Broadway Figures and Theater News From Lyons Desk
Leonard Lyons reports at Paris meeting Theodore Bikel backs the halt of theater demolitions in London and Paris. Nan Talese leaves Random House for Simon and Schuster. Allen Funt recalls the Watergate era and early Candid Microphone tapes with a guard’s quip. Long Island attorney Michael J. Griffith aids William Hayes’s Turkish prison case. George Kennedy will co star with Clint Eastwood in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot shot in Montana. Edie Adams credits acting training but sticks to her craft. Tony Bennett plans a Rogers and Hart concert film. Bess Truman and others accept ADL Humanitarian Award chairs. Golf caddie praises Concord hotel. Greenhaven inmates picnic set for Aug 5 with visitors and bands. Frank McRae shifts to singing after Dillinger. Joanna Simon to sing at Salzburg after Tanglewood. The Friars honor Billy Eckstine on Sept 12. Dustin Hoffman seeks a NY stage return post Papillon. Lloyd Bridges predicts President Harding role at Kennedy Center with Beau Bridges and Lee Grant.
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Paris
Nan Talese
Gay Talese
Random House
Simon and Schuster
Allen Funt
Pen and Pencil
Watergate Committee
Funt
White House
Truman
Joanna Simon
Simon
James Tayor
Dustin Hoffman
Jimmy Shine
New York
Jamaica
Lloyd Bridges
President Harding
Teapot Dome
Washington Kennedy Center
Beau Bridges
Lee Grant
Cavett Puts Watergate Guests On The Spot On TV
Dick Cavett turns the tables in a Watergate hearing episode, questioning senators Baker Inouye and Talmadge on light topics and wartime service as his show airs on ABC and KCRG. The host jokes about the hearings while the night’s tape runs with commercials.
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Dick Cavett
Watergate
Washington
UPI
Senate Watergate
Senate
Cavett
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
Lowell Weicker
R-Conn
Daniel Inouye
Hawaii
Abc-Tv
Kcrg-Tv
Garcia placed on probation after narcotics charge in New Jersey
Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia, 30, of Marin County, California, received a one year conditional probation in Mount Holly New Jersey. He must report to a psychiatrist every two months during the term. The judge may dismiss the charges if probation is followed. Garcia was arrested March 27 on a speeding charge and police found marijuana and cocaine in his car.
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Jerry Garcia
Garcia
Marin County
Calif
Herman Belopolsky
Elizabeth Taylor Shrugs Off Breakup On Film Set
Elizabeth Taylor appeared stoic on the Rome set of The Driver's Seat as news of her split from Richard Burton circulated. Friends noted a philosophical line about birth and death while co stars described her as composed yet teary at times. Burton remained silent, with filming for The Voyage with Sophia Loren planned in Sicily next month.
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UPI
Elizabeth Taylor
Miss Taylor
New York
Richard Burton
Burton
Burtons
Ponti
Loren
Sicily
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