Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

We have 14,353,121 pages in Iowa

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1969

Page

2

Lennon Sisters Find Show Biz Is A Job Not a Dream

The Lennon Sisters, now grown with seven siblings at home, plan a new ABC series Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters, saying show business is a job to support the family. Dianne briefly left, then rejoined. Mayco Productions runs their acts as they balance touring with family life in Venice and Studio City.

Lennon Sisters New York Singing Sisters King Sisters Lennon ABC Jimmy Durante Lawrence Welk Venice Los Angeles Bill Lennon Peggy The Lions Dianne Money Mayco Productions Kathy Janet Lennons Durante

Chaplin Studio May Be Rated As Landmark

Hollywood AP report says Charles Chaplin’s original studio may become a historic landmark as county supervisors seek state committee action to register the site. Chaplin built a 1919 home at Sunset Boulevard and La Brea Avenue and produced films there into the 1930s. The house was later destroyed. Red Skelton bought the studio for 680000 in 1958 and sold it in 1962. The Perry Mason TV series was filmed there.

Hollywood Charles Chaplin Chaplin Sunset Boulevard la Brea Avenue Red Skelton Perry Mason

Lennon Buys 360000 Country Estate for Lennon and Ono

John Lennon, later selling his Surrey home for 360000, purchases Tittenhurst Park a 72 acre country estate with seven bedrooms four bathrooms four servants cottages a gate lodge gallery and leisure facilities. Lennon and Yoko Ono plan to move in August after years in a 120000 Surrey residence.

London John Lennon Tittenhurst Park Lennon Yoko Ono Surrey County

Surgery for Igor Stravinsky in New York

Composer Igor Stravinsky, 86, is reported in satisfactory condition after an operation to remove a blood clot from his left knee in New York. The procedure marks a medical update on the famed composer’s health.

New York Igor Stravinsky

Theater Time for Monday at Memorial Coliseum

Listings show hypnotist Revereen at Memorial Coliseum and multiple film runtimes at Paramount Iowa World Plaza Marion Collins Drive-In and Twixt Town venues. Notable titles include Hello Down There Fistful of Dollars Hello Down There Rose Marys Baby Barbarella Spider Baby and Swiss Family Robinson.

Collins Drive-In

Along Broadway by Leonard Lyons notes from New York scene

A lively New York column details Roosevelt era letters and Casablanca talks, party guests, and show business glimpses. It cites Raymond Lee’s wall letter from Franklin D. Roosevelt, then leaps to Hollywood royalties, Broadway hits, law and culture figures, and Overseas Press Club philanthropy.

New York California Raymond Lee John Roosevelt Lee Roosevelt LYONS Casablanca Gen. de Gaulle Joan of Arc Georges Clemenceau Winston Giraud Algiers van Cliburn Henry Lewis New Jersey Symphony Leonard Bernstein Overseas Press Club Darry Zanuck Association

Also Mentioned on This Page

Cynthia Lowry Lawrence Welk, Jr Welk Studio City San Fernando Valley Memorial Coliseum Reveen Paramount Iowa Funny Girl Plaza Joanna World of Fashion Marion KALEL Thunderbird Lounge Center Pt. Rd Cedar Rapids Yi Vd United Artists Ooono Hells Chosen Few Ross Bal Bommier Gary CA Pider Baby Los Angeles Times Crown International Pictures Ron E. Shanin England Deep Sinclair Coe College Gage Union Country Kitchen 6Th Street Tony 16Th Ave Idaho 10Th St Broadway Leonard Lyons Presidents Club JFK LBJ Hubert Humphrey Ted Kennedy David Cryer Tandy Cronyn Jessica Tandy Hume Cronyn Sally Bowles Patrice Munsel Met Opera Robert Schuler Rufus Harley Miss Munsel the Waldorf Nicol Williamson Anjelica Huston John Huston Joshua Logan Charles Dizenzo David Merrick James Cagney Alice Blue Sherpix Productions Central Park Marian McPartland Nixons Duke Ellington Ellington Tchaikovsky Joseph Cotten War Stimson Ruth Gordon Rj's Park View Tavern Kitty Corner Milwaukee Barbra Streisand William Wyler Ray Stark Aaa Collins Road Center Point RD Mia Farrow Rosemary Jane Fonda In Walt Disney Joe John Mills Dorothy Maguire James McAthur Janet Monro Encore, Brewmasters Jos Shakey's A.m. Y Shakey’s Pizza Parlor & Ye PuBlic House Indale Plaza
Search Courier

Search the Cedar Rapids Gazette Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Cedar Rapids Gazette?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication