist
New York Magazine
Nora Sayre
N.Y
Jay Cocks
Time Magazine
Mimi
Ana Guarino
N.Y. DaIly News
Lina Wertmuller
NEW Line Cinema
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Thurs
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Mel Brooks
Yan Oneal
Jacqueline Bisset Warren
Burt Reynolds
Walt Disney
Bennington Plaza Shopping Center
Manchester
the Dove
Cinemas
Ftpsy
Monument Plaza
Bennington, Vermont
United Press International
Spring ST
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Prince Leleiohoku
Kalakaua
Pacific
Augusto Dias
Edward Purvis
Honolulu
Dias
Purvis
Joseph Kekuku
Main St
Vermont
Chase
Billy Jack
Phil’s
Dairy Bar River Rd
Hoosick Falls, N.Y
Hallmark Cards
Allmark
Bennington
Hallmark
Aji
Main Street
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