Hy Gardner And The Celebrity Buzz Of The Season
A collage of 1950s show business chatter with mentions of Palm Beach winter plans for the President, Nehru, de Gaulle, and Carsons era. It covers TV hosts, fashion icons, and industry gossip from Laura to Rita Gam, Monique Van Vooren, and Jayne Mansfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beach
Fla
Winston Church 1
de Gaulle
Rainiers
Princess Antoinette
Woody Woodbury
Abc-Tv
Johnny Carson
Eddie Condon
Milton Berle
Italy
Charlie O’curran
Patti Page
Kathleen Patricia
Jane Russell
Vince Edwards
Bing Crosby Productions
Ben Casey
Larry Gore
Vince
Nanette Fabray
President
Morris Lansburgh
Miami Beach
Las Vegas
Robert Goule
Rita Gam
Monique Var Vooren
Jayne Mansfield
Bette Davis
Exeter Health Inspector Warns Over Daffodil Stew
Exeter health inspector Doug Peckham said an unidentified housewife made her family ill by adding daffodil bulbs to Irish stew thinking they were onions. The incident highlighted the dangers of using unknown garden bulbs in cooking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exeter
England
Douglas Peckham
Politician Accuses Opponent of Headline Chasing
A politician labels opponents as seeking headlines to gain partisan advantage, arguing the tactic inflates media focus and skews public perception. The remark underscores the ongoing tension between political messaging and press coverage.
Walter Winchell Typing the Spotlight and Film News
Walter Winchell praises the Cleopatra banking tie in a $35 million loan to 20th Century Fox yielding about $50,000 weekly. The column flags Sid Caesar mockups, Marilyn Monroe chatter, The Chapman Report cast, and a splash of TV and movie gossip with mentions of Jackie Kennedy, Lolita, Paris Belongs To Us, The Music Man, and celebrity appearances at Martoni’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleopatra
P.c
20Th Century-Fox
Sid Caesar
Marilyn
Sheley Winters
Jane Fonda
Claire Bloom
Chapman Report
Woodrow Wilson
Lena Horne
the Waldorf
Bugs Baer
James Mason
Shelley Winters
Peter Sellers
Sue Lyon
Japan
Paris
Cole Porter
Geraldine Page
Saturday Review
Tennessee Williams
Zanuck Faces Headaches as New Fox Chief
Darryl Zanuck, newly elected president of 20th Century Fox, discusses reforming the studio amid the Cleopatra cost overrun. He plans about ten Hollywood projects next year and several Europe-based productions tied to contracts and star availability. He notes European production cycles, tax laws, and the balance between star salaries and story value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Fran Sharon
George Abbott
S. N. Behrman
Jackie Gleason
Jack Reddy
Gleason
Tvof
Natalie Wood
New York
Darryl Zanuck
Robert Kennedy
Washington
Zanuck
Mr. Kennedy
Darryl
20Th Century-Fox
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
Rex Harrison
Hollywood
Europe
Titanus
Burt Lancaster
Claudia Cardinale
Altona
Sophia Loren
Max Schell
Freddie March
Robert Wagner
Alco
Paris
Rome
Spain
Sam Bronston
Sweden
Holly
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Hy Gardner
Laura
Gene Tierney
Oleg Cassini
Gene
Lloyd
Bridges
Virginia Graham
Chicago
Idlewild
What
N.Y
Dep't
Com. Ortiz
Pearl Bailey
Empire Room
West Germany
Tony Perkins
Dominican Republic
Ilya Chernyshev
Brazil
Frank
Sanet
Lol Tragh
Gina Lollobrigida
Yul Bryner
Solomon and Sheba
Nevada Drive In
Salt Lake Highway
Jean Simmons
Gregory Peck
Frank Sinatra
George Elrodinal
Vural
AM Island
Carver Rouse
Desert Inn
DUNES
Vegas
EL Cortez
Santo
Johnny
Flamingo
Juliet Prowse
Myron Cohen
Fremont Hotel
Frankie Brent
Knockouts
Mel Calvert
Hank Thompson
Patsy Cline
Tompall & Glaser Bros
Audie Murphy
Dan Duryer
Joan O'Brien
Nevada Club
Minsky
Letra
Listes
Lon Fabulous
Riviera
Janet Blair
Louis Armstrong
Sahara
Millis Brothers
Sands
Nat King Cole
Stardust
Monte Proser
Tropicana
Su Stevens Sam Ste
God
Meer
RCA
Cae
Walter Winchell
White House
Merriman Smith
Jackie Kennedy
Middleburg
Marilyn Monroe
Untouchables
George Gobel
Cocoanut Grove
New Christy Minstrels
Andy Williams
Dick Stabile
Laurence Olivier
Basil Rathbone
Robert Preston
U.S
Lincoln
Benson Woods
Gentrvyville
Ind
Abe
Illinois
House of Representatives
Colcum
Martoni
Chasen’s
LaRue
Romanoff
Paul Winters
Jazzicians
20Th Fox
Wood
France
Elizabeth Taylors
Betty Grabie
Tyrone Power
Elizabeh Taylor
Studio
P.M
Alec Guinness
Dirk Bogarde
Anthony Quayle
NACL
ICOM
Torzen
L.V. Blvd
Antonio
Baer
Fremont Theatre
John Henry
Steve McQueen
Don Murray
Werner Kremperer
East Berlin
M-G-M
Berlin
Wall
EL Portal
A.m
Fremont
Huntridge
Tarzan
India
Nevada
Stardust Drive-In
Skyway Drive-In
North Main Street
Gre . Peck, Carroll Baker “the
Yal Brunner
Soloman and
Sheba
Sabine
Rosiman
Bovider H.way
Vittorio Dei
Dr. Antonio
Federico Fell
Directsional Pictures
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