Czech filmmakers carry first Oscar behind iron curtain
Czech duo Jan Kadar and Elmar Klos won the best foreign language film Oscar for The Shop on Main Street, becoming the first to carry the award behind the Iron Curtain. They described a nationalized industry with no star system, expanding abroad to Scandinavia France England and Argentina, and praised Gregory Peck who presented the trophy.
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From Tough Guy To Art Gallery
Hollywood report says Charles Bronson, once a coal miner turned screen tough guy, opens a Beverly Hills art gallery with actress Jill Ireland. Bronson plans to display some of his own paintings in the new space.
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Robert Taylor Plays Novel Role in Johnny Tiger Film
New York UPI reports Robert Taylor shifts from action star to a semicharacter as a widowed college professor teaching on a Seminole reservation for the Universal release Johnny Tiger. Taylor describes the authentic Seminole village near Orlando Florida with real villagers and distinctive handmade clothing. He praises co stars Geraldine Brooks Brenda Scott and Chad Everett while noting a romantic angle with Brooks as a public health doctor on the reserve.
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College dropout gap widens for women says UM admissions chief
Gayle Wilson of the University of Michigan cites five reasons why girls are less likely to stay in college, including lack of clear career goals and economic pressures. The report notes broader gender gaps in higher education and lifelong impacts of dropping out.
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