Hollywood Death Toll 1959 Tops Year in Tragedy
AP recalls a brutal year for Hollywood with losses like Errol Flynn Lou Costello Wayne Morris Kay Kendall Adrian William Bishop Preston Sturges Paul Douglas and Carl Alfalfa Switzer. It notes Khrushchev’s Hollywood visit and key scandals shaping the era, including DeMille’s death and Debbie Reynolds Eddie Fisher Liz Taylor marriages.
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Adrian
Charles
Debbie Reynolds
Eddie Fisher
Debbie
Elizabeth Taylor
Eddie
Nevada
Liz
Hollywood's 1959 in Review: Deaths, Scandals, and Celebrity Shifts
A retrospective of 1959 highlights featuring the deaths of theatre queens and Errol Flynn, Bing Crosby's family news including a newborn daughter, Franker film content clashes with censorship threats, Anna Kashfi and Marlon Brando's troubled marriage, and Mario Lanza's sudden Rome death. The year is portrayed as tumultuous for Hollywood icons and public life.
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Crosby
Hollywood
Errol Flynn
Tine
Anna Kashfi
Marlon Brando
Mario Lanza
Rome
Rebel Claims by Algerian Forces
Algerian rebel forces said they killed 98 French soldiers and wounded 27 in a series of raids reported from London. The claim came Wednesday via AP dispatches summarizing the clashes and casualties.
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London
Hal Wallis signs Laurence Harvey for 3 or 4 films
Hal Wallis locks Laurence Harvey to a multi picture contract after viewing rushes on The Alamo. Harvey will co star with Elizabeth Taylor in Butterfield 8 in New York after returning January 15. Hollywood buzz links Bardot kin to a glamorous debut with Sex Pot Goes to College.
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Larry
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Harvey
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London
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Mijanoa Bardot
Sexpot
Bardot Reflects On Hollywood Time And Farewell
No 2 Bardot Miranou recalls one date with Charles Chaplin Jr during Hollywood years. She rose early for 7am shoots and spent evenings improving English and lines. Gratitude goes to producer Al Zincsmith and cast who gave a gold Saint Christopher medal for her voyage home to France. The passage hints at Joan O’Brien’s unsettled private life.
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al Zngsmith
France
Actress Separates From Husband After Third Time
In a pattern paralleling her career, the actress once praised for Operation Petticoat has again separated from her husband John Meyers for the third time, signaling a renewed personal split.
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John Meyers
Theater Time and Movie Listings by Theater Halls
The listing shows multiple theaters including Time, Shorts, IOWA, PALACE, PARAMOUNT and MARION with schedule details for Wednesday and Thursday matinees. Films include Li'l Abner The Hangman Operation Petticoat Four Fast Guns Wreck of the Mary Deare 1 001 Arabian Nights Flying Fontaines Journey to the Center of the Earth Darby O Gill and the Little People and The Journey with associated show times and shorts.
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Paramount
Center of the Earth
Marion
Darby O'Gill
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