Nelson Eddy Dies After Sudden Illness at Miami Show
Nelson Eddy a 66 year old baritone star who topped movie salaries in the 1940s died after a stroke during a Miami Beach night club performance. He collapsed while singing to about 400 listeners and was taken to Mount Sinai hospital. Eddy, renowned for his film pairings with Jeanette MacDonald, had recently toured Australia with Gale Sherwood.
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Myers Resigns State Post, Takes Bowie State Presidency
Dr Samuel Myers resigns from a $23013 annual state department post and will earn $17250 per year as president of Bowie State College.
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Comedian Mischa Auer Dies at 61 in Rome
Mischa Auer, the pop eyed comedian who fled Russia and charmed a generation, died of a heart attack at 61 in Rome. Survived by his widow Elsie Louis Lee Auer, he planned to start an Italian film next week. cremation planned. Auer, born Mischa Ounskowski in St. Petersburg, rose to fame in films like My Man Godfrey and You Cant Take It with You. He spoke five languages and opposed communism, often supporting public causes without pay.
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Hollywood social whirl and stars mingle at lunch chats
At a New York lunch crowd, Cornelia Otis Skinner Elaine Shepard and Sheilah Graham share space with Fannie Hurst as Richard Tucker schedules a May trip. Joan Bennett and Joan Fontaine feud talk is denied while Judy Holliday inspires Broadway hopes. Brando’s elevator anecdote closes a lively day of showbiz chatter.
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Theater listings and showtimes from multiple venues Monday
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Inger Stevens Breaks TV Typecasting for Film Moves
Hollywood AP notes Inger Stevens, once The Farmers Daughter, pivots to feature films. She describes nude shower scene prep in A Guide to the Married Man and reflects on why she stayed afloat post TV fame. Her success contrasts with many female TV stars unable to switch to cinema.
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Cigarless Poppa Celebrates Birth with Potatoes
Beeston England grocer Geoffrey Smith learned he had become a father and spent the day distributing five pound bags of potatoes to mark the occasion. The quirky gesture followed the news on Wednesday.
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