Role of Heiress Ann Todd Makes Broadway Debut
New York theatre notes Miss Ann Todd known for The Seventh Veil and The Paradine Case makes her Broadway debut in Four Winds by Thomas W. Phipps opposite Peter Cookson and Conrad Nagel at the Cold. West Side Story opens Sept 26 at the Winter Garden while other Broadway arrivals include I Knock at the Door at the Belasco and The Happiest Millionaire tour starts Oct 2.
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Director Harassed By Work
NEW YORK September 21 Telé vision's most happily hero 4 man of the week is Bill Colleran. He juggles prize directorial plums with work on rival networks. The Polly Bergen Show debuts next. Crescendo, a complex music cavalcade, will be televised in color but aimed for black and white audiences. Paul Gregory produces Crescendo. Colleran is 33 and previously worked with Gregory on Three for Tonight.
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Drug Store Sells Twins For Film Roles In Burbank
In Burbank California two month old twins Melissa and Stephanie Nesbitt were first brought to Warner Bros for a role in The Green Eyed Blonde but prevented by a Board of Education rule. The casting office then sent them home and a drug store across from the lot drew director Bernard Girard who signed the twins for the film.
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Jerry Lewis Reaffirms Plan To Amuse Public
New York September 21 Jerry Lewis says he will not chase critics plans remain unchanged for NBC kickoff on November 5 He notes critics can be unfair while public letters praise his work and asserts he can do clever routines but will focus on pleasing the audience rather than critics Lewis runs 12 to 15 show business ventures and remains cautious about ego despite a full engagement calendar through January 1960.
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Ed Wynn Seeks New Dual Career After Peak
New York reports Ed Wynn, after five decades in show business, says he has reached a career pinnacle and aims to blend two complete lifetimes in one. He reflects on leaving his comic persona behind, embracing dramatic roles, and the resolve to persist in television stardom.
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Dean Martin Shines in Dramatic Young Lions Role
Hollywood Sept. 21 Dean Martin, after a decade beside Jerry Lewis, emerges with Marlon Brando and Monty Clift in The Young Lions. He predicts strong solo success, noting a $200,000 film fee, NBC primetime work, a Las Vegas engagement, and multiple future projects alongside plans to record for Capitol.
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Karl Malden quiz reveals baseball feats in Burbank
Karl Malden tests baseball knowledge during a quiz in Burbank. He cites Wee Willie Keeler with a .432 batting year in 1897 and estimates Babe Ruth struck out 1,330 times in his career. Malden ends with a perfect 1.000 batting accuracy.
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Stars Perform Night Clubs Wide Open In Las Vegas
TV has reshaped Las Vegas entertainment. Veteran nightclub acts gave way to movie stars, now television names headline top salaries. The shift marks slicker, smarter shows compared with a dozen years ago.
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Montgomery Displays New Talents in California Show
Montgomery, known for versatility, headlines in California as he expands into film and furniture ventures. The piece notes his production Black Patch for Warner Bros and his San Fernando Valley furniture plant leadership. It also highlights other acts at Vegas hotels including Vivian Blaine Dick Shawn at the Tropicana and Sid Caesar at Sahara.
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Pajama Game and配 CineColor at Gade Center Theater
Sunday through Wednesday The Pajama Game in color stars Doris Day with John Raitt Carol Haney and Eddie Foy Jr. Thursday-Saturday Bing Crosby in Man On Fire with Inger Stevens. Saturday matinee 9 to 12 features Odongo Adventure of the African Frontier in Cinemascope and Technicolor with Rhonda Fleming and McDonald Carey. Also color cartoon Chapter 10 Green Archer and local talent show.
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Actor Cold To Sophia in Houseboat cast clash
Charles Herbert, eight year old boy actor, says Sophia Loren looks worse in a bathing suit during a swimming scene on the Houseboat set with Cary Grant. He remains unimpressed by her famous figure and offers a blunt remark to a reporter.
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