Eight Severns Flood Hollywood Roles For Family Income
The Clifford Severn family crowds dinners and studios with eight acting children led by Papa as agent and manager. They work in films like Amy Comes Across while earning about $50,000 annually, supported by Mama Severn and a Beverly Hills home provided by a benefactor.
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William Roosevelt Churchill Severn
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Mama Severn
Felix Jackson
Deanna Durbin
Beverly Hills
Iowa to Present Richard Jones in The Glass Menagerie
Richard Jones, a Broadway and road performer, brings Tennessee Williams The Glass Menagerie to Iowa theater Friday Dec 13 with Pauline Lord Jeanne Shepherd and Edward Andrews in supporting roles. Jones returns to the stage after army service and a soldier cast run. Box office opens Dec 9 and tickets are sold by mail.
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Iowa Theater Stage
Iowa Theater
Jones
New
Glass Menagerie
Pauline Lord
Cedar Rapids
Jeanne Shepherd
Edward Andrews
Warfield Theater Great Marks Birthday in Retirement Return
New York notes David Warfield the famed actor observed his eightieth birthday with a brief return from retirement. The Bard era star omitted his Lambs Club visit, recalling a career begun in San Francisco and highlighted by The Music Master and The Merchant of Venice. He retired in 1924 after immense stage success.
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Sherman Hayes Band to Play at Danceland Thursday
Sherman Hayes and his orchestra bring a "new style in melody" to Danceland on Thursday evening. The group recently finished a long run at the Bis Marinck hotel in Chicago and has played in New York Cleveland and Detroit. They have been heard on major networks with the "Cuddle Up a Little Closer" theme. Hayes leads with a baritone voice and Dell Welcome is the featured songstress.
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New York
Cleveland
Detroit
Hayes
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Arnold Made Honorary Member of Sigma Phi Epsilon
Edward Arnold becomes an honorary member of Sigma Phi Epsilon at a private ceremony. His son William is a member at USC. Young Arnold now works as a cattle rancher in Texas.
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Sigma Phi Epsilon
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USC
Young Arnold
Texas
Business Welcomes Still Another Angel
New York story on F Luckenbach Jr investing in theater after military service. He sets up in Radio City to fund plays and musicals aiming to produce, with first investments in If the Shoe Fits and revival of Burlesque. Ed Luckenbach notes the busy, gossip-filled reception and ongoing script activity.
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New York
F. Luckenbach, Jr
Radio ‘City
Krakeur
Steamship Company
Hollywood researches Bridgeport for mountain scenery in new film
Virginia MacPherson recalls how Geoffrey Homes helped locate Bridgeport California as the backdrop for outdoor mountain scenes for a RKO film. Scouts searched statewide before choosing the tiny town, where mountains trees and rugged beauty fit the plot. Homes, a former police beat reporter, notes authors rely on libraries for poisons guns and crime talk we rely on people not clues.
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Ollywood Ees
Bridgeport
Calif
Hollywood
Geoffrey Homes
Ned Tisdale
Britt
RKO
Author Homes
Homes
Hollywood Stars Reflect on Life and Dance Careers
Coburn discusses aging and living well while sharing views on covetousness. He recalls Christmas in Savannah and loves football bets for fun. Cyd Charisse awaits four months off after The Unfinished Dance and plans to dance with Gene Kelly in Cabbages and Kings. Dan Dailey recalls early stardom and a $60 a week contract offer with Gene Kelly and others from 1934.
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Cyd Charisse
Gene Kelly
Cyd
Palm Springs
Piper Players Get Boost From Red Skelton Radio Help
Hollywood reports Red Skelton used ten minutes of his radio program to support Buddy Piper and the Piper Players stock company after the troupe faced work shortages and distress in Kansas. Members had taken jobs in slaughter houses factories and farms to cover theater rents before the boost.
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Red Skelton
Buddy Piper
Piper
Kansas
Skelton
Piper Players
Jackie Kelk A Real Life Homer On Air And Off
New York based actor Jackie Kelk plays Homer on The Aldrich Family and talks about life off the mic. The 24 year old claims 14 years in show business with roles on stage film and radio. He lives with his mother and dog in Poundridge New York and jokes about being fed by fans.
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INS
Jim
Jackie Kelk
Homer Lan
Jackie
Superman
Jimmy
Homer
Poundridge
N. Y
Bagriper
Jackie Jelk
the Cohens
Diving
Fanny Brice
Razor's Edge Sets Boxoffice Record in First Week
Hollywood AP reports The Razor's Edge breaks a world record for largest first week gross, surpassing The Cockeyed World’s $164,000 mark. The new top price is 80 cents higher, but the longer runtimes limit showings to six daily, fewer than the eight or nine for the earlier hit.
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Hollywood
Eer
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