Hedda Hopper Remembers Hollywood Studio Days and Dema Harshbarger
Hedda Hopper recalls the KHJ Melrose studio era the early days of radio. She notes stars like Shirley Temple Henry Fonda Norma Shearer Garbo and Walter Winchell. Hopper credits Dema Harshbarger with launching civic music and her path to radio.
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Channel 9 News Hour Presented by Bob Henry
Midwest news final program details Bob Henry as anchor for Channel 9 broadcasting fresh news and film segments at 10 each weeknight.
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New York Cavalcade highlights and gossip notes
The column notes Françoise Sagan living with ex husband Bob Westhoff and their son, saying they are happier divorced than married. Sonny Liston says little trouble in England and plans return for bookings. Constance Bennett is hospitalized for pin removal on a fractured leg. A La Scala backstage remark cites Maria Callas singing on stage and screaming off. The piece contrasts modern showgirls with past Ziegfeld era dolls and cabarets.
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Society Buzz and Show Biz Gossip Amid Big-Name Romances
A lively column recalls glamorous show girls and escorts linked to celebrities and millionaires. It mentions Peggy Goldwater denying engagement rumors while finishing college, Dolores Gray pursuing a court battle, Romy Schneider and James Mason sightings, Vivien Leigh’s London flowers from Laurence Olivier, Albert Finney’s stage role, and Toots Shor's hospital stay after a wrist injury.
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Jim Lofland
Joe Valachi
Romy Schneider
James Mason
Hollywood
Vivien Leigh
London
Laurence Olivier
Gleason jokes prompt price for cast lines
A reader reports Gleason offers to withhold a string of cast jokes and arm in sling jokes in exchange for payment. The remark references an officer Wednesday when Eli Stapp paid a $1 parking fine.
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No Wonder Canton Man Quips About Spelling Name
Canton North Carolina AP report notes Eleftherious Ap ... quipping that even his wife can’t spell his name during an informal interview.
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