Stepin Fetchit Defends Image Amid CBS Film Critique
Stepin Fetchit the former star Lincoln Perry says CBS misrepresented his "lazy" screen persona in a 40 year old film segment. He appeals for equal time to repair his career and dismisses portrayals as demeaning while noting his early influence on actors like Poitier and Cosby. He lives on Chicago's South Side with a frail financial history and recent Cedar Rapids appearances.
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On Broadway by Leonard Lyons Moscow Trip and Cold War Banter
John G. Adams, an army lawyer and Civil Aeronautics Board member, tours Moscow with American observers. The group shares quips about McCarthy era politics, Pan Am flights, Khrushchev, and Soviet banners as ambassadors, officials, and media figures exchange jokes and praise tourists to Russia.
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