George Burns One of the Funniest of the Funny Men
Hollywood talk with Vernon Scott notes George Burns at 75 remains witty without Gracie. He cites Jack Benny as best friend and rival, recalls Benny jokes, Jolson admiration, and past stage pranks. Burns predicts Benny and himself will stay humorous for decades to come in show business.
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The Great White Hope and More At Local Theaters
Local listings show Paramount screening The Great White Hope with show times at 6 8 05 10 and shorts at 7 40 9 45 plus Iowa presenting Wuthering Heights with multiple daily showings and Love Story matinees. World offers The Owl and the Pussycat alongside shorts while Times features There's a Girl in My Soup and shorts. Plaza shows The Wild Country with late screenings. Marion Display lists The People Next Door and shorts. Collins Road Drive In shows Midnight Cowboy and In the Heat of the Night. Twin East and Twin West present Cotton Comes to Harlem, They Call Me Mr Tibbs, Paint Your Wagon, and True Grit with varied nightly times.
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Columbia Buys New Centurions for Film Adaptation
Columbia Pictures says it will start production later this year on a film version of The New Centurions, a novel by Sgt. Joseph Wambaugh of the Los Angeles Police Department. The book follows three LAPD officers from graduation through the Watts riots in August 1965.
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Proadway Beat Roundup of Notables and Arts News
New York boxing commissioner Ed Dooley lunched at Sardi's with Jackie Robinson to discuss the Ali Frazier bout noting it will draw more attention than any title fight since Heenan versus Sayre. Katharine Hepburn’s bitten finger reroutes a Coco link hand number. Harold Fielding travels to Caesars Palace to sign Tommy Steele for a London theater booking. Volpe to bike to work to promote spring biking in Washington. Henderson touts a WWII era Victory Bike idea with a blonde assist. Manhattan hotels boost security as notables attend the Ali Frazier fight. Paramount records a rock opera The Survival of Saint Joan. Constance Towers to perform Sound of Music with Marta in cast. Arthur Rubinstein plans a southern tour. Saint Lubber stage project Prisoner of Second Avenue. Max Beerbohm play The Incomparable Max by Lawrence and Lee. Gary Friedman to score The Merry Wives of Windsor at Stratford. Shriver marks Peace Corps anniversary with a Washington party. City Hall sees hot pants trend as Garelik aide Lisa Tysen debuts them.
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