Rufus Rose Dies at 70 Creator of Howdy Doody
Rufus C. Rose, creator of the Howdy Doody puppet and a key performer on the show, died at 70 in Waterford after a May 20 illness. A Republican, he served five terms in the Connecticut House of Representatives and briefly revived Howdy Doody in 1972 as a gag for a presidential bid. He won a Peabody for best children's program in 198.
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TV Highlights for Tonight and a Movie
TV listings outline 8 to 9 p.m. programs on NBC CBS and ABC. NBC features Sam tailing a wife beyond a private eye plot, while The Waltons airs on CBS and Karen visits with a friend on ABC. The Streets of San Francisco leads ABC at 9 with a tense stand off, and CBS ends with The Great White Hope film about Jack Johnson plus a playful memory of Howdy the marionette in a tangential aside.
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Harold Gould
Karen
Mary Alice
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Mike
Isabel Sanford as Louise Jefferson in real life portrait
Hollywood veteran Isabel Sanford widow and mother of three describes her California life. She shares her apartment decor vivid red and green and her charity work with Kwansa actresses. Sanford discusses daily routine, faith, bus memories, and evolving TV career while noting she is Louise Jefferson in real life too but not sure about a Mr Right.
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Esther Rolle
Nichelle Nichols
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Los Angeles City College
Pamela
Sanford
California
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Ella Fitzgerald
Louise Jefferson
George Jefferson
Monument for full orchestra by Robert Keys Clark debut at Sage City
Sage City Symphony conducts the premiere of Robert Keys Clark s Monument Sunday in Mt Anthony Auditorium. Louis Calabro leads the program featuring Daniel Dorff and Daniel Kumin premieres and Haydn Symphony No 104. The concert at 8 pm is free to the public.
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New York City
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New York
New England Woodwind Quintet
Louis Calabro
Mt. Anthony
Dorset Playhouse ends 27 years of tradition
Dorset Playhouse will not return for a summer season after 27 years of producing, as director Fred Carmichael cites poor health. Before closing, he and Patricia Carmichael plan one final show Green Mountain Grit by John Herrick, with community involvement, ads in June, and pre show cider and Joe Froggers.
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Ethan Allen
Ft. Ticonderoga
Ft. Edward
New York
Detroit
Toronto
Mabley rites mark quiet Harlem funeral service
Hundreds gathered for Jackie Moms Mabley’s quiet Baptist funeral in Abyssinian Church Harlem as friends and fans mourned the 78 year old comedian who died in White Plains. Slappy White called her one of the century’s greatest and most original comics.
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Moms) Mabley
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Bruce Meyer's Rock King Quatro Aims For Longevity
Michael Quatro, brother to Suzi and Patti, claims a place among pop music royalty while facing the challenge of selling records. His album In Collaboration With the Gods blends quasi classical pop with theatrics and a wide array of keyboard instruments. He critiques Rick Wakeman and argues his own long lasting melodies may endure for a century despite mixed onstage theatrics.
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United Press International
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Ego
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Yes
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Patti
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Detroit
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Genesis
Lynyrd Skynyrd to Perform at Saratoga SPAC
Lynyrd Skynyrd will play at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on June 17 at 7 p.m. The group, famed for Sweet Home Alabama, headlines a bill with Wet Willie and Atlantis. Ticket prices are $5 and $4, available at the SPAC Box Office and Ticketron outlets.
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Billy Powell
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The
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Wet Willie
Inga Rumpf
Atlantis
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At the Movies: Bergman, Bronson, Streisand on Screens
Bergman’s The Passion of Anna closes the island trilogy with themes of isolation and pride as von Sydow Andersson and Ullmann haunt each other. Color, English subtitles, R. Breakout with Bronson Duval Huston PG. Funny Lady with Streisand Caan Sharif. The Prisoner of Second Avenue at Manchester Manchester Cinema. At Long Last Love opens at Harte Theatre on Main Street.
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Barbra Streisand
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Omar Sharif
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Anne Bancroft
Jack Lemmon
Neil Simon
Simon
Harte
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Cybil Shepherd
Harte Theatre
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