Carol Channing Excels In Hiatus Between Dolly Triumphs
Carol Channing reflects on her rise from tough early gigs in California to Broadway glory with Hello Dolly and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. She recalls early jobs, Marge Champion support, and her ongoing contract through 1967 with plans to continue Dolly beyond.
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Connery Rejects Bond Image For New Film Role
Sean Connery sheds the 007 persona on a New York City set for A Fine Madness portraying a Greenwich Village poet. He dislikes Bond merchandising and proclaims his royalty disputes, while praising Thunderball and the new film’s direction.
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Debut Marked As New Career For Arthur Godfrey In Film
Hollywood star Arthur Godfrey starts acting in The Glass Bottom Boat with Doris Day and Rod Taylor. Reports say he thrives on set and producer Marty Melcher considered a permanent Hollywood film career for him after his success.
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Dorothy Dandridge Scrawled Will For Probate
Hollywood AP reports a scrawled note titled to whomever discovers me after death serves as Dorothy Dandridge’s last will. Filed in Superior Court for probate, it cites cremation and leaving money and furniture to her mother Ruby Dandridge.
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Four Tunes to Open Here Next Tuesday
The Four Tunes, an instrumental and vocal group with a near three million selling hit, start a limited engagement Tuesday at the Captain's Lounge in Holiday Lanes. George Bledsoe joins on piano. other members include Jim Gordon Billy Wells Pat Best and Steele Gaines. Their No 1 hit Marie and other recordings are noted. The group also holds a Las Vegas record for a six and a half year engagement at the Hotel Hacienda.
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Dorothy's Last Gift to Manager Sparks Break-In Tale
The story recounts Dorothy's gesture of leaving control to her longtime manager Earl Mills before an apparent death. Mills details finding her apartment door unlocked yet barred by a chain, forcing entry to discover the scene.
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