Sometime-Once Stars of Fame in a Shifting Spotlight
Historian notes a cycle of fleeting fame among stars past and present. The piece recalls Reri, Gwen Verdon, Carol Channing, Patricia Salmon, Marion Talley, Audrey Hepburn, Betty Bronson, Bob Evans, Maurine Watkins and others, who rose quickly but faded, leaving only brief obituaries or fleeting mentions in history.
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Johnny
Joan
South Seas
Reri
Ziegfeld
Follies
Gwen Verdon
Carol Channing
Gwen
Carol
Liz Taylor
Audrey Hepburn
Julie Harris
Marilyn Monroe
Betty Bronson
Flying Lady
Theater Schedule Highlights For Tuesday
Theaters list showings for Paramount Lt Robin Crusoe The Russians Are Coming Nevada Smith The Sound of Music My Fair Lady with shorts and drive in features including Three on a Couch Sands of the Kalahari Singing Nun Winter a Go Go and more with various start times across locations.
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C.R
New Kind of Hollywood Hero
James Coburn, famed for The Great Escape and One Man Flint, is portrayed as a new hero in Hollywood. He rejects ego driven stardom and pursues self evolution, art, and creativity while enjoying fast cars, art, music, travel, and a blend of philosophical interests. He values growth over fame.
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Hollywood
James Coburn
Mount Rushmore
Jim Coburn
Jamaica
Antic
Jim
Bach
Count Basie
Beatles
Dali
Bardot and Sachs Stall Glamour Image in Los Angeles
Brigitte Bardot and husband Gunther Sachs blend with beatnik crowds in a Beverly Hills hotel. The pair appear casual and unrecognized, with Bardot in a short orange dress and bare feet, Sachs in white trousers and sandals. They enjoy a quiet meal, chatting in French, and relish their anonymity away from reporters.
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Beverly Hills
Strip
Bardot
Gunther
Europe
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Watts Summer Film Festival Opens in Watts
Watts Summer Film Festival runs eight weeks at a school in Watts Los Angeles drawing Hollywood stars Janet Leigh Anthony Franciosa and Dick Van Dyke to opening night amid rioting memories from last summer. Two shows nightly for eight weeks aim to keep youths off streets though critics doubt entertainment alone can heal Watts.
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Watts
Los Angeles
Harper
Janet Leigh
Anthony Franciosa
Dick van Dyke
Jerry Lewis Loses Yacht Pussycat near Cape San Martin
Comedian Jerry Lewis and four others, including Skipper Stuart Glennon, aboard the 6 foot Pussycat yacht, ran aground and beaching after taking on water about 60 miles south of Monterey. The Coast Guard reported the vessel as a total loss with unclear cause amid moderate waves and heavy fog.
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Gorda
Calif
UPL
Jerry Lewis
Coast Guard
Lewis
Cape San Martin
California
Stuart Glennon
al Bell
Harold Sarabino
Joseph Proulx
Pussycat
Holden Sues Over River Kwai TV Showing
Willian Holden files a 1.1 million damage suit in Los Angeles aiming to block a television airing of Bridge on the River Kwai. The complaint lists Columbia Pictures Horizon American Pictures Ford Motor J Walter Thompson and NBC as defendants. NBC-TV corrected to ABC later. The actor alleges producers must continue distribution to maximize profits.
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Willian Holdes
River Kwai
Columbia Pictures Corp
Horizon-American Pictures Inc
Ford Motor Co
J. Walter Thompson Inc. Advertising Agency
National Broadcasting Company
Holden
Harold A. Fendler
Nbc-Tv
American Broadcasting Co
Columbia and
Ilorizon
Fuller Four Leader Dead
The body of Bobby Fuller age 23, leader of the Bobby Fuller Four, was found in his car by his mother Lorraine Fuller. A gasoline can with a plastic hose was found beside the body. Police call the death undetermined pending a coroner's autopsy.
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Hollywood
Bobby Fuller
Lorraine Fuller
Jan Berry Sues Over Accident
Los Angeles Jan Berry of the Jan and Dean singing team files a 100000 damage suit in superior court against Paramount Pictures and the Southern Pacific Co. for injuries from an August 5 accident.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Jan Berry
Jan and Dean
Paramount Pictures
The
Southern Pacific Co
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the Beatles
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Nancy Sinatra
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Harley Alls
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Soupy Sales
SOBOL
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Montana
Patricia Salmon
Miss
Patricia
Marion Talley
Giulio Galli-Casazza
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Bob Evans
Norma Shearer
Bob
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Maurine Watkins
Grea
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Kalahari
Paramount
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Iowa
Nevada Smith
My Fair Lady
Coburn
Jimmy Stewart
Gary Cooper
Earth
Laurel, Neb
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America Lad
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By Vernon Scott
Hollywood Tupps
Brigitte Bardot
Gunther Sachs
Riviera
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Kingston Stadium
Grenadiers
Drum & Bugte Cores
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Kentucky
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Ceder Rapids
CEMAR
AMUSE
Saf. & Sun
Hamburger
Hamburg Inn
Center Point Rd
Ellis Ballroom
Red Barn
Zika Ave
the Temptations
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Sudrey
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Todd-Ao
ALL New
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Robert Bise
FE Stusic
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Walt Disney
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Hick van Dyke
Nancy Kwan
Technicolore
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Ahans
Debbie Reynolds
Columbia Pictures
George
First Ave
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the East
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Iris Estatiate
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