Vanished TV epic eyed for sequel based on hit potential
NBC and Universal push Vanished as a landmark two part drama with a $2 million budget and 100 speaking parts. A sequel, Son of Vanished, could follow if ratings justify it, with Fletcher Knebel tapped to write. Richard Widmark stars as the president’s adviser amid intrigue and a possible communist angle.
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William Shatner
Robert Young
Young
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The Great White Hope and Wuthering Heights Showings
Monday theater listings include Paramount The Great White Hope at 6:05 8:05 10 and Iowa Wuthering Heights at 1:40 3:40 5:40 7:40 9:40 with shorts throughout. World The Owl and the Pussycat times plus short reels appear. Plaza The Wild Country and Marion People Next Door schedule adds. Collins Road Drive-In Midnight Cowboy and In the Heat of the Night shown, Twin East Cotton Comes to Harlem and They Call Me Mr Tibbs with Twin West Paint Your Wagon and True Grit listed.
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Benny Benefits Top Five Million for Serious Music
Hollywood AP reports Jack Benny will perform as a violinist with the Jacksonville Florida symphony Tuesday, boosting his lifetime benefits for serious music past five million dollars. His first such benefit was October 2 1956 at Carnegie Hall in New York. Another appearance, at former President Truman's request, supported the Kansas City Symphony.
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Newhart and wife welcome daughter in Los Angeles
Comedian Bob Newhart and his wife have a daughter born Saturday at Cedars of Lebanon hospital in Los Angeles. The baby joins two brothers aged 7 and 4. Both mother and child are reported in good condition.
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Bob Newhart
Virginia Newhart
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
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Barney Balaban Dies at 83 Former Paramount President
Barney Balaban former president of Paramount Pictures Corp died at his home in Byram Connecticut on Sunday at age 83. He left Paramount in 1964 and earlier started in film by buying a 100 seat Chicago theater with a capital of 68.20 dollars.
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Truman
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Joan Kennedy Debuts on Andy Williams Show in Hollywood
Joan Kennedy wife of Senator Edward Kennedy made her TV debut on the Andy Williams show. She played Debussy and Love Story on piano but faced stuck keys and tricky cue cards. Williams suggested the idea after skiing with the Kennedy family at Sun Valley.
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Cincinnati Woman Sues James Brown for Breach of Promise
Lavetta Clay, 23, files a breach of promise suit in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court alleging James Brown promised to marry her then wed another woman in October 1970. She seeks 250000 in compensatory damages and 250000 in punitive damages.
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Lavetta Clay
Hamilton County
Bit Parts Set For Blackman In Something Big
Gina Lollobrigida and James Mason lead Badman's River while Dean Martin Brian Keith join Something Big with Honor Blackman. Sammy Davis Jr will appear in the TV movie The Trackers.
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Dean Martin
Brian Keith
Gina Lollobrigida
James Mason
Badman
Sammy Davis, Jr
Notable Tidbits From Leonard Lyons On Broadway and Beyond
Leonard Lyons reports on varied items from weddings and book lovers to theater casting and political tastemakers. Highlights include Bill Benton visiting Truman in Independence and artful notes on Fernandel and Nabokovs, with industry buzz about Ali Frazier broadcasts and Michael’s theater moves.
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