Badham Of Hollywood Rise From Universal Mailroom
The dark haired director Badham, son of actors, rose from Universal's mailroom to directing hits like Dracula 1979 Blue Thunder and WarGames. He recalls starting in television and casting, earning Emmy nods for The Senator and The Law, and notes his films aimed to entertain despite violence criticisms.
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Badham
Mary
Gregory Peck
Hollywood
Universal
Yale
Universal Studio
the Law
Blue Thunder
Studio
Bigwigs
Duke: A Love Story reveals Wayne’s intimate final years
Miss Stacy, Duke Wayne’s secretary and lover, chronicles their close bond from 1973 until his death in 1979. The Louisiana native details their professional ties, months aboard the Wild Goose, and Wayne’s family reactions while she later writes the tell‑all with Atheneum.
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Miss Stacy
Wayne
Louisiana
Mary St. John
Seattle
Pilar
Stacy
Duke
Newport Beach
Marina del Rey
Donald Bren
Claire Trevor
The
Irvine Co
Richard Donahugh
Ed O’rourke
Pat Knopf
Atheneum
Michael
Marvin Gaye in the 1970s career comeback and personal struggles
The article traces Marvin Gaye's career from the 1967 Supremes duet through landmark albums and hits to 1977. It notes Terrell's death, his era shifting music, and personal turmoil including two divorces, bankruptcy, and near exile, ending with his claim of evolving toward spirituality and renewed social writing.
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Miss Terrell
Gaye
Janis
Belgium
Iowa label releases new 45 by Darrell C. Thomas
Iowa record label Footstomper releases a 45 rpm by Darrell C. Thomas a Carlisle native and Melcher songwriter. Cheese and Butter tells of a picker and grinner seeking more than cheese and butter from his wife and Uncle Sam. The flip features It Must Be Love That I Am Feelin by Robbie Brown of Des Moines with writing credit to Roger and Sandra Davis of Ashley Michigan.
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Footstomper Record Label
Carlisle
Iowa
Darrell C. Thomas
Uncle Sam. Thomas
Melcher
Robbie Brown
Des Moines
Roger and
Sandra Davis
Ashley, Mich
Burns' Embarrassing Moment Baffles Vaudeville Crowd
George Burns recalls a big laugh during a Savoy Theater vaudeville show when his fly was open. The audience laughed at him unknowingly until the third performance, when the manager urged him to reopen the fly for more laughs, leaving Burns embarrassed.
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Los Angeles
George Burns
Burns
Robert Morley
Brown & Williams
Savoy Theater
New York
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