BOOK REVIEWS Mussolini's Conquest of Ethiopia Studied
Barker argues the League of Nations failure to stop Mussolini's 1935 36 Ethiopian campaign helped cause World War II. He portrays Haile Selassie’s costly trust in Britain and France and details Ethiopian resistance and strategic errors in a balanced historical narrative. The second review covers Magarshack's Pushkin biography focusing on a tormented, self revealing poet whose life ran through love duels exile and political tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Ethiopia
A. J. P. Taylor
Haile Selassie
A. J. Barker
League
Britain
France
Poland
Col. Barker
Goliath
Italy
David
Mussolini
Barker
David Magarshack
Byron
Phyllis Diller and the Fang Persona in Comic Lineage
The feature surveys the exclusive world of female comedians, tracing Phyllis Diller’s rise from San Francisco clubs to Las Vegas. It notes her Fang character, inspired by Bob Hope’s influence and modeled as a composite of people she has known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
Distaff Comediennes
Gracie Allen
Fanny Brice
Mary Livingstone
Martha Raye
Lucille Ball
Pearl Bailey
Carol Burnett
Totie Fields
Shari Lewis
Phyllis Diller
Miss Diller
Riviera Hotel
Las Vegas
San Francisco
Hunery
Dallas
Don Adams
Fortune
Bob Hope
Hope
Fang
Jimmy Durante
Mrs. Calabash
Phyllis
GUIDE TO MOVIES LISTS FOR LONG BEACH AREA
This guide lists capsule reviews of major films showing in Long Beach on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Films include A Man and A Woman, The Charge of the Light Brigade, Doctor Dolittle, The Boston Strangler, Rosemarys Baby, Gone With the Wind, with ratings G R X and age guidance for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Film Board of National Organizations
Tony Richardson
Crimea
Boston
Tony Curtis
Henry Fonda
Claude Jade Becomes Hitchcock Leading Lady in Topaz
Hollywood UPI Claude Jade a 20 year old French beauty joins Alfred Hitchcock's suspense troupe as his newest leading lady for Topaz. She says director chose her for the normal girl in abnormal situations and she signed a seven year Universal contract on Topaz. Claude is distinct from other Claudes and from W C Fields' real name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Jade
Clode Jadd
Alfred Hitchcock
Claude
Hitchcock
Grace Kelly
Ingrid Bergman
Julie Andrews
Vera Miles
Tippi Hedren
Eva Marie Saint
Kim Novak
Universal
Leon Ukis
Claudes
Monicker
William Claude Dakenfield
W. C. Fields
Saint Earl Named Patron Saint of the Gagwriters for 1969
Earl Wilson, a regular humor columnist, is named Patron Saint of the Gagwriters for 1969 by the Humor Societies of America. A scroll will be presented in New York on April 1, marking the start of National Laugh Week. Previous winners include Bob Hope, Danny Kaye, Johnny Carson, Phyllis Diller, Jackie Gleason, Ace Goodman's, Nat Hiken, and Bob Sylvester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Wilson
Humor Societies of America
New York
Laughmakers of America
Bob Hope
Danny Kaye
Johnny Carson
Phyllis Diller
Jackie Gleason
Goodman Ace
Nat Hiken
Bob Sylvester
Sporting Goods Bargains In Today’s Classified Ads
A brisk look through the classified section highlights budget buys and gear deals in sporting goods. Shoppers are urged to inspect bicycles, fitness equipment, and outdoor items offered at reduced prices.
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Sion
Dial Press
Pushkin
Grove Press
Leslie Mittleman
California State College
Dostoevsky
Eugene Onegin
Magarshack
Abram Petrovich Hannibal
Set
Wastrel
Buftom
Diller
Guide TO Movies
Anouk Aimee
Doctor Dolittle
Rex Harrison
Hugh Lofting
Rosemary
Satan
Mia Farrow
Margaret Mitchell
Clark Gable
Vivien Leigh
Leslie Howard
Olivia DeHavilland
Ture
Rossmoor Center
Rossmoor
Los Alamitos
North Long Beach
Atlantic Ave
Aladdin
National General Corporation
FOX
West Coast
Ocean
Worth Long Beach
Paul Newman
Ray Frigg
THE
Strangler
A. Hepburn
Imperial
Ocean Bird
Belmont Shore
Belmont
Seal Beach
Bay
Mai
David Niven
Julie Christie
Petulia
United
Downey
Norwalk
Meralta
Boston Str
Wew Avenue
Paper Lion
Norwalk, Norwalk
Kid Mat
Scard Stud
San Pedro
Strand
Pacific
Warner
Torrance
United Artists
Rolling Wills
PCH & Crenshaw
Wilmington
Granada
Yellow Submarine
la Mirada
Alondra
Firestone
Paramount
Touchables
Raquel Welch
Paramount Freshe
Paramt
Compt. Blvd
John Wayne
Hell Fighters
I Palo
Box Office
PAPER
LION
Playhouse x
the Pussycat Theatres
Claude Jade—Hitchcock
By Vernon Scott
Hollywood
UPI
Makse
Saint Earl
SUN
Savidoselinic
Eucrennem Pees
Olivia de Havilland
Academy Dards
Hatari
Atlantic Blvd
SEA Pirate
Lakewood Center
Candlewood
Long Beach Towne
Atlantic
San Antonio
Jim Brown
Long Beach State
Long Beach Rivols
Long Beach Bivd
6Th St
Hiway and
Lakewood Blvd
San Diego
Fray. & Bellflower Blvd
Jane Fonda
Yatara
Carson
Cherry
Vsti
Hiway
Garden Grove Rivd
Compton Lati Drive-In
Night of Living Dead
Paramount Rosecrans
Lakewood Bivd
Rosecrans
Gardena Uhethesa
Vermont Ave
182Nd St
San Pedro Nagel Drive-In
Gelley Street
Se. of
Anaheim
Boston Strangler
Deadfall
Nevet
Breckhurst
Petea
Santa Fe Ave
Vanessa Redgrave
the Light Brigade
Thomas Crown
Lincoln Waet
Barbarella
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