Fewer Jobs for Studio Musicians in Hollywood Decline
Los Angeles reports shrinking studio work as film production drops and foreign scores rise. Musicians from Local 47 face layoffs, with only the Philharmonic Orchestra maintaining guaranteed employment. Industry shifts toward independent films and cheaper abroad scoring reduce US jobs for players. Local 47 members, including famous names, see income fall as energy costs and vinyl storage woes erode club and recording earnings.
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Jas Angeles
Les
Robinson
Artie Shaw
Benny Goodman
Woody Berman
Jast
Lind
Warner. Brothers
Robins
M Giant
Son
Hollywood
Warners
San Pranncisco
Vasuers
Bob Crosby
General, Motors
Philhacmonticn Orchestra
Studio Mlusi¢Ides
Max Herman
Loval 47
American Federation of Musicians
United States
Theater listings tease for Tuesday and beyond at Paramount and Eastown
Tuesday selections include Magnum Force at Paramount with 7 26 showing and 8 50 shorts, plus The Seven-Ups at IOWA with 3 49 and 5 49 showings. World offerings show Executive Ac with multiple daily times and Papillon and The Way We Were on various stages. EASTOWN features When Women Had Tails and Jesus Christ Superstar with multiple matinees and evenings.
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Paramount
Magnum Force
Cab
Iowa
Virgin
Bal
FAO
PLAZA
Robin Hand
Eastown
Marion
Pravda decries lack of mass songs and modern operas
Pravda editorial complains about absence of mass songs to foster Soviet patriotism and warns of too much Western folk sentimentality. It urges robust melodies for civic demonstrations and campfires and calls for operas with modern themes and timely musical speech, noting ballet needs improvement.
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Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
Lorna Luft Debuts Singing and Dancing in London
Judy Garland's daughter Lorna Luft, 21, made a smash debut at a London nightclub, singing and dancing. She avoided performing her mother's songs and spoke to newsmen before appearing with her sister Liza Minnelli's earlier London debut remembered from 1966.
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Judy Garland
London
Lorna Lult
Liza Minnelli
Lorna
Garlan
Crosby Resting Comfortably Following Lung Surgery
UPL entertainer Bill Crosby remains in satisfactory condition in the intensive care unit at Peninsula hospital after a 24 hour operation to remove an abscess from his left lung. About two fifths of the lung were removed and preliminary tissue studies show a rare fungus infection with no cancer detected.
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Worlingame
Calif
Bill Crosby
Peninsula Hospital
Crosby
Stanley Hanfling
Hanfling
Ililisborough
Lamling
Marriage to Sex Symbol Like Ride on the Titanic
Hollywood writer Vernon Scott examines the challenges of marrying a film sex symbol. Buline Hyams details his marriage to Elke Sommer, defending their partnership while critiquing Hollywood marriages and the pressures of fame. He argues genuine companionship requires boundaries and personal resolve.
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UPT
Pew
Vole White
Buline Hyams
Hollywood
Crazy City
Humphrey Bogart
Cary Grant
Marilyn Manree
Ava Gardner
Thost
Fike Sommer
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