Brando rejects Jack Kirkland play after Oscar win
Broadway notes that Marlon Brando has turned down a role in Jack Kirkland's adaptation of Nelson Algren's The Man with the Golden Arm despite winning an Oscar. He favors dress-up or costume roles on Broadway and plans to avoid torn-shirt parts. Hildegarde Neff is highlighted as the blonde leading the Silk Stockings musical, praised for her beauty and stage presence despite admitting she cannot sing.
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Television Listings and Evening Schedule for Cedar Rapids and Waterloo
Television listings outline a Cedar Rapids and Waterloo broadcast slate with channel numbers 9 KCRG TV 2 WMT TV 7 KWWL TV 4 WHERF TV and include sports news weather and multiple classic shows such as I Love Lucy December Bride Howdy Doody and The Greatest Gift. The schedule lists morning through late evening programs with channel and time markers though some text is garbled.
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Program Fare on Radio Judy and Jane Ma Perkins The
A radio schedule item notes a program titled Judy and Jane Ma Perkins The airing on the station. The listing highlights the show as part of the station’s lineup with no additional details on time or episode.
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TV Toppers Bishop Fulton J Sheen Du Mont
Bishop Fulton J Sheen speaks on world conditions humorously noting Noah could have missed the boat. He comments on global issues and media impact in a Du Mont television segment.
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Daly and Gobel Win Peabody Awards in 1954
Daly of ABC and Gobel of NBC head a list of 13 programs and personalities honored by the George Foster Peabody awards for 1954. The selections include Industry on Parade for television public service and Disney land for youth and children’s programming, with other honors spanning radio and regional services.
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Peabody Medal Honors Public Service Merit
The Peabody tribute recognizes the most disinterested and meritorious public service each year in radio and television, honoring the memory of George Foster Peabody, native of Columbus, Georgia, who became a prominent New York banker and philanthropist.
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Maureen O Hara signs multi picture deal with Columbia
Lovella Parsons reports Maureen O Hara has signed a multi picture contract with Harry Cohn at Columbia. She will not replace Rita Hayworth in Joseph and His Brethren, as she is too Irish. The studio seek a cheering star after Hayworth declined. O Hara may sing in a musical to launch the deal. She recently returned from Mexico where Magnificent Matador was shot.
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Theaters Set Monday Showings Across Paramount Iowa State Palace
The Gazette lists today’s theater times including Paramount A Man Called Peter and shorts, Iowa Captain Lightfoot and Smoke Signal, State Davy Crockett Indian Scout and Iroquois Trail, Times There’s No Business Like Show Business and Arrow in the Dust, Palace Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Southwest Passage, Marion Young at Heart and shorts, C R Drive In Stalag 17 and Roman Holiday, and Twixt Town Her Twelve Men and Cimarron Kid.
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Theatre notes and film bits from Dennis to Beverly Hills
The piece tracks July 4 Cape Playhouse plans with a potential co star John Forsythe and a Dean Martin anecdote about his daughter Gail landing a role. It recalls Theda Bara’s life, early fame, and reluctance about a screen biography, ending with her remaining sensitive nature and final reflections before hospitalization.
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Teens blamed basketball talk for crash into house
Concord police questioned three teenage boys after their car rammed into a house late one night. Driver Kevin McCarthy, 17, said they were so into discussing a high school basketball game they forgot about the road.
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Columbia Chases Comedy Angle in Film Strategy
The remark suggests Columbia intends to pursue a humorous approach in its upcoming picture. Observers see the plan as shaping the marketing and tone of the project amid industry doubt and rival studios.
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