Gene Krupa Stricken by Chronic Leukemia in 64
Yonkers New York UPI reports jazz drummer Gene Krupa, 64, has chronic leukemia described as benign by the musician. Krupa, once with Benny Goodman Quartet, says illness forced career cutbacks since last March. Lionel Hampton recalls Krupa as the world’s greatest drummer and a key swing-era foundation.
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Hollywood Buys More Simon on Screen
Warner Brothers will adapt Nell Simon's Broadway hit The Pris one of Second Avenue into a tragicomedy of rage and mishaps set in Manhattan with Lemmert starring. This marks another Simon stage-to-screen transfer after Barefoot in the Park The Odd Couple The Last of the Red Hor se and Come Blow Your.
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Karras Visits Odd Couple as Guest Star
Former Iowa star and Detroit Lions lineman Alex Karras will guest star as himself in ABCs The Odd Couple episode Phat Was No Lady. He is then a Canadian football telecast broadcaster.
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Jerry Lewis Telethon Seeks Volunteers for Cedar Valley
Hundreds of volunteers are needed for the Jerry Lewis Telethon to support Muscular Dystrophy Association programs in Cedar Valley and eastern Iowa. The 20 hour event will be broadcast by WMT Channel 2 with stars from New York and Hollywood. Volunteers will answer phones, take pledges, type and deliver messages.
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