Miracle Worker movie rights and the Japanese takedown
William Gibson, Arthur Penn, and Fred Coe crafted a plan to adapt The Miracle Worker with Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke. United Artists demanded a star and a larger budget, but the film failed to recoup costs until a Japanese distributor bought it for a pittance and promoted it aggressively, leaving principals unpaid.
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Warren Miller to Narrate Own Ski Movie at Berkshire Museum
Warren Miller will narrate and present his latest color ski film The Sound of Skiing at the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield on January 25 with shows at 7 and 9 15 pm. Tickets are on sale. The documentary showcases scenes from Aspen Vail Sugar Bowl Sun Valley and more with athletes and stunts from Innsbruck to Bromley and Planica to San Francisco Peak featuring 400 foot jumps and fresh powder carving.
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Extra Twelfth Night Show Due to School Demand
Because area schools requested more tickets for the Town Players production of Twelfth Night an extra performance is scheduled at the Museum Tuesday January 14 at 8 36 pm. Regular shows run January 30 11 17 and 18. The extra performance is open to the public and not limited to schools.
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Movie Timetable for Capitol and Palace Theaters
Capitol shows Charade at 1 00, 3 30, 6 05, 8 45. Palace screens Texas at 2 15, 5 30, 8 50. From Galveston runs 1 15, 4 25, 7 40. Union Square presents Kings of the Sun at 1 00, 3 05, 5 00, 6 55, 9 00 with short subjects. County timetable on Page 16.
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Museum Shows Greason Works At Berkshire Museum
Don ald Greason exhibition at the Berkshire Museum runs until January 31 featuring oils and pen and wash. The artist, famed for human figure studies, is praised by director Stuart K Merry for combining abstract design with modern form while pursuing the wave of future representation. The show includes boxing and crew studies from Harvard and musicians at Tanglewood, with past teaching posts at Addison Gallery Rollins College Deerfield and Yale Norfolk.
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Artists’ Gallery
New York
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Men’s Art Club To Meet Wednesday
The Business Men’s Art Club will hold the first meeting of its new winter series of classes on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Berkshire Museum. Instructor is Stu art C. Henry, director of the Berkshire Museum. For more information call Dr Ira S. Colby.
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Business Men's Art Club
Audie Murphy Quick Gun Title Change Reported
Hollywood reports that star Audie Murphy will not be as swift with a six gun as before as his new film title shifts from The Fastest Gun to The Quick Gun.
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Finessing in Bridge Provokes Witty Complaints
The column discusses the distress of finessing in bridge, the errors of wrong finesses against singletons and doubletons, and the social jibes from opponents. It concludes with the bidding guidance: bid two spades over one notrump when choosing between majors, especially with a balanced hand and a major suit option.
Doris Day Tops 1963 Box Office Draw, Exhibitors Say
Hollywood AP report shows Doris Day as the leading drawing card in 1963 at theaters in Canada and the United States. The top lineup includes John Wayne Rock Hudson Jack Lemmon Cary Grant Elizabeth Taylor Elvis Presley Sandra Dee Paul Newman and Jerry Lewis in order of box office appeal.
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Fonda Portrays Blundering Hosiery Manufacturer
Henry Fonda plays a bumbling stocki ngs maker in Sex and the Single Girl alongside Tony Curtis and Natalie Wood.
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