Junior's At Summer Camp-Parents Are In Agony
Parents receive a stream of cryptic postcards from Camp Zumi Nawitana about their son Wenceslas. The letters reveal mischief, odd details, and a growing dread as they piece together hints from the camp experience. The saga ends with a request to extend the stay and a field trip promise from Uncle Bill.
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Wenceslas
Camp Zumi Nacitana
Tepee B
Tribe 8
Mother
State Police
McClellan Committee
Father
Bill
Freddie
Veniceslas
Dad
Herman
Unc Bill
Dick Powell Tops as TV Producer with Four Star Films
Dick Powell at 54 shifts from acting to television production leading Four Star Films. He and partners Charles Boyer and David Niven own stakes, with seven-year-old firm signing leases on Republic Studios stages and developing projects like Zane Grey Theater and Robert Taylor's Detectives. Powell aims to build assets, not salaries, while juggling scripts and New York TV talks.
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Hollywood
Dick Powell
Powell
Four Star Films, Inc
Republic Studio
Jack
Zane Grey Theater
Wastes
Aiish Satta“ Yhten
Aot
Acey
Robert Taylor
Detectives
June Allyson
Ater
Johnny Ringo
Miss Allyson
20Th Century - Fox
20Th Century-Fox
New York TV
June Poms
Boyer
Niven
Harrison Plans Dramatic Broadway Return in L Hurluberlu
Rex Harrison, last seen in My Fair Lady, will return to Broadway in a straight dramatic role as a quixotic French general in L Hurluberlu The Scatter Brain by Jean Anouilh.
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New York
Rex Harrison
Jean Anouilh
Bette Davis and Gary Merrill Plan Sandburg Readings Tour
Bette Davis and husband Gary Merrill announce a 10 week tour starting in October featuring readings from Carl Sandburg. They aim to give Eastern audiences a reason to leave home and discuss TV fatigue and film industry price issues.
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Hollywood
Bette Davis
Gary Merrill
Gary
Carl Sandburg
Davis
Bilko's Colonel On Stage Again
New York AP profile of Paul Ford, famed for Bilko and Sergeant roles, showing his onstage Broadway return as a cantankerous mayor in The Music Man. He discusses type casting, his late start at 38, and desire for varied roles beyond his iconic fussbudgets.
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New York
Paul Ford
Ford
Phil Silver
Sgt
Broadway
Iowa
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