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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1965

Page

14

Notable Names Toast and Tease at Week in New York

New York social column notes Dr. Robert Switzer awarding a smoking diploma to 4 288 recipients including Lyndon B. Johnson and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Lee Sobol recaps Madison Square Garden sellout Patterson Chuvalo bout, Little Club antics with Dan Dailey and friends, plus Sinatra produced None But the Brave and random Hollywood chatter.

New York Robert Switzer Children’s Hospital of the Menninger Foundation Lyndon B. Johnson Sowan Dwight D. Eisenhower Pat Boone Stephen Boyd Dick Roman U.S Paul Douglas Maurine Neuberger Dick Gregory Bob Mathias Arnold Palmer Bart Starr Hollywood Frank Sinatra Warner Brothers Tommy Sands Philip Crosby Jimmy Griffin Laraine Stephens

Four in Family Die in Montana Fire

In Hamilton Montana four members of a family died in a Sunday night blaze. A lone surviving child told witnesses the fire flared up as he played with matches. Firefighters fought the flames as the tragedy unfolded in the residence.

Hamilton Mont

Ginger Rogers turns down Dolly offers amid film absence

Hollywood star Ginger Rogers explains she declined David Merrick's Hello Dolly offers citing she is not right for the role and dislikes long runs. She notes her career remains vibrant with TV work and stage appearances though she has not acted in a Hollywood film for years.

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Idle Titans: San Francisco Fair Era and Grove's Decline

The fragment hints at Hollywood rise and fall in San Francisco, contrasting old economy with the Fair era and a Grove decline. The text is garbled, but points to entertainment industry shifts and urban change in a projected era.

San Francisco

George Cukor Wins Director's Award For My Fair Lady

Hollywood report notes George Cukor receives the Directors Guild award for best direction of 1964 for My Fair Lady. Ginger Rogers adds plans to launch a Jamaica film venture with producer-husband William Marshall, citing The Confession shot last year in Italy with Ray Milland.

William Marshall Jamaica Ginger Ray Milland Italy Hollywood Thelius Directors Guild of Americalit George Cukor Guild Lamont Johnson Oscar Underwood NBC

Broadway First Night in Brooklyn Bridge Musical Flops

New York critics panned the Broadway debut of Kelly at the Broadhurst theatre. Eddie Lawrence falters as writer, with only occasional sparks from the cast and Moose Charlap melodies. Brambell and Gillette shine among others as the plot centers on Kelly’s boastful jump and a gambler’s scheme.

Jack Gaver NEW York UPI Steve Brodie Brooklyn Bridge Kelly Jimmy Stewart Brigitte Jimmy Billy Weug Mumy Herbert Ross Lawrence Moose Charlap

Critics Pan The Musical Kelly In Mixed Reviews

Howard Taubman calls Kelly lacking freshness and imagination. John Chapman notes a vogue for tuneless musicals and near sellouts at the Metropolitan Opera. Walter Kerr labels Kelly a bad idea gone wrong.

Howard Taubman The New York Times Kelly John Chapman Daily News Metropolitan Opera Walter Kerr New York Herald Tribune

Jamaica’s film boom eyed by Ginger and partners

Ginger says Jamaica offers lush scenery blue seas and favorable weather and has government charter to develop a film industry. The team cites one hour thirty minute jet access from U S soil and three and a half hour travel from New York as key convenience for shooting. They plan more Jamaica productions and hope to attract other producers for features and TV.

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Theater Time For Monday at Paramount and More

Listings show cinema schedules for Paramount World and Times with films including Baby the Rain Must Fall Pleasure Seekers First Men in the Moon and Disorderly Order. Multiple theaters offer shorts and features with matinee and evening showings and specific start times.

Paramount

Roddy McDowall Guest on BEN CASEY Tonight

Roddy McDowall appears as a guest on BEN CASEY this Monday at 9:00 PM on KCRG TV 9. The program features his discussion and appears in the prime time lineup.

Roddy McDowall Ben Casey Kcrg-Tv

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