Picnic Prompts Lovers and Jealousies in Kansas Sun
Holden and Kim Novak move closer at the Labor Day picnic amid town tensions. Rosa Lind Russell confronts a night scene as Rosemary stirs trouble, while Joshua Logan’s direction captures the era’s outdoor drama. Rosalind Russell and Betty Field deliver strong memories amid a starry cast.
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Susan Strasberg
Kim Novak
Rosalind Russell
Arthur O'Connell
Kim
Rosemary
Picnic shines in Technicolor with Holden Novak Russell
A CinemaScope color edit of William Inge's Pulitzer play, Picnic plays at Bowline Theatre. William Holden Kim Novak Rosalind Russell star as a stranger upending a Kansas town in a brisk 24 hour drama filled with vivid landscapes and sharp emotional conflict.
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Jeanmarre
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Donald O'Connor
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Ritz Theatre
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Picnic stage by Theatre Guild and Joshua Logan
The stage production was produced by Theatre Guild Inc and Joshua Logan with Columbia Pictures distribution by Fred Kohlmar. It is promoted as a must see picture and a notable screen event of the era.
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The
Theatre Guild, Inc
Joshua Logan
Columbia Picture
Fred Kohlmar
Irish Immigrants Introduced Potatoes to New England
Irish immigrants are credited with bringing white potatoes to New England. The note highlights their influence on regional agriculture and diet, reflecting the broader pattern of Irish migration shaping early American foodways.
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New England
Dr Leiland Chapman Dies After Ill Health
The obituary notes the death of Dr Leiland Chapman in Jackson after a period of ill health. A native of Evergreen he was a University of Alabama graduate and a former Mobile Medical College student.
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Jackson
Alan
Leiland
Gmper
Evergreen
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University
Alabama
Mobile Medical Chapman Enggryl Greagen Ge Afisisn
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