Georgia Lures Film Makers With Scenic Sites And State Support
Southern states compete to attract Hollywood productions with promises of scenery and government help. Georgia highlights more than 10 features since January and the Atlanta Film Festival as a key draw, while South Carolina Mississippi and Louisiana push campaigns. Governor Carter and Gen Louis Truman launched outreach after Deliverance, The Longest Yard and Burt Reynolds ties.
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Carolina
Mississippi
Louisiana
Hollywood
New York
Florida
Miami
South Carolina
Burt Lancaster
Cameron Mitchell
Walhalla
Ray Spinks
Camray Productions
Alschellander Productions
Cheraw
South Carolina Educational Television
John West
James M. Waddell Jr
Beaufort
Richard Irving
Uni
Versal Pictures
West
Paramount
Burt Reynolds
Deliverance
Chatooga
Ed Spivia
Georgia Department of Community Development
Louis W. Truman
Truman
Jimmy — Carter
Los Angeles
Atlanta
J. Hunter Todd
Todd
Cannes
France
Magician Show Flops. Police Story Impresses NBC Lineup
NBC premieres split, with Police Story delivering a solid cop drama led by James Farentino and Elizabeth Ashley, while The Magician flops despite Bill Bixby as a crusading illusionist. The former minimizes gunplay and car chases, focusing on undercover work and emotional tension in Los Angeles.
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NBC
Law and Order
Joseph Wambaugh
Los Angeles
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Snake McKay
James Farentino
Snake
Fred Williamson
Farentino
McKay
Hawaii
Japan
Elizabeth Ashley
Janet Margolin
Bill Bixby
California
Fisherman’s knits symbolize places and families in fashion
The traditional fisherman’s knit, popular this season, traces back to fishing villages in Scotland and England. The Complete Book of Knitting Crochet notes each embroidered design marks a geographic area, village, or family, similar to Scottish clan plaids. Ontario adds about a quarter of Canada’s farming income.
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Scotland
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