Marilyn Monroe punctuality pranks and showbiz tales
A column recalls Norman Mailer's Marilyn biography fallout and Bob Taplinger's ruse to cue Monroe for an 8 pm start at The Prince and the Showgirl premiere. The piece also notes Alex Cohen’s Good Evening negotiations, Barbra Streisand’s film and album plans, Debbie Reynolds’ Christmas album, Max von Sydow’s Steppenwolf filming, and other showbiz snippets.
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Taplinger
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Irene
Columbia Records
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Steppenwolf
Basel
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Voice of Popeye dies at 74 in Blowing Rock
Dwight D. Eisenhower era voice actor Harry Welch, famed for voicing Popeye since 1927, dies at 74 in Blowing Rock North Carolina after a weeks long illness. The Annapolis native and former Hollywood regular moved with his wife to the mountain town in 1968 and occasionally returned to tape sessions in California.
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