Walter Winchell Midnights and Movie Gossip Bulletin
Greenwich Village liquor license loss hits a tough crowd as Eddie Fisher heads to Vietnam April 17. Rumors swirl about The Virginian star James Drury wedding plans in June and Joyce Becker romance. Hollywood chatter covers Ursula Andress bodyguard rumors and George Peppard cab days.
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Greenwich Village
Eddie Fisher
Viet Nam
New York
N.Y.U
James Drury
the Virginian
Phyllis Mitchell
London
BBC
Jack Ruby
Oswald
Ruby
Stock Exchange
F. Sinatra Jr
Joyce Becker
James Fox
Nevada Smith
Karen Kirsten
Anna Maria Alberghetti
Carnival
Ursula Andress
George Peppard
Actors Studio
Ray Charles
Boston Celtics
Bill Russell
James Garner
Candlelight for Two and Show Talent At Le Alps Night
A string of notes and premieres fill the page with names from stage and screen. Barbara Sloan, Jill Haworth, Louise Tobin, and Jane Dillard appear with partners at hotspots like the Gayety, Chateau Renaissance, Copa, and Old Tappan’s Tiki. The piece mentions engagements, performances, and social mix at venues including Gallagher's and Bruce Ho's, with references to films and records of the era.
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Electrique
Gayety Burlesk
Mike Davis
Sweet Charity
le Alps
Barbara Sloan
Jeevee
Sandy Becker
Jill Haworth
Chuck Alden
J. Fontana
Hoagy Carmichael Jr
Lynn Schultz
Steve Harmon
Mr. Roberts
Connie Northridge
Old Tappan
Louise Tobin
Harry James
London Vets and Broadway Stars Crowd New York City
Cast officers ensconced in Manhattan premieres with Mr and Mrs Katzenberg and Edward Sutro. Virginia Martin loses film role to Maureen Arthur while Sophia Loren ends up in Bran don’s pajamas. Celebrities include Brooks Atkinson Richard Rodgers Merle Oberon and John Cullum as well as Sen Morse Nixon and J Ringling North seen around town.
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London
New York
Mrs. Katzenberg
Edward Sutro
Virginia Martin
Hedy la Rue
Maureen Arthur
Hong Kong
Sophia Loren
Brando
Heather Hewitt
Manhattan
Greer Garson
Brooks Atkinson
LaRue
Richard Rodgers
le Valois
Merle Oberon
Plaza 9
George Murphy
Richard Nixon
Ann Sheridan
Madison
50Th Corner
John Cullum
17Th Street
J. Levine
J. Ringling
Wayne Morse
Hilton
Sallies In Our Alley Hollywood Star Chops Chief Scene
A Broadway crowd quips about a Hollywood star and his wife as drama unfolds. A friend notes the usual pattern while a mother laments her child’s long lunch break. A Broadway insider jokes the boy may become an advertising executive.
Latin Quarter Strikes Halts Broadway Showings
Latin Quarter in New York shut down after a strike by the chorus girls and cast over working conditions and contract terms. Nelson Eddy and Gale Sherwood among stars affected as patrons face partial refunds and nearby venues respond to the stoppage.
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New York
UPI
Latin Quarter
Chorus
Nelson Eddy
Gale Sherwood
Dick Jones
American Guild of Variety Artists
Jones
E. M. Lowe
Boston
Broadway
East 48Th Street
Copacabana
Fifth Avenue
Copa
Not Obscene Satire Triggers Campus Shutdown
San Francisco Mime Troupe director says Civil Rights in a Cracker Barrel aims to traumatize and provoke social change. The show, featuring three Black and three White performers in minstrel dress, was shut down by St. Martin's College students for obscenity, then moved to the University of Washington for a three night run.
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Seattle
UPS
San Francisco
University of Washington
Lesque
St. Martin’s College
Olympia
Here
St. Martin’s
Ron Davis
Newsmen
Davis
Best TV Station Emmy Finalists Named Nationwide
UPI reports nine finalists for the national Emmy as the top television station. Balloting by 6000 National Academy members started yesterday and the awards will be presented and announced on May 22. Finalists include WBBM-TV Chicago WCAU-TV Philadelphia KPRC-TV Houston WCBS-TV New York WWL-TV New Orleans KTVI-TV St Louis KRON-TV San Francisco KGW-TV Portland WJXT-TV Jacksonville FL.
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Hollywood
UPI
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Academy
Wbbm-Tv
Chicago
Wcau-Tv
Philadelphia
Kprc-Tv
Houston
Wcbs-Tv
New York
Wwl-Tv
New Orleans
Mitchum Plans Viet Nam Tour After Eldorado Role
Hollywood star Robert Mitchum completes Eldorado and prepares a UPI report that he will tour military installations in Viet Nam, reflecting on his film work and service.
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Hollywood
UPI
Robert Mitchum
Viet Nam
Flight of Phoenix at El Portal Theatre
The 20th Century Fox adventure drama The Flight of the Phoenix now plays in Deluxe Color at El Portal Theatre. James Stewart leads a diverse cast as 13 survivors in the Sahara who outrun sandstorms and brigands by planning a rebuilt aircraft from wreckage to escape Yuma area filming.
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Sahara
20Th Century - Fox
el Portal Theatre
James Stewart
Sahara Desert
Hardy Kruger
Elleston Trevor
Ernest Borgnine
Dan Duryea
George Kennedy
United States
Richard Attenborough
Peter Finch
Jan Bannen
Ronald Fraser
England
Germany
Christian Marquand
France
Gabriele Tinti
Italy
Alex Montoya
Mexico
Peter Bravos
Greece
Barrie Chase
Quence
Robert Aldrich
Yuma
Arizona
Jimmy Stewart
Dirty Dozen to Bow with Lee Marvin in MGM Film
An all star cast led by Lee Marvin will join Ernest Borgnine Charles Bronson Jimmy Brown John Cassavetes Richard Jaeckel Trini Lopez Ralph Meeker Robert Ryan Telly Savalas Clint Walker Robert Webber and George Kennedy in The Dirty Dozen produced by Kenneth Hyman for MGM. Filming begins in England on April 25 directed by Robert Aldrich from a Nunnally Johnson screenplay. The plot follows 12 condemned Army men offered a potential pardon if they carry out a risky behind enemy lines mission before D-Day.
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Lee Marvin
Ernest Borgnine
Charles Bronson
Jimmy Brown
John Cassavettes
Richard Jaeckel
Trini Lopez
Ralph Meeker
Robert Ryan
Telly Salaves
Clint Walker
Robert Webber
George Kennedy
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Kenneth Hyman
MGM
England
Robert Aldrich
Nunnally Johnson
E.M. Nathanson
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Lee Hazlewood
MGM Records
Mary Small
L’intrigue
Robert Carson
Chevalier
Paulette le Rouze
House of Vienna
S. Davis Jr
Paris
Las Vegas
Dunes Hotel & Country Club
Showtimes & R
U. Mio
Frederic Apcar
Mitchum
Flight of Phoenix
el Portal
Aldrich
Baby Jane
Charlotte
Decca Records
Righteous Brothers
Chuck & Joe and
The
Trippers
the Satans
DR. Bante
Hypnotism
Biod. Se
Sahara Don
Freddie
Casbar Theatre
Rickies Ioward
Gharactiro Bell
Bell Boys
Peter & Hank
Howdy
Milton Prell
Dunes
Dirty Dozen
Tome of Proudly
Courtly Muse
Samy Suoe
Eddie
Marty Allred
Kimberlys
Swingin
Kenny Brewer
Mac McCray
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