Anita Ekberg Surprises Film Town with Serious Acting Role
Hollywood report notes Anita Ekberg shifts from beauty icon to serious actress in Valerie a post Civil War tale. Producer Hal Makelim explains he cast her to lure audiences despite prior doubts about her acting ability. Separately Paul Gregory opposes a producers closed shop arguing achievement should define dignity.
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Television Programs Sunday Schedule Card
The page lists a Sunday lineup with a 11 15 AM program heading a 11 45 AM newsreel and a 12 PM signoff. The fragment shows a brief television schedule with no program titles.
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Roanete Cha schedule snippet for Sunday
Readable bits list times from 5 30 to 11 30 with program notes including Meet Press Loretta Young Ted Mack and cinema segments. Contains names and a daytime lineup fragment.
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Loretta Young
Ted Mack
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Hollywood Stars Reveal Fans and Roles in TV Era
Tony Perkins talks fan mail volume with 90 percent about the TV play Joey. Pilar Del Rey refuses roles involving pregnancy until marriage, citing public embarrassment. Joe E Lewis comments on The Joker, noting the rough cut left him with the most sleep in 20 years.
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Party Chiefs Confer on Unity Plans
A Democratic Advisory Committee met with congressional leaders to unify the party for a stronger opposition role. The group, proposed after the presidential loss, includes Truman and Stevenson with Eleanor Roosevelt in informal capacity and plans a year round collective voice for Democrats.
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Missing rickshaw runners puzzle Pasadena parade
In Pasadena, two of three rickshaws borrowed from MGM Studios to carry three actresses in the Tournament of Roses parade were found, leaving officials investigating the fate of the missing unit. The three rickshaws were used with a Chinese dragon float during the event yesterday.
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MGM Studios
Virginia City Featured In CBS Odyssey TV Show
CBS Odyssey to visit Virginia City Nevada to explore its boom bust and ghost stories. The program combines live remotes film drama and narration with historical societies and the Nevada State Historical Society contributing to authenticity. It spotlights the Comstock silver era and figures like Sandy Bowers and Eilley Orrum with a tour including Bower Castle and tales of wealth and European travel.
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TV Not Woman's Field You Can Get Argument
New York report recounts ABC executives Marie McWilliams Grace Johnson and Helen Guy arguing that television remains male dominated in program production yet offers broader opportunity in administrative roles. They note faster recognition for women but stress progress varies by field.
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Movie listings for CENTRE and PARAMOUNT theatres
At CENTER THEATRE Sunday to Saturday the program features Baby Doll starring Karl Malden with Carroll Baker. Saturday morning Kiddie Matinee 9 to 12 includes Private War of Major Benson with Charlton Heston Julie Adams and Tim Hovey plus King of the Rocketmen color cartoon and local talent stage show. PARAMOUNT THEATRE offers Gun The Man Down with James Arness Sunday to Wednesday and Shake, Rattle and Rock with Fats Domino and Joe Turner Thursday to Saturday. Late Show Saturday stars Bill Haley and His Comets with Alan Freed in Dont Knock The Rock.
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Joe Turner
Lancaster Plays Columnist in New Movie
Hollywood reports Burt Lancaster portrays a columnist in a film about a ruthless reporter chasing stories for money. He defends the character as not a vendetta and notes there are good columnists too amid scandal.
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New Movie
Hollywood
Burt Lancaster
Beverly Hills
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