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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 25, 1978

Page

13

Mason aims to produce direct and star in future films

James Mason, thinner and still resolute, seeks the 1980s role model path of Warren Beatty Orson Welles as he explains his goal to become a producer and director as well as a leading actor. He sits with wife Clarissa Kaye in a hotel suite and emphasizes choosing scripts with power.

New York James Mason Warren Beatty Orson Welles Mason Clarissa Kaye

Mason reflects on lost chances and later triumphs in film

James Mason recalls passing up a chance to star in his own movie in 1955. He admits the project flopped but credits the failure with sharpening his craft. Now 67, he stars in Heaven Can Wait and The Boys From Brazil, and seeks a happier ending for A Star Is Born. He defends choosing roles against pornography or animal abuse. On this date in 1957 Eisenhower disclosed a slight stroke.

Mason 20Th Century-Fox Hollywood America Seibert Trigorin Dwight Eisenhower

Becket county musician Everett Lilly keeps mountain tunes alive

Everett Lilly, a softspoken Beckley musician, has spent decades exporting his homegrown country and mountain music. He recalls bringing his duo with brother Michael Lilly to Boston in the 1950s, securing a year at the Hillbilly Ranch and staying nearly 17 years, seven nights a week.

Beckley W.va Everett Lilly Lilly Boston Tokyo Michael B. Lilly Hillbilly Ranch

Lilly Brothers and West Virginia Roots in Country Music

The narrative covers Everett Lilly and his family forming the Lilly Brothers, their rise with Japanese audiences in the 1970s, and their return to West Virginia. It notes Everett and his sons Charles and Mark perform with Karen, while Everett also works as a school bus driver and carpenter.

Japan Lilly Boston Clear Creek Here Lilly Brothers Everett Lester Flatt Earl Scruggs West Virginia Charles Mark Karen

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