Notable NY Party Talk and Show Biz Tidbits
Leonard Lyons reports on a New York party where Walt Rostow learns of Kitty Carlisle's film link. The piece notes Whiteman’s funeral talk, Deems Taylor praise, Isaac Stern booking gripes, and Felker’s New York magazine prizes. Also covered are Robards beard prep, Bunche at St Marks, Oklahoma anniversary plans, and Broadway stage moves.
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New York
Kitty Carlisle
Walt Rostow
LBJ
Miss Carlisle
Rostow
Marx Brothers Lyons
Two Actresses Lose Isadora To Vanessa
Hollywood report says Elizabeth Taylor and Shirley MacLaine sought to buy Isadora Duncan life rights but producers Hakim refused. Vanessa Redgrave was chosen after Cannes screening of Morgan, with Isadora going into production a year later.
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Hollywood
Elizabeth Taylor
Morgan
Isadora
Mathis passes on half a million for acting move
Hollywood notes Johnny Mathis declined a half million for six months of work to pursue acting. He aims to become a straight actor, would like a Doris Day collaboration, and plans film work whether drama or comedy with a focus on fixing his voice and honing acting skills.
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Vernon Scott Hollywood
UPI
Johnny Mathis
Mathis
Las Vegas
Johnny
Sidney Poitier
Harry Belafonte
Jimmy Brown
Bill Cosby
Doris Day
Hollywood Hippies Cast in Modern West Set at Universal
Hollywood hippies crowd Sound Stage 28 at Universal for Coogan's Bluff rerun props. A dazed 17-year-old hippie Irving complains of dusty floors and dirty pants as Clint Eastwood looms in a psychedelic discotheque desert scene.
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Hollywood
Universal Studios
Coogan
Clint Eastwood
Irving
Theater Time Listings For Tuesday And Wednesday
Theaters in multiple venues show Rosie at Paramount Iow a To Sir with Love at Iowa World The Comedians at World The Bible at Times Valley of the Dolls at Plaza and Clambake at Marion with various afternoon and evening showtimes including shorts programs.
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Olumbia Pictures
Sidney Poitier
James Clavell
Iowa
Hollywood Concentrates On Blockbuster Films
Hollywood opens 1968 with about 130 million in big pictures as studios aim for blockbuster hits. MGM plans 2001 costs, Ice Station Zebra, Shoes of the Fisherman, Where Eagles Dare. Fox bets on The Star and Planet of the Apes. United Artists targets Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Charge of the Light Brigade. Columbia leans into Funny Girl and Oliver. Paramount pursues three European titles. Warner Bros Seven Arts showcases Finian's Rainbow and Green Berets. Universal pairs Burtons with Williams and Sweet Charity.
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Hollywood
Doctor Zhivago
MGM
Stanley Kubrick
John Sturges
Anthony Quinn
Laurence Olivier
Richard Burton
Clint Eastwood
Twentieth Century-Fox
Star
Julie Andrews
Robert Wise
Fox
Charlton Heston
Michael Caine
United Artists
Dick van Dyke
Ian Fleming
Charge of the Light Brigade
Empire
Berets
Warner Brothers-Seven Arts
Fred Astaire
Finian
John Wayne
Green Berets
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the Burtons
Tennessee Williams
Shirley MacLaine
Marlon Brando Wears T Shirt in Film Return
Hollywood star Marlon Brando breaks his self imposed ban on wearing T shirts in films. Playing Chauffeur in The Night of the Following Day he appears in a black T shirt for most of the movie. He says he wants to show his muscles.
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Hollywood
Marlon Brando
Candice Bergen Named in Best Short Plays of 1968
Candice Bergen is selected as one of 15 authors for The Best Short Plays of 1968 edited by Stanley Richards. Her play, written at 18 during Pennsylvania years, explores death and rejuvenation themes in a future where elders undergo a government run renewal. Other contributors include William Inge William Saroyan Peter Weiss and John Cromwell.
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Candice Bergen
Stanley Richards
Chiltern Books
Candy
William Inge
William Saroyan
Peter Weiss
John Cromwell
Candice
University of Pennsylvania
Richards
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Clay Felker
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David Merrick
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Ralph Bunche
Negro Ensemble Company
St. Marks Playhouse
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Oliver
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Tommy Steele
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