Jack Benny Reflects On Youth And TV Longevity
New York AP report profiles Jack Benny on his 39th birthday yet again as he juggles NBC special plans, TV ad offers, and a busy show business schedule. Benny explains his lunch of recent ventures, golf, and travel with wife Mary, while preparing for a television anniversary celebration.
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NBC
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Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Turn-On controversy shows limits of TV humor
New York AP reports ABC canceled Turn-On after its Feb 5 premiere amid charges of dirtiness and vulgarity. Executives and producers debate whether the show crossed the line, noting it aimed for adult satire but failed to be funny. An ABC spokesman said 18-episode contract would be settled with producers Schlatter and Friendly.
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ABC
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Smothers Brothers
Schlatter
Ed Friendly
Akers
Anne Francis Still the Honey of Hollywood Comedy Set
Hollywood notes say Anne Francis remains a comic favorite after Honey West. Her off screen romance with Jerry Lewis led to his first bedroom scene for Hook Line and Sinker, and she was cast to spark Don Knotts’ scene in The Love God.
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Jerry Lewis
Don Knotts
Love God
Secret Kennedy Blockade Tales and Paris Uprising Vignettes
New York gossip column recounts Robert F Kennedy’s “Thirteen Days” with a New Zealand link to a blockading plan and a quiet end to Khrushchev’s brinkmanship. Also notes Barry Sullivan speeding encounter, Rothschild funding views on science grants, Paris Plaza Athenee staff behavior, and a veteran Brooklyn politician’s funeral etiquette tip.
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