Lew Wasserman Leads MCA Toward Hollywood Transformation
Hollywood AP. Lew Wasserman, head of MCA, reshapes the agency into a vast entertainment group including Universal Pictures Revue Productions and Decca Records. He pushes big-studio operations, argues for suburban theaters, and outlines costs and returns of a $25 million studio investment.
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Lew Wasserman
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Weekend Theater Schedule Listings
Friday shows feature Fourposter and If a Man Answers at Paramount while RKO Iowa screens Girls Girls Girls and Sword of the Conqueror. World and Times cinemas present Oklahoma and Wild Strawberries plus shorts with Saturday matinees for children and Loss of Innocence and Scream of Fear. Marion hosts 300 Spartans and Phantom of the Opera with Saturday matinee times.
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Oklahoma
Midwest Evening Report Weather In Motion Clipped
Chris Everson edits local news for KCRG TV 9 at 5 55 p m Friday delivering weather in motion. The segment showcases latest regional weather updates and conditions across the Midwest.
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Kcrg-Tv
Orson Welles Brings Moby Dick to Broadway Stage
Orson Welles adaptation of Moby Dick at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre draws mixed praise but delivers a rousing second act. Rod Steiger as Captain Ahab, Bruno Gerassi as Ishmael, and a stylized set create a tingling production, with Douglas Campbell directing and Klaus Holm lighting.
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Samuel Liff
Douglas Campbell
England
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Pink Panther a fickle set full of Hollywood shift
Hollywood rumor sweep. Ava Gardner pulled from Pink Panther causing Capucine casting. Peter Ustinov quit Rome shoot as Peter Sellers arrived. Kay Thompson fled set and Brenda de Banzie steps in. Laurence Harvey visits for Ceremony with Sarah Mills set to star. Richard Harris railed at Brando after Mutiny on the Bounty. The rebel nature of Brando’s era lingers.
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Kay Thompson
Elsa Maxwell-Perle Mesta
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Laurence Harvey
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Turbulent gossip and private tensions ripple through film circles
The piece recalls clashes among Hollywood figures as Harris targets Brando and reports from Madrid indicate ongoing upheaval over The Fall of the Roman Empire. Tarita shows off her first jewelry purchase, a San Francisco ring-watch, highlighting personal minutiae amid industry controversy.
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Hollywood Notes From The Town Beat
Reporters note Natalie Wood may have skipped a premiere with Warren Beatty while seen at Jack’s at the Beach with escort Howard Jeffries. Maurey Faladare cites witness reports. Ricky Nelson drew over 56000 fans at the Kansas City auto show. Arlene Francis hosted at Roman off’s with Chester Erskines and a welcoming crowd.
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Ricky Nelson
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Woman Dies Playing Organ At Friend Funeral
In Pasadena California Elsie McNama aged 63 collapsed at the organ during a friend's funeral at a Pasadena mortuary chapel. Her daughter Shirley Heil, who sang, also collapsed from shock.
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Calif
Elsie McNama
Shirley Heil
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