Gun Smoke Starts Sixth Year In TV Western Boom
HOLLYWOOD May 4 Gun Smoke the radio and TV Western famed for avoiding clichés begins its sixth year and spawns a dozen new adult Western series for the coming season. Creators Norman MacDonnell and John M. evaluate modern Westerns while stars like James Arness and Hugh O Brian gain international renown.
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Retired Star Lila Lee Returns to Film and TV Work
Veteran star Lila Lee, 51, visits Hollywood from New York with Patsy Ruth Miller. She recalls past fame, appears on Ralph Edwards This Is Your Life, films for Panic and NBC matinee theater, and hints at a possible full time return to acting after recovery from TB and a long Broadway stint.
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Robinson makes Broadway comeback in Middle of the Night
After 26 years in film, G Robinson returns to live theater and stars in Middle of the Night at the Anta Theater. He recalls worry about audience reception and acting form but reports remarkable success and a long run planned through June 1. The play, written by Paddy Chayefsky and directed by Josh Logan, has surprised the veteran player.
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Independent Texas Girl Aims for Film Stardom
A young Texas girl pursues a daring film career as an independent woman who refuses marriage, values men, and supports herself since age 15. She travels from New York modeling to European capitals, co starring with Cary Grant and Wayne Mansfield in Kiss Them Now, in her early 20s.
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Lana's sixth marriage rumor haunts star as films loom
Lana says she has had enough of marriage edicts and reveals she won't date yet. She notes Clark Gable married for a fifth time after a similar vow. Lana dives into work with The Lady Takes a Flyer, starts wardrobe fittings for Peyton Place, after finishing The Rains of Ranchipur last year.
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French Film Star in English Movie Action of the Tiger
Martine Carol, a French film sex symbol, finishes a British shoot for MGM and stars in Action of the Tiger a Western style thriller set in Albania. She explains double shooting English language scenes and bleaching her hair for the role while adapting to English audiences. Born in Biarritz she now lives in Paris with director husband Christian Jaque.
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Topsoil Loss Shrinks Depth from Nine to Six Inches
In colonial America topsoil reached about nine inches. Now the average is six inches, a loss of one third. The article notes widespread soil depletion as settlers cleared land and farmed extensively, threatening long term fertility and agricultural yields.
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Maori Descendants Traced to Early Pacific Seafarers
An estimated 130000 Maoris among New Zealand's 2 million population are described as descendants of bold Polynesian sailors who migrated from central Pacific islands centuries ago.
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