Whitney Has Great Faith In Hollywood
Hal Boyle profiles Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, a multibil lionaire backing Hollywood with an ambitious production program. He remains bullish on cinema despite TV growth, saying quality pictures and attractions will draw viewers away from screens. Whitney helped finance technicolor and Gone with the Wind, holds an eighth share in it, and has wide interests from mining to racing stables.
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Bing Crosby May Star In Kantor Story in Hollywood
Hollywood gossip notes Bing Crosby considered to star in MacKinlay Kantor story for MGM or another studio after he told Paul Gregory he would make one picture for RKO. Spencer Tracy returns from Cuba after filming Old Man and the Sea amid location disputes. Marilyn Monroe plans to marry Arthur Miller and keeps Joe Schenck informed of her happiness.
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Actors playhouse talks unfold amid Texas reunion plans
Jerry Nathanson enjoys spotlight talk while Hyatt Von Dehn and Waldo Winchell dine quietly at La Rue. Jack Haley negotiates with Huntington Hartford for a theater project to stage three small plays including one starring his daughter Gloria. Eve Arden and Brooks West with children stay in a swank Austin motel for a family gathering with Eve’s relatives.
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Theaters Schedule Listings for Today and Tomorrow
Paramount offers Safari shorts and multiple showings. Iowa and state venues present a mix of adventures, westerns, thrillers, and crime dramas. The listings include matinees and late evening times across Palace Marion Cr drive-in Twixt Town and more, with various titles such as Bhowani Junction Zanzabuku and Picnic.
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Bridey Film Braces Fans For Mass Hypnosis Risk
Hollywood reports claim producers fear hypnotic impact from Bridey Murphy film and star Louis Hayward. They say safeguards cut trance time to 20 seconds and camera work avoids lingering on hypnotic cues. Bernstein backs Bridey reincarnation claims amid publicity.
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Bridey Evidence Lays Basis for Reincarnation Claim
Bernstein defends the Bridey Murphy evidence as exactly researched in Ireland noting more than two dozen accurate facts about nineteenth century Ireland remain unchallenged. He cites Greengrocer John Carrigan and Foodstuffs Seller William Farr, a tuppence coin and Glens of Antrim in support.
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American One of Air Crash Dead
The Kano Nigeria plane crash toll stood at 30 on Monday with an American oil man G K Eysaman of Mohawk New York among the dead.
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Frog in Faucet Story Stirs Skeptics in New Jersey
Elizabeth Burkhard reported turning on a water faucet in Trenton New Jersey and finding a tiny frog in the stream. She captured the creature and keeps it in a bottle to prove the unlikely tale to skeptics.
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Tornado Hits Farms Near Ivanhoe Minnesota
A tornado struck eight farms near Ivanhoe Minnesota Monday night, destroying or damaging buildings and causing extensive impact on rural properties in the area. Local authorities and residents assess the damage and begin cleanup as emergency crews respond to the scene.
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