Pickwick Bookstore Draws Hollywood Crowds During Christmas Rush
Hollywood landmark Pickwick bookstore on Hollywood Boulevard thrives with three floors of books and a growing paperback section. Lou Epstein recalls Charlie Chaplin and Charles Laughton among long-time patrons, while Jane Fonda and Virginia Holden join the second generation of shoppers.
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Holiday Festival Basketball TV Championship Broadcast
Eight top college teams from Cincinnati Providence La Salle St Johns NYU Dayton Dartmouth Wisconsin compete in the Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival final rounds. ABC TV Channel 13 Eau Claire carry the Dec 30 title game at 9 p.m. Don Dunphy to commentate. Semifinals set for Dec 28 after Dec 26 doubleheaders.
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Warner Bros. Bunny Cutout Promoting Harvey Cardboard Vanishes
A life sized Bugs Bunny promotional cardboard cutout at the Warner Bros studio lobby disappeared. The security office reports the larger than life figure promoting ABC TV cartoon Harvey was taken from the entrance area.
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Showtime Correspondence Addressed to Editor
Correspondence for this section should be addressed to Marguerite Lienlokken, Editor, Showtime, La Crosse Tribune, La Crosse, Wisconsin, for publication consideration. Readers are invited to submit items timely and clearly labeled with contact details.
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Ex Wisconsin Resident Behind Scenes Role With Perry Mason
Madison based wood experts from the Forest Products Laboratory influence the CBS Perry Mason episode The Case of the Roving River with test results on wood fibers from a major 1936 Lindbergh kidnap case. Arthur Koehler of FPL, famed for the Lindbergh trial, appears as a key consultant in the show.
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Olivier weighs Gideon as first production at new Chichester theater
Sir Laurence Olivier, head of the festival theater in Chichester England, weighs Gideon as the first production next summer. He plans to stage the role originated by Fredric March in the Broadway version of Paddy Chayefsky drama.
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Prison atmosphere drives star to breathe between takes
Barbara Nichols, while filming Warner Bros House of Women, stepped outside between scenes saying she needs fresh air. She described the set as too real with bars and uniforms creating a stifling atmosphere.
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