Don Knotts avoids dangerous stunts in Disney films
Hollywood report notes Don Knotts, famed for his timorous screen persona, Generally avoids stunts, preferring stuntmen while observing closely. He recalls riskier on set experiences in The Apple Dumpling Gang No Deposit No Return and Gus, and plans to pursue English stage roles while touring The Odd Couple and other plays.
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Hollywood
UPI
Don Knotts
Burt Reynolds
James Caan
Clint Eastwood
Don
Disney
Knotts
Barney Fife
Andy Griffith
Gus
David Niven
Alex Plasschaert
Jerry Brutscher
Chaplin
Langdon and
Keaton
Yesteryear
Hamlet
London
Marian McPartland and Jazz Pioneers in Concert Note
A review highlights Marian McPartland’s Solo Concert at Haverford recorded April 12 1974 with two standout medleys blending Jerome Kern Lennon-McCartney and Gershwin tunes. It notes her bluesy takes on Send in the Clowns and Killing Me Softly, opens with Haverford Blues, and closes with Afterglow. Gary Burton and Carla Bley contribute other piano vibraharp focused pieces in the ecosystem of late 60s to 70s jazz.
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Marian McPartland
Haverford
Marian
Jerome Kern
Lennon
McCartney
Porgy
Maria
Pennsylvania College
Red Norvo
Lionel Hampton
Gary Burton
Steve Swallow
Carla Bley
Burton
Sweet Henry
Ralph Towner
Towner
Charlie Mingus
Mothers of invention or just need and luck
Women have won a small share of patents, about two percent of 70,000 yearly, with necessity and curiosity driving various creations. From Jane Hume’s 1811 British floor-sweeper to Nancy Johnson’s 1864 ice cream freezer, girls and women across ages and places hold patents. Notable names include Lillian Russell with a dresser trunk and Doroth Rodgers with the Jenny Mop, while Dixie Edwina Gilbert leads with 25 patents in chemical compounds and fibrillation. The Raymond Lee Organization notes several recent female inventors and offers a free information kit.
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New York
UPI
U.S. Patent Office
Britain
Jane Hume
Necessity
U.S
Mary Kies
Killingly
Conn
Nancy Johnson
Betty Galloway
Georgetown
S.C
Betty J. Schroeder
Toledo
Ohio
Patent Office
Lillian Russell
W. Guglielmi
Rudolph Valentino
N. Rambova
Esther G. Fisher
Woburn
Mass
Dixie Edwina Gilbert
Phillips Petroleum
Bartlesville
Oklo
Josephine Gaylor
Rock Hill
Marjorie Jeann Smith
Walnut
Calif
Bonnie B. Koo
Pacific Grove
Henrietta Krzewinski
Old Bridge
N.J
Raymond Lee Organization, Inc
Inez Huntress
Glendale
Hazell Zonni
Thousand Oaks
Jaws aftermath creates three instant Hollywood stars
Hollywood column notes Jaws propelled Robert Shaw Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss to top demand. It claims Shaw stars in Swashbuckler Scheider joins Marathon Man and Dreyfuss seeks a high fee while Universal profits skyrocket and future Jaws sequels loom.
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Hollywood
UPI
Robert Shaw
Roy Scheider
Richard Dreyfuss
Universal Pictures
Shaw
Scheider
Sir Laurence Olivier
Dustin Hoffman
Dreyfuss
Gene Hackman
Duddy Kravitz
Messrs. Shaw
Liberace
Rudy Vallee
Bert Parks
Steven Spielberg
Richard Zanuck
David Brown
Richard
Darryl
Peter Benchley
Robert Benchley
Jaws
Rhode Island
Universal
Scheider and Dreyfuss
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Bennington
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United Press International
NBC
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Waltons
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Lyle
Dennis Kort
ABC
Barney Miller
Elizabeth
East Bronx
PBS
Fay
Jack
Mothers of Invention
By Gay Pauley
Doroth F. Rodgers
Richard Rodgers
Jenny Mop
Coca Cola
Greyhound Bus
Raymond Lee Organization
Park Ave
N.Y
By Vernon Scott
Spielberg
Columbia
Main St
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Shaftsbury
Monument Plaza
Pram
Movieluh
Panavision
Paramount Picture
Kirk Douglas
Alexis Smith
David Janssen
George Hamilton
Melina Mercouri
Brenda Vaccaro
Deborah Raffin
SUN
Jack Nicholson
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Academy Awards
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Joseph €. Levine
AVCO
Peter Otoole
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Hepburn
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Liz Smith
Cosmopolitan
Mulberry Square Productions
Midway Attractions
L.M.C.C
Floral Hall
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