Celebrity News and Show Biz Bits Roundup
Elizabeth Taylor faces service refusal in Eddie Fisher divorce case with publication tactic. Ryan O’Neal’s action and attorney changes, Col Tom Parker’s lavish gift, and Anthony Quinn offered for autobiography. Dietrich’s Germany album, Sorbonne poll on ideal woman, Blondell return to stage, Winters hospital stay, Nancy Sinatra romance rumors, Greenwich Village eateries’ anniversaries, Newhart radio investments, Anka’s newborn, Cabaret boom, Gleason cameo, Donegan separations.
Novak Escapes Injury After Sunset Collision
Actress Kim Novak, 33, escaped uninjured after her station wagon collided with another car on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. Police said she refused medical treatment and has endured multiple injuries in the previous year from horse riding and a prior auto incident.
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Tom m James and the Shon Dells at Danceland Saturday Night
Tommy James and the Shondells will perform two shows at Danceland Saturday night. Their recording Hanky Panky topped national charts last summer and It s Only Love is climbing the charts. The Patriots will also perform for dancing.
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Broadway First Night My Sweet Charlie Is a Poignant Play
On Broadway at Longacre theater David Westheimer’s My Sweet Charlie evokes drama and humor as a southern white teen, pregnant out of wedlock, and a northern Black civil rights lawyer form an unlikely bond. Louis Gossett and Bonnie Bedelia give standout performances.
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My Sweet Charlie Receives Mixed Theatre Criticism
Walter Kerr finds the play restless with two stranded characters and a weak premise despite an attractive idea. Norman Nadel calls it a rediscovery of communicative wonder and praises its heart. John Chapman commends the writing direction and setting, noting Bedelia and Gossett drive the absorbing experience.
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Theater Time Schedule for Wednesday
Paramount presents Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round with showings at 1 40 3 40 5 45 7 45 and 9 55 short films at 1 30 3 25 5 25 7 30 and 9 35 Iowa shows Chamber of Horrors at 1 50 3 50 5 55 8 10 shorts at 1 30 3 35 5 40 7 40 9 45 World screens The Appaloosa at 9 50 with shorts at 1 3 5 7 9 15 Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines at 1 30 4 6 35 9 Marion presents Dr Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs at 6 30 8 15 10 C R Drive In closed except weekends.
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Opera Labor Dispute Ends
The Metropolitan Opera granted a hefty package of wage increases and benefits to its musicians ending a long labor dispute. The accord followed a 14 hour meeting Monday night after more than two years of negotiations between the Opera and the musicians.
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Wife of Meredith Willson Dies in California
Rini Zarova Willson, 54, wife of Iowa composer Meredith Willson, died Tuesday in Santa Monica after a battle with sarcoma. A Russian native who came to the United States in 1927, she pursued singing and acting in concerts radio and film. She married Willson in 1948. he is known for The Music Man and The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Funeral plans are with Forest Lawn Glendale.
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